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PANHANDLING THE PANHANDLERS IN PHILADELPHIA

April 29, 2020 by

Panhandling is an urban characteristic that brings diverse emotions. For some, the response it, “Don’t talk to me.” Followed by, “Don’t make your problem my problem.” The reverse: “I don’t have change, but please take this ten dollar bill.” The response is different with the roles reversed.

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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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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE MEDAL OF COURAGE FOR DAN PATRICK

August 2, 2019 by

I don’t know why, but my wife isn’t a fan of sports talk radio. She says it’s all about men trying to sound angry enough to make their opinions seem to matter. I blame Jim Rome, one of my favorites over the years. How often do we hop in the car and she says, “Quick, […]

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MARIJUANA: ADDICT OR ACTIVIST

July 13, 2019 by

By now most folks understand the marijuana difference between 1969 and 2019. Finger counting shows fifty years between the two. In 1969 people bought a lid, four fingers, maybe three, an ounce, a stick, or a brick for the daring. In 1969 people knew people who stayed anonymous. Hand over the money and the person […]

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FIRST LETTERS IN MEMOIR: M E

July 11, 2019 by

I interrupted my blogging career when a story that needs telling appeared. The cancer that jumped to a bump on my neck opened the door to a bigger picture than, “Oh my, cancer in my neck. How did this happen?” I’ll always wonder how it happened, wonder how things would have been without it, wonder […]

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HOW TO GARDEN ON A GAY PROUD DAY

June 4, 2019 by

You look at a patch of ground in the yard and wonder, ‘could that mess every grow anything worthwhile, worth eating?’ So you throw some seeds one year, sprinkle some water. And nothing. After hardscaping with walls and patios, cleared space to grow vegetables one proud day, you end up with a bowl of rocks. […]

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CHOOSING CHOICE: THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR YOU

May 28, 2019 by

Choosing choice is as American as America gets. From remembering to mind your own business, to ‘Don’t Tread On Me,’ we are a nation of individuals. And because we come from all points of the compass, not everyone agrees with everyone else. One thing we practice, and need more, is agreeing about the freedom of […]

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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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PLAYLIST SONG BREAKDOWN: DISCUSS

March 28, 2019 by

70’s kids heard classic rock when it was new. And we’ve heard it ever since, song after song after song. Like many 70’s kids I took a guitar lesson and forgot about it. My big song was Down In The Valley. I learned it in Jansen Music in Pony Village, North Bend Oregon. When I […]

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THE BOOK OF YOU THIS TIME

March 5, 2019 by

Who can predict the future? There’s no book that tells the tale. If you know someone who says they can predict the future, feel free to ignore them. This blog doesn’t come from the future, it’s right now. Maybe a little history of days past mixed in, but it always circles back to today. Now. […]

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