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ARMY MEDIC: JOB TWO OF FIVE

March 20, 2020 by

Army medic was the job I signed up for when I joined after freshman year in 1974. Army medic was my dad’s idea. The old Marine also advised against joining the Navy, but that’s expected. I went in on the Buddy Plan with a high school buddy. We lasted three days together in receiving, then […]

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MEDICAL SCIENCE vs “I’VE GOT A HUNCH”

March 5, 2020 by

Medical science is not the same as a horse race; you can have a hunch about Big Red in the fifth, but a hunch about medical science? I don’t remember the last time I heard about a medical hunch, if I ever have. But if this hidden memory pops up, I hope the medical hunch […]

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PORTLAND 2019: A GOOD TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO A DECADE

December 31, 2019 by

Even surrounded by the built environment, nature finds a way to remind Portland of its place. That’s Mt. St. Helens in peeking through back, the cute volcano that shot rock and smoke six miles high.

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DECADE ENDS IN SOFT TALK, HARD TRUTHS

December 26, 2019 by

    Me: This decade ends the best of times and worst of times. Them: Did you just make that up, or are you finally going to admit to stealing from Charles Dickens? Me: Writers don’t steal, they borrow. Them: Like the time you borrowed a notebook from Payless in Pony Village?

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FROM BOOT CAMP TO VETERANS DAY 2019

November 11, 2019 by

The greatest way to see what the rest of humanity looks like is by joining the army and going through boot camp. From the mild mannered kid who turned into Sergeant Rock with his provisional rank, the college grad who joined to become an air traffic controller, they all had dreams. First they had to […]

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SPEAKERS CORNER SPEECH TO THE MASSES

September 22, 2019 by

My Speakers Corner speech to the masses didn’t go quite according to plan, which is always part of my plan. Actually, I was prompted to take to the ladder. One prompt and I had my speech ready. But Hyde Park is a long haul from one end to the other. How long? Longer than I […]

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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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REALITY REGISTER HOME CAREGIVER STYLE

July 2, 2019 by

Longtime readers and followers of boomerpdx know the reality register. I learned about it during my home caregiving years. My father in law had Parkinson’s and dementia. I was his link to living at home instead of a nursing home, assisted living, or other accommodations. Picking him up when he was down included reality register. […]

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AMAZON SEARCH FOR BITTER, ANGRY, PROFANE MEMOIR

December 28, 2018 by

    Amazon search is easy, like google, except you can buy the search results right away. Not so much on google prime. I’m not searching as much as researching the competition during editing breaks of my cancer memoir in the works, and happy to find great books on the topic, though not too many […]

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All American Moment Of Serendipitous Patriotism

September 7, 2018 by

    One fine summer day in Philadelphia I found myself walking east on Market Street in the company of friends and family toward Independence Hall.   The Liberty Bell was still in residence.   I remember aunts and uncles and cousins and roommates all hiking toward the July 4th, 1976 Bicentennial speech given by […]

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