Buckethead
I don’t tend to follow music very carefully, probably because there is reason to believe that it’s getting worse with[…]
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The Rulers of Europe
I work explaining observations of our world to other people. Using visualization to convey complex ideas is a big part[…]
Read more100 years ago: The Battle of Belleau Wood
On March 21, 1918, the Germans launched a series of attacks on the Western Front. These attacks penetrated the Allied[…]
Read moreRemembering
On Memorial Day we pause and remember those who have given the rest of their lives for their comrades and,[…]
Read moreSurvival kit on a string
When I wander about the bush I carry a few things with me on a string about my neck. These[…]
Read moreNumu Summer
As the temperatures have warmed, food is harder for the Numu to find—the bands have divided with groups of friends[…]
Read moreNumu Spring
The Numu are camped in a village on a bench above the Deschutes River, near the mouth of a small[…]
Read morePat Courtney Gold Baskets
I went to see a display of a few of Pat Courtney Gold’s baskets in the visitor’s center at Fort[…]
Read moreThe Way of the Wadikishitika
I’m working on a project to order my notes on the indigenous peoples who lived along the Deschutes and Crooked[…]
Read moreSasano-Bori Carving
This Christmas my sister-in-law gave me a Sasano-Bori carving of a hawk (Otaka poppo). Sasano-Bori is a carving technique from[…]
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