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YEARLY AFFLECK APPEAL: WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT NOW

December 9, 2019 by

The Hollywood press has ignored the Affleck Appeal, but still proven itself a good movie star pusher. Not all of the stories about movie stars are true, but with a push from the Hollywood press, what would you expect? Fortunately, gossipcop.com has cleared things up. Ben Affleck has been in the Hollywood news recently, based […]

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NEW BLOG QUESTION ON TWITTER, SO I ANSWERED

December 8, 2019 by

During a cruise through the twitterverse, one interesting question appeared, the question of starting a new blog. The query seemed sincere, so I responded with this: use WordPress, genesis framework, and a mobile-ready Studiopress theme, along with yoast seo. Now you’re ready to launch. It turned into a useful conversation with a writer in what […]

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SHORTHAND FOR OK BOOMER? OK, B

December 6, 2019 by

Can we finally stop the OK Boomer fun? What’s it been, a week, a month, ten years, since it first came out? Let’s clean it up a little, maybe cut a syllable to a simple “Ok, B.” Baby boomers don’t want to tax the time others take to say something as clever as “Ok, boomer.” […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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? […]

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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