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By The Associated Press 8:33 p.m., March 21, 2012 CHEMULT, Ore. — An Amtrak spokeswoman says a train bound from Los Angeles to Seattle hit a tree lying across the tracks in southern Oregon's stormy Cascade Mountains, triggering a mudslide that derailed the baggage car and stalled the 246 passengers for hours. My daughter and BFF each rode the rails yesterday on behemoth double-decker trains: Ty boarded the Starlight in San Francisco headed north, due in Eugene at 13:45; Melissa in Seattle headed south, due in Eugene at 17:30, (this travel coinciding with an abnormally 25-hr long void of the moon. Just saying…) A spring storm debilitated Eugene dumping 7 inches of snow; school and business closures, snowplows out in force, stalled vehicles closing I5 off-ramps, downed power lines. Snow day! By day’s end, a mood of frivolity prevailed throughout town; kids sledded, flurries of snowballs whizzed past, an impressive number and array of snowmen stood sentry in front yards of...

Yes, I do have strange dreams.  Here is a visual for this particularly odd one.  A witch levitating a sluice (for invisible fish) while being observed by cheerfully colored aliens.  Open to any interpretation!

Hey, I'm into dessert... The rider on the left controls the steering wheel.  I rode on the right and it was strange having a non-functional steering wheel. There are beautifully made children's clothes.  Sweet. 

I really am going to write something!  I have a wealth of material but am still recovering from jet lag...  I love Spain!

I installed a “Dog Watch” electronic fence after the March 2011 wind storm fell a 100’ Douglas fir tree down my property line and wiped out the side yard fence in its path. I created a dog-free zone in the front yard to curtail Moose’s habit of lolling in the planting beds playing havoc with flowers and Rosie’s annoying pastime of standing on the porch top rail and barking at passersby. This worked well for nearly a year. Until one day I came home to find Mr. Moose hanging out front. Rosie, who I suspect is smarter or possibly more sensitive to pain, was still in the backyard. Good girl. I went to great lengths searching the boundaries to see if wires were too close together, thereby making a void zone, which I suspected my tenacious big dog of finding. Bear in mind that I personally installed this system so presumably I know how it functions. Presumably… After a couple weeks of Moose greeting me from the front porch I had an “Ah ha” moment (this is embarrassing to admit) and ...