It’s wonderful to slip into bed, close the eyes and let the world sink away. A good night’s sleep helps the body and mind refresh from all the worries of the day. And when we go to bed early – we can wake up early, getting jump on the day ahead. The time can be…

We’re more creative than we give ourselves credit for. That’s because you and I often suppress them before they can grow. Can’t afford that. That won’t work. Shouldn’t do this. If you can, you must gather the courage not to censor your ideas, your thoughts.  Instead we should surprise ourselves with the free flow of our imaginations.

Truck won’t start. Roof is leaking. Porch light shorts-out. Forgot to pay a bill. Small stuff can pile up and ruin a day, but only if we allow them. You and I can’t think big thoughts all the time, but we can keep the little ones in perspective and not let them overwhelm us.

Time and a again I’ve heard, “It’ll get better if you give it some time,” or “Time heals all wounds.” It’s like time is some sort of magical healer. However, time does not change anything — you and I do. It’s the work that we do while time is passing that changes things. The good news is that…

En route home from the post office as song came over the radio that reminded me of one of my favorite radio station stories. This one involves my friend Geno Clauson and a Trisha Yearwood Song. We were both working at Reno’s country music station KHIT at the time. The song was, “She’s in Love with…

We were hunkered down in a group of ruined mud and wood framed huts at the edge of a larger village. It was chow-time and the grub was being passed around. That’s when someone shouted, “Hold your fire, hold your fire.” Several of us stood up and looked in the direction of the voice. That’s when I…

More than 30 years would pass before there would be another expedition to the northern most point of California. Although the Spanish Empire claimed during the 1500s, the area that now comprises Del Norte County, it was an Englishman who became the first European to make landfall on the Northcoast. Francis Drake, commanding the Golden…

Usually when I go through a bout of insomnia, I lay in bed reminiscing and thinking of new story lines for future blog postings. However the last couple of nights and early mornings I’ve been fantasizing about a very peculiar idea. It comes by way of to ships that have been and are still important…

A year or so ago, a former co-worker asked, “What do you think is the best way yo go about starting a historical preservation project?” My answer was quick, “Start with yourself and work outward.”

Sitting in the morgue, with all the previous day, months and years of newspapers, I was working on my 10th or perhaps 11th obituary of the day.  It was quiet and I had everything I needed for possible research on whoever’s passing I was chronicling. Liz came in with a cup of coffee for me,…