Author Archives: Mark

I feel called to write during this time; I hope that my perspectives are helpful. Please feel free to share with others. Where are we at on the curve? Reported cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in the United States, … Continue reading →

As someone who makes a hobby of tracking trends and weather, I’ve been following the Covid-19 pandemic across multiple states and countries, and it seems to me like the media and even many of the “experts” have the narrative wrong … Continue reading →

Another year around the sun. Another year of global extremes in our changing climate, though a bit of a respite here in Oregon – at least from the summer heat. This past year will be remembered by most as a … Continue reading →

Another year complete, a new one just begun, and time for Mark’s annual weather summary. The big story of 2018 was drought, which is still listed as “severe” as of this writing. Although 11 of 12 months had below average … Continue reading →

Overview Our home garden began in 2016 when we purchased this property, and while it is tiny from a farming perspective it somehow manages to occupy a fair proportion of our free time.  All of our beds are four feet … Continue reading →

On September 11, 2008, I broke camp at the mouth of the Deschutes River and drove the last 180 miles of an 1800-mile journey, arriving at my new Corvallis home at 10:30 in the morning.  Ten years and three houses … Continue reading →

We’re living in strange times.  On the one hand, the trend toward equality, acceptance, and accountability that can be traced from abolition of slavery and women’s suffrage through the civil rights movement, same-sex marriage equality, transgender equality, and #MeToo is … Continue reading →

In keeping with my dad’s tradition of publishing an annual weather summary, I thought it would be worthwhile to say a few words about 2017.  Here are the data: In some ways, 2017 was an “average” year – in terms … Continue reading →

Note: “Sustainable Religion” is the last installment of my “On Sustainability” series, published in late 2014 and early 2015.  “A Society in Crisis” below is a current writing.  They are thematically intertwined. Sustainable Religion (2-9-2015) In writing about sustainable energy, … Continue reading →

  I am still struggling to come to terms with Trump’s election last week.  There is a part of me that would like to at least give him a chance to break the economic and political status quo, having been … Continue reading →