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FOUR TWENTY FOR THE YEAR 2019

April 20, 2019 by

Whats the big deal on four twenty? The easy answer is smoke ’em if you’ve got ’em, and it’s not cigarettes. How easy is it to score weed in Oregon? Score used to be the cool word for buying ditch weed in the old days, as in, “Dude, I scored some weed,” and they show […]

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ROSENBERG SUMMER OF 1953

April 19, 2019 by

The Rosenberg summer of 1953 didn’t end well, unless getting the chair in Sing Sing is on your schedule. They were the nice couple who were identified as spies funneling nuclear information to Russia. And they got electrocuted in prison for their effort, aka ‘the chair.’ Famous for being the only two executed for espionage […]

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PORTLAND FUTURE: WHAT TO EXPECT

April 18, 2019 by

What I want to see happen How many times have I driven over the Willamette River and looked at the Eastside thinking of what a Portland future could be? Every time. Early morning works best, especially if you’re leaving town for a short time. When I get back I don’t expect the freeway to be […]

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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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