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FAMILY TIME SUNSET ON THE WESTERN EDGE

Family time needs a motto, and this could be one: “It’s better to create something and be criticized that to create nothing and criticize others.” But what feeds the creative force?

KRIS KRISTOFFERSON MAKES IT THROUGH THE NIGHT

Kris Kristofferson died yesterday. I found out in a text from one of my guitar guys. “RIP Bobby McGee.” We mourned Tom Petty’s passing, now Kris. In baby boomer world, it’s reminder of our tenuous grip on life.

BIG TIME TAKES SMALL STEPS: THE GATE

The big time is closer than you think, closer than I thought. It’s easy to miss if you don’t look closely. The wood in the picture is an example.

TAKING TIME, MAKING TIME

Taking time for the little things is something we’re supposed to do. Making time to get it right is always the challenge. In some worlds, maybe yours, time is elusive, slippery, until you get rewired one way or the other.

OPB PEOPLE IN BEAVERTON’S RESER

OPB people gathered Thursday night for a radio show at The Reser in Beaverton. Maybe it’s the same crowd for every Live Wire show, but I don’t know. I’ve been to one other on Portland’s Eastside and both had one thing in common: Old people who know how to have a laugh.

SENIOR CITIZEN TO JUNIOR CITIZEN

Being a senior citizen is easy. Wake up every day and thank your parents for decent DNA and a good immune system. That’s it, except for the other stuff. The other stuff? What other stuff?

DECISION MAKING BEHIND THE CURTAIN

Decision making used to be a coin flip. To be, or not to be; go, or no go. Were those simpler days, or just poor memories? Social media says hold my beer.

HARD LIVING ON PURPOSE

Hard living is something to avoid, most of the time. I’ve heard it said at funerals: “They had a hard life.” And it’s true, but is it avoidable?

YOUNG DUDES WHO VOTE?

Young dudes who talk about voting have a look. Some wear a suit and tie, an expression like they’re looking at the sun, and get their hair cut high and tight like the special force they feel a part of. You’ve seen them in pictures, on camera, looking fierce. Maybe they are fierce? Incel fierce?

YOUNG MEN LEARNING TO VOTE

Young men can do their own math on voting, but I’ll help: One man, one vote; one woman, one vote. You have one vote, bro, and it may not seem like much, but that’s what it is. One. Vote. Does it even matter enough to bother with? One vote may not seem like much, but […]