Monthly Archives: September 2010

September 11, Take Two

It’s an interesting 9/11. For me, today is Shabbat, the sabbath. Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish New Year, has just ended, and Yom Kippur is approaching. This ten day period is called the Days of Awe or the High Holy Days. … Continue reading

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September 11

“In the part of this universe that we know, there is great injustice, and often the good suffer, and often the wicked prosper, and one hardly knows which of those is the more annoying.” — Bertrand Russell

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Timberline Lodge

We visited Timberline Lodge over the Labor Day weekend. A prime example of Works Progress Administration (WPA) industriousness, it sits at the timber line (hence its name) half-way up Mt. Hood. It is the farthest up the mountain one can … Continue reading

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Trevor Southey

I first discovered the figurative work of Trevor Southey through his startlingly warm illustrations for Carol Lynn Pearson‘s poetry books many years ago. I was immediately taken in by their beauty and superb craftsmanship (something woefully lacking in so much … Continue reading

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