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GYM RAT REPORT ON GYM FAIL NATION

February 21, 2020 by

If you self identify as a rat, a gym rat, then you’ve seen it, heard it, and done it: Quirky people doing quirky things under pressure; call it quirky resistance training Keep in mind, the gym rat habit is no laughing matter . . . oh yes it is. And once it sinks in you […]

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GRACELESS BEHAVIOR: APOLOGIZING FOR MALE PATTERN RUDENESS

February 20, 2020 by

What better example of graceless behavior than an old man stealing a seat from women? Yes, it’s a small thing, but still a symptom of a greater ill. Graceless behavior is not about equal rights.

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WHAT CITY FOLK FAIL TO NOTICE

February 17, 2020 by

When city folk, important people doing important things, step outside their comfort zone, they too often neglect the effort it takes to receive them. Isn’t it the same with you? If you want to see something, you make an effort to get there. It’s more than sitting at a desk, then sitting in a car, […]

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BEARD LIFE: WHY ADDING OREGON HISTORY TO THE STORY MATTERS

February 15, 2020 by

In the middle of every February it’s always the same: Oregon’s birthday, Valentine’s Day, and a celebration of beard life all at the same time. This year I brought some extra beard life to the chocolate and the lemon birthday cake. They both wore well.

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LASTING FRIENDSHIPS FROM ACQUAINTANCE TO UN-DITCHABLE

February 13, 2020 by

Try and remember the first lasting friendships outside your family that left an impression on you; think of someone before first grade. My early years were spent in a college town. My dad was a student with a wife, two kids, and another one born before he got his Bachelor’s.

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ACADEMY AWARD FOR BEST MOVIE PALS

February 10, 2020 by

The past January I’ve been on an Academy Award sprint to see the movies nominated. Or at least a few of them. I started with 1917. My group had it all figured out. We would meet at the theater and go from there. It was a perfect plan except for one thing:

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SUPPLY CHAIN BLUES ON THE DOCK OF THE BAY

February 7, 2020 by

A supply chain brings the stuff, the things we can’t live without. Large and small, long and short, it’s stuff that is researched and designed, approved and produced, then boxed and shipped. A strong chain delivers quality on time; then there’s the other supply chains.

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SYLVIA PLATH JOINS WILLAMETTE WRITERS WITH KATE GRAY

February 5, 2020 by

Kate Gray explained Sylvia Plath in the best way possible: she wants the world to know ‘the girl’ Plath was before her junior year in college. I sat in the full-house crowd at Willamette Writers monthly meeting in downtown Portland, marveling that anyone could give such a thorough breakdown of a real person; that anyone […]

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MOHS SURGERY: WHAT TO EXPECT, HOW TO REACT

February 3, 2020 by

Mohs surgery is another way of saying: “WTF just happened to my face?” Everyone I’ve talked to has had a similar reaction to this: “I wasn’t expecting anything so dramatic.” Is that a ‘normal’ reaction? Based on experience, I say it is. Here’s why:

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TRANSITIONAL MALE BONDING HISTORY

February 1, 2020 by

Please don’t explain the definition of transitional male. From a point of view as a male of the species, I like to think I’m always transitioning from who I am to a better version of who I am. But, as I’m constantly reminded by those who know, it’s not always about me. Of course they’re […]

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