View from Rattlesnake Mountain

It’s not my fault

Most of us in the Tri-Cities are familiar with Badger Mountain, but we may be less familiar with the surrounding mountains. This includes neighbors Candy Mountain and Little Badger Mountain, but it extends even further. In fact, it extends a lot further. The majestic view from Rattlesnake Mountain shows a Read more…

Sample car emergency kit

Be Prepared

I realized as I was driving around the other day that I needed to be prepared in more aspects of my life. And by prepared, I mean ready. Ready for the challenges ahead. I’ve thought a bit about this, in light of the past 18 months and the increasing shortages Read more…

Caution: Bun in the Oven

Washington state’s first seat belt laws took effect in 1986, but it wasn’t until 2002 that it became a “primary offense”, or an infraction that allowed patrol officers to enforce on its own. And although now wearing seat belts is fairly common at around 85% compliance, during the first years Read more…

Home on the free range

Free range cattle arguably live the best life possible: they get unlimited access to a wide variety of grasses and shrubbery, they breathe fresh air and are free to roam the countryside, and they aren’t living on top of their own grass byproduct. That’s not to say they don’t face Read more…

Where’s Edna?

Lately, we’ve been playing “Where’s Edna?” at my house, kind of like “Where’s Waldo?” except that we’ve been using an Edna doll instead of looking at picture books. Edna has ended up in backpacks, under pillows, hanging from doorways, in the middle of the dart board (safely, of course), and Read more…