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AARP WEED: “DON’T BOGART THAT JOINT MY FRIEND, PASS IT OVER TO ME”

October 2, 2019 by

At some point it had to happen: The AARP went front page with weed, calling it medical marijuana. They covered medical conditions and weed quality and bashful confessions on using weed, marijuana, medical marijuana, cannabis. Pick a name you like. To this boomer blogger it all sounds so disingenuous. Why?

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LONDON HEATHROW, LAST LOOK FOR NOW

October 1, 2019 by

The beauty of world capitols like London and Paris shine through on the way out. Not often is the airport one of the most memorable places, and it shouldn’t be, but based on shopping opportunities Heathrow is a must see.

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HOW TO TRAVEL LIKE A GYM RAT

September 28, 2019 by

A gym rat is an expert on gym fashion. Some are better at it than others, but gym fashion is big. Traveling like a gym rat means combining gym fashion with daily wear. Look around any street or mall or library and you’ll see it in action. And no, yoga pants aren’t part of the […]

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LIFELONG MEMORIES IN PARIS AND LONDON: ROLE MODELS FOR PORTLAND OREGON

September 27, 2019 by

Time spent in Paris and London brings comparisons and competition for lifelong memories. People who live in both cities, who have apartments and houses in each, are the best judges. Oddly enough I met just such people on a visit to Bruges, Belgium. What are the chances of meeting people in one country and seeing […]

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COCKFOSTERS SOUNDS RIGHT IN LONDON AND PORTLAND

September 26, 2019 by

Young and old alike can look at a Northwest Portland neighborhood map and figure out the street naming theme. Ankeny, Burnside, Couch, Davis, Everett, Flanders, Glison, Hoyt, Irving, Johnson, and the rest of the alphabet. City planners must have taken the idea from the London Underground?

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EUROPEAN HISTORY NOTES FROM OREGON HISTORIAN

September 24, 2019 by

European history notes from an Oregon historian? Is this a guest blog post from someone new? Good one. No. I’m a history major with a focus on Oregon history along with two decades of history with the Oregon Historical Society. Ask me about material identification. It’s wood, metal, or stone. Or plastic. Ask me about […]

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CROWDED EUROPE? LOOK HARDER AT BRUGES

September 23, 2019 by

I’ll admit that I looked for moments to record without people. Or with fewer people.

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SPEAKERS CORNER SPEECH TO THE MASSES

September 22, 2019 by

My Speakers Corner speech to the masses didn’t go quite according to plan, which is always part of my plan. Actually, I was prompted to take to the ladder. One prompt and I had my speech ready. But Hyde Park is a long haul from one end to the other. How long? Longer than I […]

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FAST TRAIN OUT OF TOWN

September 22, 2019 by

The best part of the Eurostar line connecting to London from Belgium is the walk from the local line to the fast train express. It felt funny taking the oldest form of transportation, feet, out of one station and a good long hike around a shopping center to the fastest train on rails. Adding to […]

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MOVING DAY ON A EURO TRAIN

September 21, 2019 by

It’s feels odd to have a moving day so soon on a travel trip, but here I am killing it on a London bound train from Bruges to Lille with a change in Kortrijk. To keep things exciting the taxi came late to The Pand. He blamed dispatch. I would have blamed dispatch too. During […]

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