

My final thoughts on Foz
When Dick Fosbury’s agent told me Monday morning (March 13, 2022) that lymphoma had claimed the 76-year-old man who’d won an Olympic gold...
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Mar 20, 20236 min read


Jim Bartko: 1965-2020
Editor’s note: This is the Jim Bartko obituary that appeared in The Register-Guard March 19, 2020. Jim Bartko, a former University of...
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Mar 19, 20206 min read


Two foul balls go gently into Dylan Thomas’ ‘good night’
Daughter-in-law Deena, here with our son, Jason, and their three boys. When a foul ball flies toward you, a spectator, there’s not much...
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Jul 8, 20194 min read


Hiking Pacific Crest Trail unveils a unique cast of odd but friendly characters
An Israeli couple — trail-named Bugs and Bunny — hiking with speakers atop their backpacks, listening to rock music? Check. Yours truly,...
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Aug 8, 20185 min read


My PCT race against death
This isn’t how our trip was supposed to end. But a fire near he Oregon-California border has once again curtailed a Pacific Crest Trail...
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Jul 26, 20182 min read


The lesson Prof. Coleman taught me
Nothing puts life into context like death. And so it was that while at Edwin Coleman’s memorial service last Tuesday, I was reminded why,...
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Feb 5, 20174 min read


