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ETERNAL BATTLE: THE GOOD CONTRACTOR vs CITY HALL

January 31, 2023 by

My regulars know the eternal battle contractors fight every day. They also know the battles the homeowner fights with himself before calling a contractor: “I can do this. How hard can it be?”

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KID PARTY REVIEW

January 30, 2023 by

If you have kids you’ve had a kid party. If you have kids and haven’t had a party, shame on you. They only turn ONE once. If you miss that, shoot for two, three, four, five. You get it?

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‘BREAK ME’ SING ALONG TIME

January 29, 2023 by

You can’t break me if I leave You might fake me if I stay I get all shook up and don’t know which way to turn But if you’re who I think you are Drinking beer in this shitty bar We might build some bridges we can burn

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DON’T CARE, OR CARE, THERE IS NO TRY

January 28, 2023 by

If you don’t care about something, stay off the soapbox. Save your big talk for something you care about, we’ll figure out the rest. Once you’ve been around the block a few times it gets easier to care than not care. Why, you ask?

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WHEN ‘OLDEN DAYS’ GET OLDER

January 27, 2023 by

My olden days started in 5th grade. It was a nice day in North Bend, Oregon. A little chilly, not that foggy, and just windy enough to spread your jacket out like wings and lean in to it. I skipped half the lunch recess outside and ducked into the grade school library. The door was […]

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SPECIAL BIRTHDAY? FIND SUSHI KUNI IN WEST LINN

January 26, 2023 by

Was the special birthday at Shushi Kuni my choice for a celebration feast? It was the inspired choice of a West Linn birthday girl who knows things, lots of things. Which includes having the inside track on sushi. Now you will, too.

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CALM SURRENDER LIFESTYLE, AND DOG TRAINING

January 25, 2023 by

The first I’d heard of ‘calm surrender’ came from a chemo clinic nurse. I asked her what someone like me was supposed to do during cancer treatment. She said surrender calmly. I told her Gillaspie isn’t a French name. Nurse Michel was not amused, but she was right.

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DIALECT STORIES TOLD IN TONGUES

January 24, 2023 by

Based on a particular vocabulary, all stories are dialect stories. From Mark Twain to Forrest Gump, and every stop in between. But what happens when language jumps off the page with directions, or recipes, or, wait for it: Feelings?

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WRITING SUCCESS THAT DOESN’T SUCK EVERY DAY

January 23, 2023 by

Asking anyone about their writing success is like asking if they won anything on their trip to Las Vegas. Everyone’s a winner when they get back home. “Best trip ever. Paid for itself.” Along with other various and assorted bulls!t. Writing success is easier to track, easier to explain, yet still a gamble.

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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN MORE THAN A BURGER

January 22, 2023 by

A communication breakdown is a problem. It’s also a burger, which isn’t a problem. The problem comes when a ‘failure to communicate’ gets your ticket punched like Cool Hand Luke. But, instead of food and prison execution, let’s talk about online communication breakdown. For example, take this blog. Please.

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