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DOG OWNER APOLOGY LONG TIME COMING

April 17, 2019 by

    Like so many others with a heart that beats regularly, I’ve been around dogs most of my life, at least the parts I’ve shared with others. My childhood dog was actually my children’s childhood dog since my childhood dog didn’t stick around long enough for the proverbial ‘dog bond.’ Rusty wasn’t a good […]

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STATE OF OREGON GETS BEAVER IN ’69

April 16, 2019 by

Too cute. Best of any state? Yes, it is.

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AXE WORK, PART TWO

April 15, 2019 by

Fair warning on axe work: Be Careful. With one you could get maimed pretty good. Sink a blade into your shin or foot and what do you get? Lots of noise, concern, and a feeling that you shouldn’t be trusted with sharp tools. But that’s not you, right?

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PROMOTE AMERICAN FUTURE WITH AN AXE

April 14, 2019 by

Without getting into the details, I’ve somehow collected about fifteen axes. I’ve become an axe repository. Along with axes for wood, I’ve found six guitars around the house. I claim one. ‘Why the axes,’ I wonder when I add them all up. Then it came to me. America was built with an axe of one […]

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THERE’S CANCER STORIES, THEN THERE’S CANCER STORIES

April 11, 2019 by

This is one of the more engaging cancer stories. In my research of cancer stories for my memoir, I’ve read a few. This is a great cancer story from the New Yorker. Thanks to facebook friend Pam Parker for the link. It’s about the individual who doesn’t fit the system just right. It’s about the […]

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MUSIC, BEER, HELP BRAIN FUNCTION? SCIENCE SAYS YES

April 10, 2019 by

If math is the universal language, then music rules the galaxy. Play music and things happen upstairs. What better place to check it out than a visit to Be Brain Fit. They show a lot of mental positives with music. “Like what?” you ask.

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CALIFORNIA BOT FITNESS, OREGON STYLE

April 9, 2019 by

Do you know the feeling of new readers replacing bots after posting on fitness? Or new bots replacing old bots? California bots almost feel like a step in the right direction. But they’re not.

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WORKOUT MESSAGES, SECRET MEANINGS

April 8, 2019 by

The best workout advice ever given? “Listen to your body.” This is especially true as we age, at least for those who believe in aging. More likely ‘listen to your body’ is the best excuse for no workout. “I can’t lift today. I listened to my body and it said drink beer and eat trash.” […]

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TIGARD POLICE EVENT: HOW NOT TO GET SHOT, pt2

April 7, 2019 by

 A helpful conversation after Tigard Police Event. Open communication reduces tension, or can help reduce tension. I kept that in mind before starting a conversation about the Tigard Police event in my front yard. The owner of a local house with loads of traffic caught me cruising the cul-de-sac. She parked in the middle of […]

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BOOMERPDX: FORTY STATES HIT THIS BLOG

April 5, 2019 by

Blogging is dead, long live blogging? Does that mean boomerpdx is dead, too? Or, All hail the podcast? Now I need a boomerpdx podcast? Books were called dead not too long ago, but they refused to go quietly. What, I’ve got to write a book to support books and reading? Reading was dying, but didn’t […]

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