Graham’s Musings
Raised-brush salute to house painters

Raised-brush salute to house painters

Whenever I look down at my hands or legs this summer, I can see specks of white paint. I usually get most of the paint off, but there’s always something I’ve missed. I’ve been painting the house in my spare time since April. I’m three-quarters canadian pharmacy cialis of the way done. Yesterday, I got...

Fourth of July tribute to John Adams

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A combined 561 years

A combined 561 years

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Rapid advancement to 103

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Living memorial to a wonderful guy

Living memorial to a wonderful guy

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In tribute to Rick Arnott

When Rick Arnott shook my hand a couple of weeks ago during a community meal at our church, I was struck by a co viagra online best price uple of things. First, it was a wincingly firm handshake, the kind you don’t forget. And second, his hand felt like that of the craftsman that he...

Only-in-my-dreams Final Four

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The word that made the day: Sunshine

The word that made the day: Sunshine

It happened sometime around 2 Saturday afternoon. I walked out of Fred Meyer with some groceries and noticed sunshine — and warmth. All the way home, I saw people out mowing and working in their yards. That’s a good idea, I thought. About 2:30, right around the time in the second half when the Beavers...
Santa's quiz

Santa's quiz

'Twas the stink before Christmas

I remember blogging last December about the night that my wife Nancy and I rode around looking at holiday lights. I stopped frequently, taking photos of various displays for the Mid-valley Holiday Lights feature that appeared online on our websites. It was a nice evening until I ran over a dead skunk on Palestine Drive...
Giving thanks for Paul Pritchard

Giving thanks for Paul Pritchard

It was a late Sunday night in March 2007 and we were hungry. The youth group and adult leaders from Albany First Christian Church had just spent six hours touring around New Orleans. We were driving back to McComb, Miss., online viagra where we would spend the next five days doing post-Hurricane Katrina fix-up projects....

Joy of jogging once again

Since July 11, a number of us at work have participated in the "Walk Across Lee," a walking challenge sponsored by our parent company, Lee Enterprises.