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QUARANTINE CUTE: WHY APPEARANCES STILL MATTER

April 27, 2020 by

Staying quarantine cute is worth dying for? At least protesting for? When I saw the folks protesting in cars and screaming about their hair, I felt their pain. Look, who among us wants to look our age if we can help it? I get that.

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MOOBS: THE HIDDEN MOTIVATION FOR INCLINE BENCH PRESS

April 26, 2020 by

Moobs, or man-boobs, are no one’s idea of body building. Moobs are not a goal. Instead, they are the enemy of aging. No need to ask a guy how old they are if they have moobs; they are moobs years old.

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INVISIBLE BEAUTY: WHAT WE DON’T SEE

April 25, 2020 by

Invisible beauty is all around when I take a walk with my favorite. From the lattice-like leaves of a tiny plant, to clouds, to Mt. Hood, it’s all around for the taking. One of our walks goes past a rosemary bush that needs more trimming than the owner can do, and we love rosemary chicken, […]

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WORLD STAGE: PLAYING MANY PARTS AT HOME

April 24, 2020 by

The world stage for Shakespeare was a different world than we live in today. “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts. . .” Is the Shaker talking about multiple personality disorder? No, but he […]

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TRAVEL BUG BITES BACK? SCRATCH THAT ITCH

April 23, 2020 by

Once upon a time the bite from a travel bug meant one thing: pack that bag. We all know people bitten by the travel bug. From pictures, to videos, to restaurant receipts, they can’t stop re-telling the same story over and over. We know them because that’s just who we are. See something that draws […]

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ASMR: BETTER THAN THE SOUNDS OF SILENCE

April 22, 2020 by

ASMR, autonomous sensory meridian response. If you’ve never heard of it, now you have. It may sound like something explained by science, but I don’t think so. It’s more a feeling, a feeling I call the ‘Barry White Response.’

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QUARANTINE PARTNER: IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE FROM HISTORY

April 21, 2020 by

Instead of the quarantine partner you have, or don’t have, choose one person from history to spend the same time with. Some people would be good campers, some not, but one might be just right. Who would it be? Here’s a few:

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CORONAVIRUS TEST, (self test): PASS or FAIL

April 20, 2020 by

Prince w/ Gov of Kentucky A coronavirus test, according to medical experts, will be the biggest aid in breaking the quarantine. It’s a pass/fail test, like a college class where a real grade hurts GPA. What’s the big problem with testing? Availability is the biggie. #2 is the people.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK? COME ON NEW YORK

April 19, 2020 by

Doing the right thing in New York is the same as doing the right thing in Oregon: Stay home, keep a social distance. My social distance from NYC is 3000 miles away, but it wasn’t always that way. Frank said it best:

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JUSTIN HERBERT HOPE: WILL THE NFL TRASH ANOTHER OREGON QB

April 18, 2020 by

Justin Herbert image via KCBY, Coos Bay, Oregon Oregon quarterback Justin Herbert joins a long green line of Duck signal callers headed to the NFL. How long a line? Who is in that line? Please proceed.

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