I purchased a small item I needed to repair a piece of furniture. The day after, an email told me the item was in a…
Author: Javier Leiva
I am a Catalan American living in beautiful Bend, Oregon.
Scarce Survivors
I like to check reviews for a hotel or another lodging business where I stayed in the past, or even a restaurant I visited. It’s…
The Time for Desert Lilies is Coming
I love driving to the Oregon Badlands, a vast area where you can do several different hikes and enjoy the high desert, often in complete…
Life in a Sprinkler Valve Box
Spring is here, if we must judge by the increased landscaping sounds in my neighborhood in the last few days. Suddenly, everybody is out doing…
The Strongest Predictor of an Individual’s Health Status
I just enrolled in the NNLM class A Librarian’s Guide to Consumer Health. To start, there is a quiz that asks: Which is the strongest…
Age
This week I talked to someone I had not seen in a few years. We had worked on some projects together, and from there, we…