About Donald

My work: Register-Guard, American Institute of Architects, Rogue Ales, !AH !HA, Comic News, Ventura County Star, Pasadena Star-News, Oxnard Press-Courier
Most useless skill: Getting lost on purpose before 7 AM....
Pets: Ember (cat)
Born in the 50s
Where I went to school: Yale University
Favorite song in high school: You've Got a Friend
I spend too much time: Learning things that soon won't matter.
Fun fact: I prefer the edges over the middles....
My biography title: Nobody Told Me That
I'm obsessed with: How things are connected (or not)....
Speaks English
Lives in Eugene, OR

I'm a columnist for the daily newspaper and the town's lifestyle magazine. Decades of work in journalism has taught me to notice the details and to question the conventional wisdom. As a columnist and consultant, people rely on me to "think outside the box." As the former Executive Director for the American Institute of Architect's local chapter, I learned how the details reveal intent. When they work together, you get design excellence, but that's only the beginning. When you stay inside a…

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…I loved my stay at the roundhouse. My dogs and I tremendously appreciated the yard w the pond and croaking frogs. The house was very cozy, practically set up w hideaway tables and storage. Particularly noted and loved the varied lighting options. On the lower settings it made the house the house warm and inviting but when I brightened things up I had plenty of light to work on an art project. Good lighting is a rare commodity. The inlaid penny floor and the many copper vessels and metal sculptures in the house and yard were really cool to be around and check out. Another asset was that the neighborhood was quiet and felt super safe.

I loved this round wooden house. Hope I can build one of my own someday. Highly recommend it.…