About

A place for random thoughts, memories, hopes and  dreams, in no particular order, but as they come to mind. Born in July 1945, I’m now retired after a very eclectic work history with no discernible career path.  I have a grown son and a daughter who died in November 2018 at the age of 47.  I live in Salem, Oregon but I’ve also lived in and around Boston, Massachusetts, in New York City and in Louisville, Kentucky.  I like to read, ride my bicycle and gravitate toward water.  I’m left of liberal and active in progressive causes, especially concerning urban sustainability, renewable energy, climate change and alternative economics. I take this motto, which originated with one of my favorite organization Bikes Not Bombs, for my own: 

Lasting peace & social justice require equitable & sustainable use of resources.

——Laurie Dougherty

This photo, from the 350.org Flickr stream, popped up on a list of suggestions from Word Press, evidently based on words I’ve used here.  I took the photo (the road wasn’t tilted, the camera was, propped up on a bicycle seat) & I organized this bike/walk Tour de Flood for the 350.org 2012 event Connect the Dots Between Weather and Climate Change, featuring several places hit hard by the January 2012 flood in Salem.

Salem, Oregon United States (Photo credit: 350.org)