Everything is still going quite well in the Coburn household. Raelene and I had a very nice and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. Our plans to visit Visalia were canceled due to my mom getting sick, so we ended up having turkey sandwiches for dinner that Thursday. We did, however, have a full blown Thanksgiving feast with [...]

Happy Thanksgiving from Raelene, Wayne, Baby, Zoe, Andre’, Jasper, and Kiwi!

Ali Coburn is a truly amazing woman, and I’m lucky to have her as my friend and mother in-law. Here are some reasons why I’m thankful for Ali: Ali is patient and loving. She opens her home to everyone in the family. The grandkids know they are safe and cared for and will always have [...]

I’m not sure about you, but I’m really bothered by the fact that it’s mid-November, the sun is setting, and it’s still shorts and t-shirt temperatures outside…

For going out there and doing something while the Coast Guard and other “official” agencies lie to protect themselves, Raelene and the other volunteers are my heroes.

I spent the better part of yesterday helping the birds affected by last week’s oil spill. It’s pretty disturbing to see how badly the wildlife has been suffering because of human negligence, and to see how little organized effort there is to remedy the situation. In spite of how bleak the situation is, I was [...]