Jeff Petersen

Whitetail deer nearly knee deep in winter wheat race the car as it climbs Jasper Mountain Road. The d Your free access has ended.

As a kid, I was afraid of the dark. I feared Norman Bates-type characters (from the movie “Psycho”) w Your free access has ended.

As I climb, the sun plays peek-a-boo, providing an array of temperatures — warm in sun, chilly under clouds.

I wake up groggy. “Alexis. Elixir. Alexa,” I say to the “hockey puck” in the corner. “What’s the time?”

I have driven out to the country for peace and quiet, but the Oregon state bird has other ideas. The... Your free access has ended.

Boomers who courageously watch nightly TV news and its “outrage of the day"are a rare breed. Most of... Your free access has ended.

We were the odd couple. My wife, who died of blood cancer in January, was a technical wizard. I am a Your free access has ended.

At age 69, my biological clock is ticking. With the balance of a desk chair with a missing wheel, I f... Your free access has ended.

Wonder loved her seashell clock. For many years, the clock on the bathroom wall told my wife when it Your free access has ended.

I brake for squirrels. I have no patience, though, for this pair. They’re standing in the middle of B jtdvju Sjehf Spbe mppljoh bt jg uifz bsf efcbujoh trvjssfm qpmjujdt.