A ticklish subject
I’ve been doing some research on Humor recently. Weighty tomes with nearly incomprehensible charts and graphs and jargon tackle the subject from every conceivable...
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...
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Our Pescatarian Birds – Part 2
Part 1 of this two-part series included gulls, crows, a merganser, a tern, an auklet, and a guillemot with their fish. Now we’ll take...
Spiders are Special
Spider Web Colors
Lasers? Northern Lights? Woven belts? No, this is a spider web. Lately I’ve been fascinated with one of the eight-legged arachnids—...
The lost commencement address by Tom Robbins
Updating this to honor the life and times of Tom Robbins, who walked on today. He lived a remarkable life.This post originally appeared here...
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...
Who the Heck was Juan de Fuca?
The recorded history of the Pacific Northwest begins four-and-a-quarter centuries ago, when two grizzled, gray-haired sailors met up in Renaissance Venice and struck up...
