What is Fall for?
Fall is the downslope on the rollercoaster, an annual reminder of the many cycles in which we spend our lives. Whether it is the...
‘Tis the Season for Butterball Hotline Jokes
Did you know that although the Butterball Hotline started out as a stunt, there are 50 operators who’ve been taking calls and soothing panicky...
It’s Easy Being Green — Even After Death
Leslie Jocelyn Aickin 1947 ~ 2023 “She loved the Earth, and now the earth is loving her right back.”
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Latest Pourhouse scuttlebutt
While drinking away a sunny day with friends, the discovery by Wanda of a new barbeque joint was welcomed news, even if it is...
Port Townsend Pétanque
Over the last few years, a new activity here in Port Townsend has been the discovery and joy of playing pétanque. This is a...
Ten Things Backpackers Should Know on Their Very First Solo Trip
I’ve done a few more wilderness hikes since this one, but thought I’d make all the mistakes at once, so you don’t have to.
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A Hallway Epiphany
In 2018 Wanda and I decide to install cherry-wood laminate flooring throughout the first floor of our house. That means ripping up hardwood in...
How to Speak Boat: Lessons for Tourists
Dear Visitor,
Welcome to Port Townsend, where the men are vigorous, the women are smart as hell, and the ferries land hard. The sea runs...
Politically (in)correct attacks.
The latest insanity over political correctness has come from an unlikely source, Ukrainian Americans who one would assume, consider themselves supporters of Democracy and...
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Getting a Little Squirrely
Squirrels are fascinating, and we have 25 species of the Squirrel Family in our region, according to David Moskowitz’s Wildlife of the Pacific Northwest....
What is Fall for?
Fall is the downslope on the rollercoaster, an annual reminder of the many cycles in which we spend our lives. Whether it is the...
So Long, Pygmy Kayaks
More than three decades ago, when guys like Bill Gates and Steve Jobs were building technology companies that would change the world, another Ivy...
It’s Easy Being Green — Even After Death
Leslie Jocelyn Aickin 1947 ~ 2023 “She loved the Earth, and now the earth is loving her right back.”
Feature photo...
Garth Hudson’s PT Performance Remembered
An update from Charlie Bermant: I first published Garth Hudson’s address with encouragement to write him and then this address was picked up by...
