By Neal Lemery These are not gentle times. And, having a mean streak seems almost a requirement these days, as we navigate social media and the cultural and political climate. Our culture,…
Category: Guest Column
The Littoral Life: This final gift
By Dan Haag The phone call from Dr. Matt Didlake at Nehalem Animal Healing came at 5:07 pm. “I’m on my way over,” he said simply. Which meant we had maybe 10…
The Littoral Life: A Lullaby For Lilo
By Dan Haag Lilo, my exuberant canine companion, was developing a limp. Though it was becoming increasingly pronounced, I wasn’t initially all that worried. She is, after all, a giant Black Labrador…
Immersed in the Richness of Community Life
by Neal Lemery I found myself in the heart of the richness of my community’s life the other day. Tillamook High School charity drive students were handing out checks to a wide…
One Person Making A Difference
By Neal Lemery The daily news can be overwhelming, and often paralyzes me into a state of inaction, frustration, and disappointment on how I fit in. I wonder if my life really…
The Littoral Life: Ear Worms
By Dan Haag In the wee hours of the morning, people are often visited by visions of faceless, nameless demons who prey on their anxieties, denying them sleep. In my case, the…
The Littoral Life: Blessed be the caregivers
By Dan Haag There’s a scene in the classic Monty Python film, “Life Of Brian,” where John Cleese’s character is trying to fire up resistance fighters against the Romans. “What have the…
Grieving and Growing
By Neal Lemery The weeks before Spring, before the world comes fully awake from its winter slumber, and bursts forth with flowers and growth and new hope for a bright and joyous…
Changing My Attitude
By Neal Lemery A friend recently asked me how can we change, how can we transform ourselves from who we are, into something that is less of what we don’t like about…
The Littoral Life: Progress report
By Dan Haag The other day, my calendar told me it was my birthday. I’d inched another year precariously closer to 50. I thought I’d be grumpy and spend the day imploring…
