Categories: The Irresponsible Adult Trip
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Why is my page titled South of the Strait? Well I live in a far corner of the United States. I live in a small town south of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. If I was going to throw a rock across the strait it would land in Canada. I used to be an English teacher. I have worked in Westport, Port Angeles, and Sequim, Washington... and I did two years of substitute teaching in Coalinga, California. I've moved around a lot, living in: Sterling,Kansas; Chicago; Jordan, Montana; Lemoore, California; Auckland, New Zealand; Spokane, Washington; Gambier, Ohio. What do I write? For WordPress I used to print once a week for general comments. I wrote reviews of music concerts my daughter made me attend. (Each month she would want us to drive to Seattle to see a music group. I usually stood in the back watching weird stuff.) I also wrote about trips I have taken in Europe where I liked getting lost. I also wrote during the few months when my son was treated for cancer. (He is officially free of cancer of five years.) About three years ago I decided to stop writing blogs so I could concentrate on writing a few books. I have completed three books...or maybe four. I have now compiled my short stories poems and memoirs on Amazon. You can get it at Amazon now..."A Work In Progress"--Jon Eekhoff. I have been very close to getting a printed book called "Lost Summer" but I was never offered $1,000,000.00. (It's set in Paris, 1920's, with baseball, writers, artist, and actually true stuff.) I wrote a book about college basketball called "Laidlaw." It's kind of a mix of "Moby Dick" and a coach who is about to get fired so he takes his team out for a free drive around the West. My most recent book is "California Tales." These are connected stories about the missionary churches in California. They are sad, funny, inspiring, and odd. I had the entire book done in my head and had just one section to finish the next day...and that is when I fell 20 feet from my roof and landed on the cement. (Like a lot of men, I thought I could maintain my own roof instead of leaving it to the professionals.) I don't remember anything about my accident but I am told I was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Though conscious and responsive after surgery to remove part of my skull, I don't remember anything from my first month there. I spent another month of Harborview working on walking, speaking, and writing. That was two years ago. As a TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury) survivor, I could have quit writing, but I am not going to quit. I work with the University of Washington Speech and Hearing Clinic. So, here I am. I am married and live here in Sequim with my wife Cheryl. Our kids live in nearby cities. Writing is now an exhausting exercise, but something I plan to keep working on. View all posts by South of the Strait
You did all this in one day? Amazing! Your typical Norwegian breakfast obviously lasted you all day, especially when you can make sandwiches to take with you. You missed the pickled herring, something we usually avoided, too.
You’ve taken great pictures that bring back pleasant memories. Thanks.
Tried some liver paste and whipped shrimp stuff for breakfast today. Not great but better than some things I’ve eaten. It was a busy day yesterday.
Ah, wish I was there. So many of my favorite places.
It is a great city.
Wow! The sculptures of people are just incredible! The metal sculpture of the two fish, amazing…and The Scream! Oh man, I’m jealous! I’m just gonna’ use a whole bunch of exclamation points here!!! Can you bring one of the people sculptures back with you? Or maybe you could fit a ship in your carry on bag. I had no idea they had such amazing stuff to see there. I’m looking forward to reading about all of these places. Thanks for the photos, but the words I came up with were “oh COOL” and “wow, look at the curl on the bow of that boat”.
After seeing the angry toddler, I feel like I’ve been there. You could say I go to Norway every day.
I’m betting that’s no exaggeration.
Is that a stature of Isben? I thought it might be before I saw his name on the frieze (did I use that word right)? Do I win a prize? What about for using “frieze”?
“Statue.” Dammit!
I’m going to take a bite from the roll for that mistake.
Fair.
Ding, ding! You win this week’s prize which will include a breakfast roll stolen from the free buffet at my hotel. Shipping and handling not included, offer does not apply to non-US citizens.