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NEXT ANGRY MAN UP IN THE WHITE HOUSE

December 6, 2016 by

Preparing the angry White House. How to tell if an angry man moves into an angry White House? It’s not because so many edited pictures show him mouthing either “F” or a “U.” That’s simply bad journalism, a smear, sour grapes. No one carries around a resting “F” face followed by a resting “U” face. […]

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THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE LISTENS TO JOEL SALATIN?

November 29, 2016 by

If anyone pays attention it ought to be the Secretary of Agriculture.   Where do you find yourself on food talk? Eat and move on? Cook and consume? Or maybe something with drama like the cooking show Chopped? Thoughts about food, more than just sitting down to eat, or fast food on the run, is […]

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LADY GAGA RECONNECTS ROOTS

November 23, 2016 by

Did Tony Bennett win a Nobel Prize? It’s fair to call Lady Gaga the Prince of her generation. She covers so many eras, does everything so well. Both look good in purple. But Prince never embraced Tony Bennett, and Tony looks a ripe purple. Point for Gaga.

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MILLENNIAL WORKER, MILLENNIAL GRINDER REVIEW

November 20, 2016 by

How to know if a millennial worker is a grinder.   Baby boomers remember a junior high class where they learned how to present themselves in the best light. Maybe you remember that class, because I don’t. But I do remember my millennials worker kid in a class taught by a man we met on […]

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OREGON’S BOOMER BLOGGER

November 9, 2016 by

An interview with BoomerPdx, Oregon’s Boomer Blogger   You are Oregon’s boomer blogger? How did that happen? By default. Baby Boomer bloggers seem obsessed with two things. Dating and retirement dominate that part of the blogosphere. Doesn’t that make sense? As a generation you’re going headlong into the retirement age. As a generation of horn […]

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OREGON VOTER REMORSE HISTORY

November 2, 2016 by

Regrets? Oregon voter has had a few. American elections seem to have the same choices: Bad and Worse. Pick one and you wish you’d picked the other. Like early pioneers’ choice of floating the Columbia River rapids, or traversing the Barlow Road, once you take one you wish you were on the other. The 2016 […]

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WHO CRIES MOST? NON-VOTER

October 20, 2016 by

Non-voters need change, will do anything for change. Anything, they say. Except vote. Every excuse is a good excuse to not vote, just don’t say the dog ate your ballet. Instead, use these tried and true non-voter lines: I got my registration in late. I moved. I thought my driver’s license was enough. Or,

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE SACRED SIX PACK

October 18, 2016 by

Did Bruce Springsteen grow artistically from bad parenting? Here’s the real question: Did growing up with a dad who smoked ’em when he had ’em, and worked a six pack in the dark, make Bruce Springsteen who is today? His old man was hooked on Camels, or Marlboro’s, or Winstons,  and liked to cool them […]

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YOUNG DONALD TRUMP IN HOLLYWOOD

October 10, 2016 by

How would a young Donald Trump handle being grabbed in Hollywood? Powerful men in modern times see themselves above normal rules. It’s the same story of big boys in every era: “You don’t tell ME what to do.” Donald Trump is no exception. But a young Donald Trump visiting Hollywood to make his name? How […]

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YOUNG ADULT WILLAMETTE WRITERS

October 5, 2016 by

How old are Young Adult Willamette Writers?   Writing for the Young Adult market keeps you young. Reading Young Adult literature keeps you young. Agenting for Young Adult writers keeps you young, too. Fiona Kenshole of Transatlantic Agency proved those points talking about Young Adult Willamette Writers in Portland’s Old Church. How did she do […]

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