page contents Google

REALITY vs STAGED: TRUST YOUR JUDGEMENT MORE THAN THE DREAM

December 4, 2019 by

Who hasn’t had reality bite them on the butt when they see a new place and say, “I thought it would be different.” It’s a companion piece to, “This doesn’t look like I imagined.” Not to leave out, “I’m still glad to be here.” When I visited Versailles I had expectations, which were fueled by […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , ,

ART HISTORY FOR THE ART FANS

December 3, 2019 by

The two words, art and history, joined together as Art History, are too often dismissed as an elite thing, which is code for “who gives a damn.” “Oooo, art, tell me more,” said no one ever, unless the speaker had an agenda to fulfill, like trashing on something they don’t like. But art history is […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , ,

BIKE RIDING THROUGH LIFE: YOU CRASH AND YOU GET UP

December 1, 2019 by

The big part of bike riding, of biking, is staying upright, staying balanced. Is it a stretch to say the same thing about life and the experiences we collect along the way. We take the good and the bad, and remember the bike we were on; we remember the path we were on and what […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , , , , ,

EAT NEUTRAL, START WITH SOMETHING GOOD

November 27, 2019 by

The man in the picture is named Matt Plitch, Neutral founder. His start-up company is devoted to what it means to eat neutral. I met him at a Beaverton New Seasons near me. There I was in the final lap of Thanksgiving dinner shopping and he stood behind a table of cookies. Hmmm, new cookies? […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , ,

THE SUN DEVILS SHOCKER OVER OREGON

November 26, 2019 by

The Sun Devils did their best to ruin Oregon’s playoff run. And they did it during my first visit to Frank Kush Field. As a sports fan, I had great seats for the biggest football game of the year. My takeaways from the night were more than game results. To start, the Ducks and Sun […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , ,

AMERICAN POWER: PURSE FOR PEACE OPINION

November 21, 2019 by

Watching American power working, and listening to the cast of characters doing government business on television, shows one thing: they are not prime time players. By that, I mean they don’t connect dots very convincingly. Even my major news source, the blogging Bruce Linder, hasn’t hit this one yet, but I heard one person yesterday. […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

HARD FALL, GYM ASSIST, GOLDEN TICKET FOR READERS

November 18, 2019 by

People fall, old and young, they slip and take a hard fall. Blame gravity. After gravity, the blame list gets a little murky. The best thing to do before, and after, a fall is ask what you’ve learned. No need to ask it out loud where anyone can hear you, just a quiet assessment is […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , ,

NEW iPAD WITH GENERIC EMAIL? WHY?

November 17, 2019 by

I did what people do when their smart-phone battery gets old and weak: buy a new battery, or buy a new phone. No one said anything about an iPad. So, there I was in the Bridgeport Apple Store waiting on the appointment I’d made the day before.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , , , ,

HOPEFUL PEOPLE ARE HELPFUL PEOPLE

November 14, 2019 by

I can’t agree with the conflict between millennials and baby boomers. That’s not what hopeful people do. You won’t agree either by the end of this post. I’ll start at the boomer beginning and go forward from there. You’re going to read some uncomfortable truths, but they’ll make sense and smooth out by the end.

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,

FROM BOOT CAMP TO VETERANS DAY 2019

November 11, 2019 by

The greatest way to see what the rest of humanity looks like is by joining the army and going through boot camp. From the mild mannered kid who turned into Sergeant Rock with his provisional rank, the college grad who joined to become an air traffic controller, they all had dreams. First they had to […]

Filed Under: What's Up Tagged With: , , ,