It’s everywhere these days, on the internet and our doorsteps, in our inboxes and our mailboxes. You guessed it, I’m talking about Amazon.   Do you mean The Amazon, as in river, or Amazons, as in the warrior women of Greek myth?   We should be so lucky,...

Some weeks are filled with unusual things. This week is one of those weeks. Maybe it’s connected to Daylight Savings Time, everybody feeling a little bit “off” when our internal clocks are artificially messed with. Whatever the cause there are some mighty odd things...

Winter is nearly over in the Northern Hemisphere. In the technical sense, anyway. It’s been a long, cold haul for many of us. The sight of flowering bulbs pushing greenery through semi-frozen soil is balm for the winter-worn heart. But what about the rest of the body...

March arrived in Walla Walla like an ice-cold shivering lamb in a persistent and bitter southerly. Winter is still here. Distractions are needed to maintain sanity until Spring rears its head. What better distraction than The Arts?   Last Saturday I attended a...

  It’s happened before and I’m sure it will happen again. The house septic system had a “moment” last weekend. I knew it couldn’t possibly be full because the next scheduled service date is November 2024. But a certain odor was wafting up from the basement Sunday...

How many times have you tried to convince someone to do something for which they express disinterest? It’s for their own good, it’s something they need, there are negative economic consequences if they don’t to it! In situations like this you employ persuasion. And...