Today’s ‘Notes from Eugene’ is entitled: Ode to a dandelion on Mill Street. Here was a moment, and nothing else. You grew out of a crack in the sidewalk. Soft yellow petals, hardy jagged leaves. Glowing from a shaft of light in the clouds, a tiny traffic sign telling us to watch out – life…
Woke up to a smoky taste in my throat and red flag warnings across the state. Oregon is a character actor, and this week it’s playing a convincing role as Phoenix, Arizona: …EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING… * WHAT…Dangerously hot conditions. Afternoon high temperatures of 96 to 106 expected, warmest across the…
The phone call came in on Monday – he was in a panic. “They pulled together some BS HR claim,” he said. “I just lost my job.” I sat there, disappointed but not surprised. He had always been too nice, too open, too naïve. “Shut your mouth and lawyer up.” I hung up the phone,…
Banging on my door woke me up at 4:23am on a Monday morning. “Get out here, the hot water heater’s exploded!” I jump out of bed, shivering as I step into cheap sneakers – fifty-four degrees according to the window thermometer. Steam rose from the soupy ground outside the utility room, water draining from a…
