bobwelch23
Aug 17, 20101 min read
High Cascades inspiration
Been out of the loop the last few weeks while on vacation, so haven’t spent much time writing. But here’s a link to my RG column on a...
1 view0 comments
bobwelch23
Jul 29, 20103 min read
The issue is journalism, not newspapers
It was hard concentrating on writing my Sunday column today at The Register-Guard. That’s because workers were dismantling cubicles and...
1 view0 comments
bobwelch23
Jul 19, 20102 min read
Train adventure: 48 years to complete the round trip
The year was 1962. The Beatles were still an unknown band playing the pubs of Liverpool. John F. Kennedy was living his last full year....
2 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Jul 10, 20104 min read
A pirate’s life for me: burying skeletons from the past
“Remember to wrap the plastic around the candy before you bury the treasure,” my first mate suggested as, shovel in hand, I prepared to...
5 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Jul 1, 20103 min read
On this Fourth of July weekend, a thanks for lives given
Chase's headstone at Springfield Memorial Garden 7-01-10 In honor of those who’ve given their lives for the freedom we enjoy. And to the...
4 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Jun 29, 20104 min read
The complete Walden story
Walden Pond, about 20 miles west of Boston. Last month, I made mention of a discovery I made in Massachusetts last month. Here is the...
2 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Jun 20, 20107 min read
Our summer field of dreams
Last month, after an Oregon baseball game, fans were allowed on the field to watch the movie “Sandlot” on the big screen. It bought to...
3 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Jun 13, 20105 min read
Test your Oregon, Lane County history
En route to Yachats Friday, I was reminded that Florence-to-Yachats on Highway 101 is my favorite 20-mile stretch of highway in the state...
3 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Jun 5, 20103 min read
Tribute, tears for a father from a father
Tonight, on salon.com I came across the only other story about family members building a coffin for their father that I’ve ever read. I...
6 views0 comments
bobwelch23
May 31, 20103 min read
Amid the drizzle, summer sounds that sizzle
The rumble of the Pacific Ocean as you lie on the beach, just before you drift off to sleep, cocooned in blankets, a paperback discarded...
3 views0 comments
bobwelch23
May 18, 20103 min read
Contrasting Boston to back home
1. History. They got it. We don’t. We ate in a 200-year-old restaurant, Mama Maria’s in Little Italy, from which we could see Paul...
2 views0 comments
bobwelch23
May 17, 20103 min read
My Top 10 “Where Were You When?” moments
Bob Welch’s Top 10 “Where Were You When?” Memories (See May 18, 2010 Register-Guard column) My criterion: How deeply did this event...
7 views0 comments
bobwelch23
May 15, 20103 min read
Accidentally finding Walden Pond
As with most trips, wife Sally and I experienced some low moments: having to pay $32 a day to park our rental car at our downtown hotel;...
3 views0 comments
bobwelch23
May 9, 20103 min read
My first post from 34,999 feet
When my two sons were small, I remember watching a trailer for a new Superman movie. “You’ll believe a man can fly!” the narrator said....
2 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Apr 29, 20103 min read
A repentant prisoner’s letter to his son
My Sunday, May 2, 2010, column is based on a phone interview with a guy now in prison who stole a Eugene man’s war medals, then returned...
5 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Apr 23, 20101 min read
Welcoming back the troops
Flags were everywhere at the Lane County Fairgrounds in my hometown, Eugene, Ore. And proud relatives wearing “Proud Grandfather of a...
1 view0 comments
bobwelch23
Apr 18, 20103 min read
On National Columnists Day, a tip of the hat to Ernie Pyle
Today, April 18, is National Columnists Day. Like I needed to remind you! I can just imagine the wild celebrations going on from the...
5 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Apr 13, 20107 min read
Sweat words: The top 10 sports books
Since words are the raw material I use in writing and speaking, a lot of my posts are going to deal with writing, speaking, books,...
1 view0 comments
bobwelch23
Jan 26, 20101 min read
Hearts turned to Haiti
Haiti has been a part of my life now for more than two decades, in part because my sister- and brother-in-law, Ann and Glenn Petersen,...
2 views0 comments
bobwelch23
Jan 26, 20101 min read
Beachside Writers
We still have three spots available for the Feb. 19-21, 2010 Beachside Writers Workshop in Yachats. It’s designed for beginning and...
11 views0 comments
