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FIRST CHEMO OPINION ON #WORLDCANCERDAY

February 4, 2021 by

Chemo: Work In Progress on World Cancer Day: Men who take women to their medical appointments are one thing. Women who insist on going with their men are another. Elaine insisted, but I insisted first. I wanted my doctors and specialists to know I had a fucking pit bull ready to turn loose on them […]

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GIVE EVERYTHING ALL OF THE TIME? NOT SO FAST

February 3, 2021 by

“Give everything when you give all you’ve got.’ If you’ve heard this before, then you played high school football in the time before good sense. That particular time also had this: “Stick your head in there. That’s why you wear a helmet.” And this: “Only sissies drink water during practice. Are you thirsty, son?” And […]

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PUBLIC HEALTH, YOUR HEALTH, MY HEALTH, ALL AT ONCE

February 2, 2021 by

Public health was the topic of a well crafted ad calling for it to be the ‘biggest priority in the future.’ When a slick marketing man hypes his product so well, I’m interested. When health is mentioned, public health, I’m more interested. The insurance ad linked the virus vaccine today to the extended history and […]

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COVID SUNDAY: VACCINE DATE AT OREGON CONVENTION CENTER

February 1, 2021 by

Covid Sunday started at 2:45. That was the appointment time for a covid vaccine. Not my appointment though, I was just the driver. The driver plans one thing for Covid Sunday: Don’t be late. That was my plan after talking to a lady who had been late and lost her appointment time. The plan was […]

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PROCESS MATTERS WHEN YOU WANT TO GET SOMEPLACE

January 31, 2021 by

Process matters if you’re going places, or want to go. It matters even when you don’t plan on going anywhere, because plans or not, you’re heading places. The pull of time drags us all along, kicking and screaming, fearful and spooked, and never loosens up. Don’t want to go? Too bad, you’re still going. Process […]

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LOST DREAMS, OR MAYBE YOU JUST MISPLACED THEM

January 30, 2021 by

Lost dreams can be more haunting than ever, especially when you give up on them. Like Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront, you coulda been somebody. A contender instead of bum, which is who you are now. So you’re a big old loser, now what? Let’s break it down:

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BAD ADVICE FOR GOOD PEOPLE TO IGNORE

January 29, 2021 by

Bad advice usually isn’t life threatening, it just feels like it at first. When it comes from the right person, we follow the advice, good or bad. That habit comes from years of training at the school of ‘Do As I Say, Not As I Do.’ Some bad advice too many followed, are following, will […]

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AMERICAN STEW, A RECIPE OF HOPE AND HEALTH

January 28, 2021 by

American stew, in spite of the name, is a delicate dish with a layered flavor profile. The ingredients are common to most every country, but the preparation and cooking temperature are the biggest difference. What American stew is not, is half-baked. It’s also not for diners who eat out of cans with a plastic fork, […]

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ONE WRITER: BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END, AND THEN

January 27, 2021 by

One writer works a story out their way, another writer does it their way. Which one gets to the next step in their process; which one starts over again and again? That’s the question that drives the industry of doubt, where one writer looks for the best solution to questions they haven’t asked. And that […]

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SPORTS EDUCATION STARTS WITH KNOWING YOUR TEAM

January 26, 2021 by

Sports education with Raider Coach Tom Fores started in middle school at a parent teacher conference. I was the parent, the teacher was Miss Flores, my kid’s teacher. She was whip smart and knew how to reach her students in ways other teachers couldn’t. As a science teacher, she had an advantage. The night of […]

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