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MONA LISA ON THE RUN

August 22, 2019 by

Via Rick Steves: “Due to renovation works in the Louvre, the Mona Lisa has been temporarily moved to a different wing of the museum.” Mona Lisa travels, gets a new wall, hides out. Such a mystery.

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TOM McCALL WATERFRONT PARK SUNDAY

August 19, 2019 by

We’ve heard the same thing all out lives: Get outside. More than once we’ve said it to others. How often do we tell ourselves to ‘get outside?’ That’s what I told myself Sunday and outside meant Waterfront Park in downtown Portland, Oregon. I knew my audience.

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EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION MEANS KNOW YOUR AUDIENCE

August 17, 2019 by

Have you ever tried reaching people, but instead of responding, they lay around like a bunch of logs? Effective communication says there’s two reasons for this: One, they might be logs, and two, you need to work on your presentation. Check carefully to know which is which.

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AGING SUPPORT SYSTEM? WHAT TO DO

August 16, 2019 by

What is a support system and why does it matter? You see, in the top pic, a post supporting railing on a second story deck. This is a support system for those who like to lean on deck railing. Instead of fixing it, I used a potted tree to block access. Did I hope the […]

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FASHION FORWARD: HOW TO DRESS AMERICA

August 15, 2019 by

Lady Liberty greeted my in-laws when they sailed on the Queen Elizabeth from England to Canada showing them how to dress America. She wore the same frock then as she does now with diagonally draped material pinned to her left shoulder and her bare right arm raised overhead holding the torch of liberty. It’s been […]

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AESTHETIC MEDICINE: ASKING THE RIGHT MOLE REMOVAL QUESTION

August 13, 2019 by

I met my future mother in law for the first time and didn’t notice anything unusual. When I married her daughter I still didn’t see anything that needed attention. Then kids changed everything, namely grandkids.

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GOVERNMENT GOALS: TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE

August 12, 2019 by

Does it take a movie star, or blogger, to help get out the vote? Probably not, but it can’t hurt either, especially when the voter numbers look so sketchy. If the question is why vote, I know the answer.

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WHY CHANGE IS A TWO WAY DEAL

August 9, 2019 by

When you know it’s wrong, make an effort to change. I change, you change, we all change. Agree? Whether it’s for the better or not is the final question. Once I changed from blue jeans to green jeans. Since it was in grade school when the dress code was strictly enforced by peer pressure it […]

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MY CANCER: THE MYTH VS REALITY

August 8, 2019 by

(Spoiler: It’s not my cancer, your cancer, or anyone’s cancer. It’s just cancer and it needs killing instead of you, me, or anyone else.) Calling something as awful as cancer, “My cancer,” doesn’t feel right. I don’t claim ownership, I’ll never claim ownership. My loyal readers know the rest of the story, that cancer gets […]

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HOW TO ‘GROW UP AND GET OVER IT’

August 7, 2019 by

There are people and places that will hurt your feelings. Since my feelings have been hurt and I learned to grow up and get over it, I will share how that works. Learning to grow up isn’t something that comes and goes, not when new challenges require new ways to grow. I thought people a […]

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