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PORTLAND RECHARGE PRIMER

Walk down Broadway and you can feel the Portland pulse, the Portland recharge, which is no surprise when you see the volcano map.
But, more than that, the city feels primed for a renaissance, a Portland Renaissance.
And that means an Oregon Renaissancea?

 

. . . new growth of activity or interest in something, especially art, literature, or music

 

Start by turning left here and going down Broadway toward Burnside.

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JOIN OREGON HISTORY FOR THE PEOPLE

Oregon history is full of familiar names and places we remember from Mrs. Kraus’ third grade class.
Statues around the state show them as they were.
Their exploits are logged in libraries and museums.
The Oregon Historical Society at 1200 SW Park, Portland Oregon is both museum and library.
That’s a 2 for 1 if you’re keeping score.
Yes, it’s open to the public, but if you join you’d be a part of yesterday’s Summer Membership Celebration where history was on display inside and out.

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NAME RECOGNITION IN AMERICA EXPLAINED, TO BE OR NOT

Two nights ago I watched Hamnet from the blue velvet couch.
It’s about Shakespeare, which isn’t a spoiler. At least it shouldn’t be.
With one of the more helpful movie openings, it explained that Hamnet and Hamet are the same name. The same.
So I was set. Hamnet it is?
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NOT LOST, BUT STILL A HISTORY OF LOSING

You are not lost if you still have enough gas in the tank and sunlight in the sky to keep going.
But, not everyone agrees.
I chalk it up to those who’ve experienced enough losing to know the symptoms.
They’ve seen losers, been losers, and know what they’re talking about when they call you a loser.
It’s up to you to agree. Don’t do that.
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LOCAL HISTORY STUDENT + HOBBYIST = HISTORY FANS

What we have here for the history student is a picture of a post-industrial landscape typically found beside polluted rivers across America where time has passed it by.
The industrial ruins-looking build-up is a common sight from New England to North Bend.
What we need to know is this particular mess can be considered the beginning of Oregon history.
The alert reader also knows this as a place where history happened before Oregon.
History is funny like that, every time you turn the page, peel the onion, something else is there.
There’s always that ‘something else’ with history. Something worth a closer look. (click images to enlarge)

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toughen up

WEAPONS FOR HOME DEFENSE: WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

    Home defense begins in the home, but you knew that. The real question of weapons and home defense starts with location, location, location.   I met a Portland man who bought a former crack house. Customers who didn’t get the press report on the crack wire crawled through his windows for a year. […]

HAES AND THE NATUROPATHIC DOCTOR

What is HAES? So glad you asked. Health at Every Size might sound like a New Age phenomena, but it’s not. It started in the baby boomer days of the 1960’s. If you missed it between Save The Trees and Save The Earth, others didn’t. People have always come in all sizes, however shaming is […]

EXPERIENCE: HOW TO TELL ONE THING FROM ANOTHER

      1. Visual: one is different than the rest.   2. Material: one is man made.   3. Use: one is decorative.   4. Location: chickens are world wide.

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boomer years

BABY BOOMERS ENJOY HOT YEARS HOLDING ONTO THINGS

First we Hold Onto Things to stand up, then Hold Onto Things to stay up. Hot sounds good. A hot dinner. A hot rod. A hot shot. Hot is a difference maker. Hot is cool, until it’s not. Growing up baby boomer was cool when the Sixties were hot, but how cool could you be […]

OREGON TRAIL RUTS ACROSS GERDING THEATER

 “The Oregon Trail” Cast and Creative Team The Oregon Trail By Bekah Brunstetter Directed by Rose Riordan The Actors and Stage Managers employed in this production are members of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.

THE BOOMER END OF THE SPEEDO CHALLENGE

    Any challenge but the Speedo Challenge?   Even without a dashing, single-ski dock start, or the dive team Speedo, the man carried a lethal air. He looked like he could fight death and fear, and win. It made him an icon. Leaping off a houseboat deck rail into thin air with one foot […]

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buckle up

AT THE TRIMET BUS STOP

Public Transportation In Portland, The TriMet Bus Stop, And People. A man walks up to a trimet bus stop. A couple are arguing. The man ignores them. The lady seems agitated. The other man pushes in on her. Here’s what you do: Check your position. You want to be able to step away without the […]

INVITATION FROM PORTLAND: WHAT’S MY NAME?

An old Russian saying explains it this way: The much loved are called by many names. With that in mind, Portland must be much loved by the number of names it has. Stump Town. Soccer City, USA. River City. Rip City. Rose City. Beervana. Bridge City. And they all fit. Just like weather that changes […]

NYC SUBWAY CHRISTMAS FAIL

Overheard in the mall. “One Christmas fail made me frightened to ride the subway.” I borrowed a suit from a friend, sky blue, for the office Christmas party that turned into the biggest Christmas fail. The only reason it doesn’t count is I wasn’t married or had kids or lived at home. It was me […]

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