How nostalgic hobbies have brought comfort in the pandemic
Nostalgia gives, nostalgia takes. Kept between the painted lines, it’s a road map to another time, place and reality that something inside of us wants....
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Pacific NW magazine writer Ron Judd drags explanatory journalism to new depths in his quarterly humor column — and any other time inspiration strikes.
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From commuting to Costco samples: Ron Judd’s list of 20 things we DON’T need back after the pandemic
The pandemic has us wondering if some of the things that have been done away with really ought to remain gone. Let’s call this the...
We humans have dumped on the poor pigeon for too long; it’s high time to admire this fascinating, fast, quirky bird | Ron Judd WATCH
We pick on pigeons, but we shouldn't. The unfairly treated, fast-flying birds are beneficial to other birds and, sometimes, to us. And they're here to...
Ron Judd’s HELP!!-ful guide to navigating our ‘new normal’ VIEW
Professional WFH-er Ron Judd offers a highly unserious, but maybe actually helpful, guide to Life in the New Normal to help us navigate with self-awareness...
Ron Judd’s soul-restoring suggestions for where we go from here — once it’s safe to go outdoors VIEW
What happens when we are literally walled off from those natural places that have always cleansed our lungs and soothed our souls?
Yay! You’re hosting Thanksgiving! What could go wrong? Other than EVERYTHING.
You’ll (probably) (possibly?) be full of thanks and safely roasted turkey after digesting Ron Judd’s Quick Start Guide to a Thanksgiving gathering
It’s not necessarily nosy if you just happen to eavesdrop on this Nextdoor ‘conversation’
Ron Judd re-creates a ‘typical’ exchange, where the case of a missing monkey quickly devolves into less-than-neighborly snark.
Yes, we landed on the moon. If you don’t believe it, try telling an astronaut. VIEW
Fact: It happened. Fact: Every conspiracy theory claiming otherwise has been debunked. Fact: Facts sure aren’t what they used to be.
Proof that even with the classic Ten Essentials, your mileage may vary
So maybe someone (ahem, Ron Judd) packs 150 Essentials. He could need them!
The legend of Sasquatch won’t die. (But if just one Bigfoot would — die, that is — Ron Judd would become a believer.) VIEW
Professional Bigfoot believers keep believing, and profiting, but they lack one thing — evidence.
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