We have conquered our technical difficulties we will be presenting a different version of Michael Jacksons’s THRILLER each and every Thursday. Thursday Thriller is the brainchild of my good friend Barbara Gillette. You may thank her or blame as you wish.
The Gift of Valor, A War Story by Michael M. Phillips; 241 pages; 2005; Broadway Books, New York, NY; 0-7679-2037-6; Checked out from Multnomah County Library, Midland, Recommended by Cindy Weisenberg; 2/12-2/17 “We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us [...]
There used to be a website called Kellywell on which good friend Kelly Lowe shared her insights on life and whatever else crossed her mind, each day I would type in the web address as one of the first things I would do each day. Kelly left the internet universe for awhile but now she [...]
“The club offers valet parking, but my Taurus doesn’t meet the standard set by the brand new Escalade and the Saab I see out front as I roll past.” Chasing Smoke Bill Cameron A second mystery set in Portland by a really good author. I met Bill at last years Wordstock book festival. I read [...]
Several years ago I attended a Padres vs. Mariners game at Safeco Field. After the game I went down to where the Padres were boarding the team bus and Tim Flannery and I exchanged birthday presents. We are the same age, I am just 2 weeks older than Tim. Tim was then a utility infielder [...]
