About ten minutes ago, I typed the final few words of my book for SANDS onto Microsoft Word (which just so happened to be Stevie Wonder lyrics) and sat back in my chair. I had a strange feeling in my throat, like my breath had caught just beneath my voicebox ...

Today is December 1, 2011 and according to the Mayans, the mustache has ended. This is good news. Mustaches and my face do not get along. In fact, the only thing that looks worse on my face is a fist (or whatever dirty joke you just came up with). I ...

Today is November 30, 2011. Do you know where your mustache is? This is the last day of Movember, if ever you wanted to donate to the fight against prostate and testicular cancer, then now is that time. Operators are standing by.  

Evenin’ all. (said in a gruff policeman voice, and finished off with a slight tug on my trouser waistband to hoik them up slightly) Just a quick blog post to keep you up to date with my book for SANDS (regular readers will be familiar with what I’m working on ...

We know we ask you guys to do a lot of stuff for us. “Come to our site.” “Share our posts.” “Shave our backs.” “Wire us money when we’re in jail.” But today, we need your help because ...

I am always looking for ways to teach my kids about the importance of giving back to the world. Whether it is is small or large ways, we try our bext to work hard and find ways to give in our own ways. In the past my daughter put ...

If you have spent any time in Portland you have noticed the bridges around the city. There are ten bridges over the Willamette with another in the process of being built, and two across the Columbia and another in the planning stages. Each bridge has it’s own story and one person seems ...

Like board games? How about getting board games into the hands of needy kids? Tasty Minstrel Games, a board game publisher in Tucson, Arizona, is sponsoring a toy drive for Toys for Tots. While I haven’t yet gotten to play any of TMG’s games yet (I’ve just gotten a few recently ...

On Tuesday, Sept. 27th Cold Stone Creamery® and the Make-A-Wish Foundation® are inviting everyone to take part in the 10th Annual World’s Largest Ice Cream Social. From 5-8 p.m., all Cold Stone locations will be giving away a FREE 3-ounce portion of the Sprinkled with Wishes Creation, Sweet Cream Ice ...

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