Appeared in Methow Valley News 01.07.2026 Winthrop residents observe the passage of time in myriad ways, one of the most mundane of which involves a trip to the local post office. Now, one could easily fall down a rabbit hole—or perhaps a storm drain—by looking into the cause of and possible solutions to the small pond that forms intermittently in the post office parking lot. I will leave that investigation to the bulletin board community. Instead, my angle on the post office

Appeared first in the Methow Valley News, 11.26.2025 I recently heard a radio piece that cited a Bureau of Labor Statistics study showing that only 4.1% of Americans hosted or attended a social event on an average weekend or holiday in 2023. Convinced I had misheard, I looked up the study and there it was in black and white: 4.1%—a 35% drop since 2004. The NPR story, which featured chef and author Garrett Schlichte, then went on to discuss dinner parties, which are apparently

Don't get me wrong--I love my children to pieces, more than words can describe, to the moon and back. But if there was anything I was...

Appeared in Methow Valley News 2.20.2025 There sure has been eggs-ceptional hullabaloo about the price of eggs lately. Eggheads on all...