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WHAT READERS DO? READERS GONNA READ, READ, READ

March 12, 2020 by

Real readers handle books different than than rest of us. Who is that real reader? I watched a librarian friend pick up a book and go through the process. From contents to index, then everything in between, he handled the book like a pro. He was a pro, but what about the rest of us?

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FOOTBALL SOCIAL DISTANCING THEME SONG BY STING

March 11, 2020 by

Don’t stand, don’t stand soDon’t stand so close to meDon’t stand, don’t stand soDon’t stand so close to me

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PORTLAND WAY ON A CLEAR SUNDAY: WHAT DID YOUR TOWN LOOK LIKE

March 10, 2020 by

The Portland way means something different to everyone who crosses the city line. But the Portland way is the same thing for everyone who lived here and left. People miss Portland more than they thought they would. Why is that? Please proceed.

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EARLY SCHOOL RIVALRIES FUEL LIFETIME OF CONTENTION

March 6, 2020 by

Early school rivalries explain so much about how we interact with one another. I started school at sea level; the rivalry schools were on higher ground. That’s where kids from the fancy part of town learned how important they were and why they were better. At least that was the theory in first grade. Sports […]

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MEDICAL SCIENCE vs “I’VE GOT A HUNCH”

March 5, 2020 by

Medical science is not the same as a horse race; you can have a hunch about Big Red in the fifth, but a hunch about medical science? I don’t remember the last time I heard about a medical hunch, if I ever have. But if this hidden memory pops up, I hope the medical hunch […]

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LOVE RULES ON PORTLAND PARK BLOCKS AND BLACK HEARTS

March 4, 2020 by

It was a dark and stormy night for love rules? No, not stormy, but dark, and I was in a certain space somewhere between regret and remorse. So maybe it was stormy after all, my own little shower of despair. It started with a conversation inside a Willamette Writers meeting, which is always a challenge. […]

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ANNUAL BEN AFFLECK APPEAL FOR 2020

March 3, 2020 by

This year the Affleck Appeal gets right to the point: time is not on anyone’s side, except Keith Richards. Now that Keith has given up hard drinking, and standing back from the cigarettes, he would be a good role model for Ben on his way back to the top of Hollywood. But first a few […]

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REASSURING NORMAL IN ALL THE MEDIA NOISE

February 29, 2020 by

Reassuring normal, or a sense of normal, is a parental duty to children. Keep them calm during turmoil so mom and dad can find a way out of their turbulence. Keep the little grinders on a regular schedule: breakfast time, clean-up time, story time, lunch time, nap time, exercise time, dinner time, reading time, bed […]

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HISTORICAL DREAM OF PARIS AND VERSAILLES

February 28, 2020 by

One historical dream, a recurring dream for adventurers and scholars, is being somewhere important by yourself. Imagine renting Disneyland, except it’s Versailles. And you’ve got it all to yourself.

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ART WORLD DEFAULTS TO TRUTH IN THE ORSAY

February 27, 2020 by

Did the art world need a change in 1849? Who knows, I was just trying to keep up on a march through Paris in 2019. Ah, Paris. Just saying the name brings it all back: the museums, memorials, and churches; the neighborhoods, the Metro, and Versailles. Nothing hit harder than the painting in the top […]

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