Today, Valentine’s Day ‘22, would have been my Grampa Snook's 86th birthday: He shares it with his adopted home state of Oregon, and the date is apropos for the amount of love I have for both
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The Great American Eclipse
In the movie "The Dark Crystal," there is an event that occurs every 999 years ("The Great Conjunction") in which the three suns converge and create a powerful beam of light. The light tore a rift in the earth, revealing the Dark Crystal. It also allowed the creation of the evil Skekses and burned up one of…
Southern Oregon: A Whirlwind Trip
I was born in Ashland, Oregon. In the heart of the Rogue Valley, it is home of the hippies, the Shakespeare Festival, and Southern Oregon University. It is also home to Lithia Park, where you can drink disgusting mineral water from the drinking fountains, and feed millions of ducks (well, not legally, but we do…
Anna A. Snook 