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HOPPER VISION

May 30, 2016 by

Once Hopper Vision strikes, you see Hoppers everywhere. One hangs on a wall, the other sits on the street.

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HISTORY, OREGON HISTORY

May 18, 2016 by

You could walk by this building on NW Everett and just keep walking. Nothing to see here, just a worn out facade in a beat down part of Portland with chips and stains. A couple of radiator shops across the street complete the view. If there was anything special about it, there wasn’t a sign, […]

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SPELLING LOVE RIGHT

May 16, 2016 by

Spelling love is not about the alphabet. If you know your ABC’s, spelling love is easy. And we all know out ABC’s just fine by now. The alphabet isn’t like algebra or anything else in school that made you wonder why you needed it so bad it made the curriculum. Spelling love with an algebraic […]

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BOOKS ON A SHELF YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT

May 11, 2016 by

You Need To Read Books On A Shelf Before You Talk About Them. It only makes sense to read books on a shelf before you talk about them, but it doesn’t always work out that way. At a writers gathering the speaker showed up in all of their writer regalia geared to wow the young […]

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CALLE 16 MURAL PROJECT AND BARRIO CAFE PHOENIX

April 23, 2016 by

Art, Food, Desert. Barrio Cafe To The Rescue. After rice and beans, chips and dips, what’s next in Mexican food? The Barrio Cafe. With a fusion of French influence, Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza writes a new book every night. The chapter I read came with the crew from 431 Stapley. It started in Mesa. “Did […]

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MARRIED MILLENNIALS, PORTLAND WED pt. 3

March 23, 2016 by

Confessions of a helicopter parent on married millennials. Like the time you looked in the mirror and saw your dad’s face for the first time, or your mom’s, or both, married millennials change the picture. They won’t do it the way it’s been done, the normal way, or new normal. Instead, they’ll put their own […]

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PORTLAND BORN, PORTLAND WED, PORTLAND WORLD pt 2

March 22, 2016 by

Every marriage has a beginning. This is one of them. Portland Born, Portland Wed. I met my wife in early 80’s NW Portland. She was a new professional starting her first practice next to my apartment building. I should say my studio apartment, a sort of mini-pad that’s all the rage with the kids these […]

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WHAT A WONDERFUL PORTLAND WORLD, pt 1

March 21, 2016 by

Louis Armstrong sang What A Wonderful World before Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, but both know how to bring it home. I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you. And I think to myself, what a wonderful world. This was the opening song for an unforgettable Saturday.

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BELLY DANCER MEANS THE PARTY STARTED

March 18, 2016 by

The right belly dancer makes all the difference. There is no wrong belly dancer, is there? Watching a classically trained belly dancer is confusing at best. They’re so good with so much going on it makes you dizzy. The scarves, the finger cymbals, the harem clothes all work together. It’s too much, which makes it […]

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BABY BOOMERS RUINED AMERICA? NO, YOU DID.

March 9, 2016 by

When you hear how ruined America is and agree, it means one thing. If it’s not poisoned air, poisoned water, or broken bridges, it’s broken morals. Pick one to work on first. Did you pick yourself? Not yet? Give it another try. In the meantime, poisoned air from art glass factories isn’t the same as […]

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