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The last time we wrote about a benefit concert for Haiti (Rise Up Internationalās event at the Domino Room), there were predictions that news about the impoverished country and the devastating earthquake that killed so many of its citizens would soon vanish from the headlines. At that time, just a f...
Every spring, right around daylight savings, my anxiety over cooking winterās hearty greens reaches its apex. Iām eager for asparagus, morels, English peas, tomatoes and corn. Roughly 25 dinners separate winter and springtime in my kitchen. Stores have artichokes from far-flung locales tempting me w...
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The Green Zone is what action movies are supposed to look like. A suspenseful, high-voltage, in-your-face action drama with a plausible scenario, this may be the best action flick Iāve ever seen. And if film editor Christopher Rouse doesnāt get an Academy Award for his work, there is no justice in this...
Me (the cop): Almost every night.
Nun: And does this fear originate somewhere in the area of the navel.
Me: Above the navel, somewhere between the navel and the solar plexus.
Nun: And what do you do about it?
Me: My mind finds specific th...
Back in the ā50s, a great horned owl was using an old hawkās nest adjacent to the āCity 40,ā a plot of land the city of Bend used for sewage affluent, and I took a librarian out to see the nest, hoping to impress her with my acumen and coolness. She, however, impressed me with her keen interest and ...
Thereās a push to turn Bend into something called Bike Town USA. And thatās not a clever contrivance on the part of the media. Visit Bend, the regional tourism bureau, came up with this name and they plan to make good on the designation, continuing to bring high-profile cycling events to the city th...