Political turmoil gets reported daily with breathless anticipation and wide-eyed horror. It’s good to remember that America’s United States that we believe in are united by thin threads and that those threads have always been thin. How thin was that thread when one Senator beat the dog shit out of another on the Senate floor?
DANGEROUS COMBINATIONS TO BE WARY OF
April 9, 2025 by 2 Comments
Dangerous combinations come in every variety in all walks of life. In baseball it’s a fastball followed by an off-speed pitch for a third strike. For boxing it’s a left jab followed by a right cross for a knockout. In football it’s a running play followed by a pass. But, what about the non-sporty stuff? […]
WALK AWAY PEOPLE? KEEP WALKING
April 4, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The problem with walk away people is what they leave behind: their mess. Someone will do the clean-up, just not them. They’re too busy. Not too busy walking, too busy making their next mess. There’s always something funny about them:
RIVER VIEW CEMETERY WITH THE BELOVED
April 3, 2025 by Leave a Comment
The River View Cemetery in Portland, Oregon held a burial service on Wednesday. Friends, family, and those who knew the deceased gathered. It was as heartfelt and touching as anything I’ve seen for a life well lived. If you’re planning a ceremony for a loved one, or yourself, this was a blueprint. But there’s a […]
MUSEUM LIBRARY, LIBRARY MUSEUM
April 2, 2025 by Leave a Comment
A museum library is a two for one deal. Go to the museum, check out the library. Someone always gets a surprise. What’s the surprise?
MODERN MEDICINE STILL TAKES TIME
April 1, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Modern medicine takes time, but it’s worth the wait. There’s something about getting sick, turning the corner to getting better, until finally a return to robust health and wellbeing. Chances are good that you come back in better health with a new load of immunity. Sometimes it’s a longer haul; this is a post for […]
CANCER TREATMENT CHALLENGES IN 2025
March 31, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Cancer treatment. Are there two more frightening words in any vocabulary? If you have any friends or family in it, you know. But, if it’s never touched up anyone you know, they are only words. Just words in passing.
DOG MOOD
March 30, 2025 by Leave a Comment
A dog mood is tough to figure out? Hungry? Go outside? Wants to play? Why the first step in figuring it out?
A STILL LIFE WATER COLOR
March 29, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Of a now-late afternoonAs the sun shines through the curtain laceAnd shadows wash the room
WHY WRITING IS BETTER THAN THE REST
March 28, 2025 by 2 Comments
Why writing? That’s the question. Why not paining, sculpting, singing, playing an instrument, and any other creative outlet? Writing is simple, like running. One takes a pen and paper, a phone, a tablet, lap top, or anything else that contains and conveys words, and lays them down. For running it’s a pair of shoes. If […]
