The Last Stand, Thirty Years Too Late: What a Jungle Soldier’s Unwavering Conviction Taught Me
I was flipping through some historical tidbits the other day – you know, those “on this date in history” things – and one story just absolutely grabbed me, held me tight, really. It was about a man named Hiroo Onoda. A Japanese soldier, tucked away in the remote jungles of the Philippines, who didn’t surrender […]
Oregon’s Quiet Kindness: How Abiqua Falls Found Its Way Home to All of Us
You know those places, don’t you? The ones you almost hesitate to tell anyone about, tucked away, a bit of a trek, but absolutely worth every single step. Abiqua Falls, here in Oregon, has always been one of those for me. It’s not your manicured state park, not by a long shot. We’re talking a […]
A 6,000-Year Nap: When ‘Extinct’ Just Means ‘Really, Really Good at Hiding’
You ever just look at an old photograph, maybe of a grandparent you never met, and wonder about their life? What they saw, what they felt? There’s a certain magic in connecting with the past, isn’t there? Well, imagine that feeling, but amplified by, oh, roughly six thousand years, and then, BAM! That ‘past’ isn’t […]