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Decisions, Decisions!

By Gabriel Cruden / January 30, 2026 /

One of my all-time favorite memes that’s been going around Facebook for several years hits home hard for me as it speaks truth to one of my greatest struggles in…

Living with an Open Heart

By Gabriel Cruden / January 30, 2026 /

Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote, “In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.”  I realize that we’ve got a long way to go before we get…

Huckleberry Press – January 2026

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

Our Summer Adventure

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

Most of us have memories involving trains. Maybe someone read “The Little Engine That Could” to us or told stories of early train trips. My experience was different, so I’m…

Hit the Trail with Soph

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

On Thanksgiving Day, I pressured my brother, William, and 71-year-old mother to walk through sideways rain, wind that tries to push your nose through your brain if you’re silly enough…

Why I’m Not Making Resolutions of 2026

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

Just for fun, let’s start this new year off with a little pop quiz – don’t worry, you can’t fail this one. Which of the following is most like you…

The End of an Era? Two Degrees of Separation from Taylor Swift

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

As a young child, on a Sunday afternoon in the fall, I would be playing in my room and I’d hear the loudest, awful, swearing coming from the living room.…

When the Process Is Preposteous

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

We thought putting up a couple manufactured homes — one for the lovely Michelle and me, the other for our grown daughter — on a pretty good-sized chunk of land…

How Murals Contribute to Community and Business Presence

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

          A mural can be more than decoration. For many businesses, it serves as a visual landmark that shapes how customers experience a storefront and remember…

Taste Budz Review: Kindred Public House

By Gabriel Cruden / January 2, 2026 /

If you haven’t already heard, there’s a new kid on the block: Kindred Public House. It’s a sister restaurant to Cascadia Public House, and it does not disappoint.  What we…