"Lonely in dusk surf
Cresting wave high as evening
Paddle under shade"

Wow, it's been a while. It's been a year and a half. Why? How could I? With all the great encouragement I've received from you all over the years? I have no excuse. The truth is I feel really good when I can keep up and share with you all a little bit from our corner of the world in Forest Grove, Oregon. My only excuse is life got in the way. Car projects and new house chores and work and grad school as well. There is also the botnet that seemed to hijack my postings and send nonsense out to all of you from time to time. Finally, "it's social media stupid." Things have just gotten bite-sized and more intimate out there with Twitter, google+ and all the rest.

But nay I say! There is still a place for a deliberate word and a full paragraph as long as I have admin rights to a little piece of www real estate called, "heathandally." So, let's proceed, but slowly. Above is a Twiku I managed to eek out after surfing by myself, on a day with big waves, at sunset, on the cold and rocky Oregon coast.