January 1, 1929 - May 17, 2017 - Longtime Woodburn resident Shirley Ann Equall passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017 at the age of 88 ( Read more... )

I've written about firsts before, and yet I've had another ( Read more... )

It's that time of year where I get to do Continuing Education for my National Pharmacy Technician Certification ( Read more... )

Sometimes it is advantages to be a bit ahead of schedule.  But sometimes it leads to slight moments of downtime and reflection. Self-reflection.  That's the worst ( Read more... )

So I went out last night after work with a friend that is a bit of a medium ( Read more... )

He felt like he was a man of his word. He had loved once, and decided he never had to again ( Read more... )

It was a dark and stupid night, his conscience ate at him without remorse. He attempted to silence the voices reminding him of all his poor choices, but it slowly turned from a small choir until it reach a deafening crescendo of self scorn ( Read more... )

Another strange evening of firsts ( Read more... )

So, out of nowhere the power button on my iPhone 4S died.  I thought maybe it was just jammed, or dirty, so I cleaned all the grit with a little knife and some lighter fluid with no luck ( Read more... )

Excerpt from a couple book reviews I found amazing, and a little graphic..

Windrow makes the point, in language not for the squeamish, that Arab tribesmen’s swords could inflict wounds quite as horrible as anything modern technology contrives:
A preliminary slash across the scalp could cause instant extensive bleeding, usefully blinding the soldier ( Read more... )