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OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW BETTER, BUT . . .

Age is determined by one moment.
It’s when you hear this: You’re old enough to know better.
You hear it the first time when you’re too young to remember your parents saying, “I thought they were out of that stage.”
But you weren’t.
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JAKE’S WALL OF FAME FOR NOTABLE OREGONIANS

If you’re a notable Oregonian your picture is in Jake’s Famous Crawfish.
They they are, senators, governors, a president.
Who’s missing? Mayors, councilmen and women, maybe a famous chef or two.
If you’re going to have a can kicking Hemingway on board, why not reach out for others?

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FINISHING TOUCH ON WHAT YOU START

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How often do you get to add the finishing touch on what you start?
Most of the time we move the pile of expectations, but it moves so slow it’s hard to know it moved at all.
Give it a shot, do your best, and maybe, just maybe, things will work out the way you intended.
That hard part is living with the consequences of inaction.
What’s that like?
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EXPERT OPINIONS? CHECK REFERENCES

Before you act on expert opinions, do one thing first.
Check references? Nooo, not yet.
First, ask why you need to trust someone when they ask.
After you’ve got trust locked in, be a good listener.
Believe them when they tell you who they are, after checking references.
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THE BIGGER WORLD AT YOUR DOORSTEP

With the question in my last post answered so soundly, I think I’m on a roll to solve problems, shed light in the darkness, and make the world a better place for others to roam freely.
Just between us, how does this work? My wife.
Marry the right woman and the clouds part, the sun shines, and path forward is clear.
That path led to the Bethlehem House Of Bread.
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HOW TO COACH CANCER SURVIVORS

    The impact of cancer news hits far and wide, but it is a fastball to the face of the patient and they have no defense. Imagine getting clocked in the head like Tony C and waking up to that ‘new normal.’   Watching it happen in 1967 made a lot of Little League […]

Portland Boomer Thinks About Losing Weight?

Not For Long Let’s agree that you are thoughtful and considerate, that you know how to do the right thing and make an effort to do just that. So far so good? In addition, since you are a Portland baby boomer, a boomer living somewhere else, or just know boomers, you’ve had time to consider the […]

CANCER ESSAY GIVES DIRECTIONS TO ‘CANCERLAND’ AND BACK

    The ties that bind us are few and far between. Instead of vines like Tarzan’s jungle swing time, they’re more like rope climb in junior high gym class.   You get to the top and back down and collect your honor: another chance to climb to the rope top and touch the roof […]

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FOR THE LADIES ON MEMORIAL DAY

Men get most of the attention on military holidays even it’s not Memorial Day For Men, or Male Veteran’s Day. Those days include women, but mostly as a second thought, and it’s military women. Please remember the men and women who died in uniform. They’ve earned our respect from the Civil War to Afghanistan. Young […]

ALL DOGS MATTER, NORTH BEND BULLDOGS MATTER MORE

  Of all mascots, North Bend Bulldogs rise to the top.   You probably heard this before? “You may forget names and faces, but you’ll never forget how you felt being there.” North Bend is where the ‘there’ is. It started early. Those lucky enough to finish their primary and secondary education in one place […]

Life Long Learners Get Life Lesson Whether They Learn Or Not

Life Lessons start early for writers, then they spend years figuring it out enough to make a joke, a poem, a short story, novella, novel. Maybe more, like a groundbreaking memoir. If it’s worth learning, it’s worth writing about to drill it in. Like most children of my generation, baby boomers, I had it made […]

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NW Boomer Travel, pt.2

From Empire To Enterprise Do you need proof that Oregon qualifies as a European nation? It’s more than the beer, but that’s a good start, ja? Oregon is one of the few states, maybe only state, that holds such a huge variety of road trips. For example, find a map and run your finger from […]

Portland Hearts Beat On Broadway, The Rest Of The City Keeps Time

  Portland hearts come in all shapes and sizes, all conditions and configurations. Like Portland, one size doesn’t fit all. Some arrive overwhelmed by the bigness of the big city. Buildings so tall and shiny dwarf pedestrians used to their own town. Try explaining Portland size in relation to the big big cities. Drop it […]

Portland Welcome Mat: How To Walk Around Downtown Portland

    One of the great things about sponsoring foreign exchange students after your own kids have been out of college for years is rolling out the welcome mat.   The Portland welcome mat. And dragging everyone possible along the Portland Trail.   My wagon train always starts with Saturday Market and the sort of […]

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