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FINDING FUN YET? IT’S AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE

Finding fun is a state of mind. Let’s start right there. More than a good laugh, fun is contagious. It’s one contagion that’s good to share. An expression, a sign, a street, or a dangerous looking critter preserved for all time. Some are funnier than others, but it helps to stay vigilant. One person’s fun […]

ROAD TRIP AMERICA WITH LEWIS AND CLARK AND BOOKS

The road trip for the original Corps of Discovery hit this beach in 1805. The modern Corps of Discovery pulled up in a tour bus yesterday and marched to the spot above the beach. That’s one way of doing it. There are other ways, but they all have things in common with Lewis and Clark. […]

LEARNING CURVE? FIND TREASURES AND READ

A learning curve is not an excuse. I’ll repeat it, a learning curve doesn’t mean you’re stupid. There’s room in class for another learner. If it’s something new, you may feel a little stupid working it out, but that’s just navigating the curve. Give it a few minutes and you’ll be an expert. How? Read […]

TRAVEL BOUNDARIES? STOP BEFORE YOU FALL OFF THE EDGE

Travel boundaries means hit the brakes before you drive into the ocean. This isn’t Kansas where driving off the road means plowing a wheat field. Over here you’ll get wet if you make that mistake, so keep an eye out for an ocean.

TRAVEL GOALS FOR ASPIRATIONAL ADVENTURERS

Travel goals are more than just getting out of town. Let’s start there. More than changing surroundings, travel goals are so much more. Like what, then? Some are bigger than others, but they are all goals.

INSURRECTIONIST BLUES IN THE KEY OF SEE

Why Insurrectionist Blues in the key of see? Because you saw what I saw, what everyone watching saw, including the spectators in the watch-tent at the pre-insurrection rally that delivered marching orders. Have you ever received marching orders? Did you march? If you’re a veteran of any service the answer is yes. The difference is […]

FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS ON DOWN STREAM SUPPLY CHAIN BUYS

Following directions? It sounds so easy, so easy that anyone could do it. So why don’t they? Bad directions? Incomplete? Or maybe directions don’t apply to you because you’ve been everywhere and done everything? That’s where I usually start. And yes, I’ve had some regrets, leftover parts, and malfunctions. But that was then, way back […]

LIFE INGREDIENTS NOT THE SAME AS LIVING? WHERE’S THE LIST

If there’s a list for life ingredients that make a better life, I haven’t seen it. And, strangely enough, I’m alive. If you’re reading these words, you are too. But you don’t have a list, either? How can that be? We live in a list world. From grocery lists, to honey-do lists, errand lists, project […]

LIFE CHANGES AND WE KEEP UP. DOES THAT SOUND LIKE YOU?

‘Life changes’ sound morbid. When I hear those two words I think something bad must have happened. “We’ve had life changing events,” sounds a little dramatic, like something big happened. But why does it have to be a bad event? And why big? This is a post to celebrate the small life changes, the things […]

GREEN WINDOWS IN EVERY WALL TO BREATH EASY

Green windows, or greenery out every window, means one thing: You’re in Oregon. Maybe you’ve heard of Oregon from someone who visited the state in the summer and raved about how green it was. Or you live here and understand what all the green is about. What’s it about? Since trees leak oxygen, it’s about […]