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THE GREAT LEAP FOR SPORTS DREAMS IN PORTLAND

The Great Leap is on stage in downtown Portland, Oregon. It’s a solid jumper, a score for the home team. Who would have guessed four actors could show history so well? And do a basketball game without players and made it feel as real as any last second drama. No fouls called on this play.

OLYMPIC SPORTS EVENTS THAT HAVE CHANGED THE MOST?

The original Olympics had two sports events: Running and Wrestling. The funny part states that if you couldn’t wrestle, you ran, had to run, or the wresters would catch you. Every sport since has fit somewhere between wrestling and running. At least that’s the theory.

WHY LEGITIMATE POLITICAL DISCOURSE NEEDS SOME SCHOOLING

Since I’m an expert on political discourse I’ll tell you how I became such an expert After reading this, see if the same criteria applies to others who claim expertise in legitimate political discourse. For me, it all started in second grade. Experts, believable experts, need early references.

RESPECT MATTERS MORE TODAY? HERE’S WHY

When self respect seems like a forgone conclusion, there’s trouble. “Self respect? Of course I’ve got it, why wouldn’t I?” Here’s the key: If you don’t have respect for others, how can you respect yourself? While you’re thinking about a clever excuse of an answer, let’s keep it simple: You can’t respect yourself if you […]

OREGON MEMBER RINGS THE CHRISTMAS BELLS

This Oregon member left the state to look around. Twice. And I found out why I like it here better than there. This is how I explain it to my kids:

PARENTAL ADVICE FROM THE HISTORY OF ALL PARENTAL ADVICE

Parental advice is best served as a hand-me-down plate. That is, tell your kids what your parents told you so they’ll know what to tell their kids. Sound complicated? It’s not. Instead, it is listening, listening and understanding. It goes like this:

MENTAL CONDITIONING WITH PLATO FOR THE LIFE WIN

Mental conditioning and physical conditioning combine for the mind-body perfection of human beings. That’s the ideal according to Coach Plato, who was quite a combo on his own. The Athenian philosopher Plato (c.428-347 B.C.) is one of the most important figures of the Ancient Greek world and the entire history of Western thought. An important […]

HOLIDAY HEART SYNDROME REVIEW FROM CARDIAC REHAB

Holiday heart syndrome information hits home when you hear about it during a session in cardiac rehab. Everyone in the room, except the staff, wore a heart monitor power pack strapped around their neck with three contacts attached to wires. White contact attached to the right collar bone, the other two on the side below […]

SPORTS LITERACY FOR BOOMERS: KNOW WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

Sports literacy runs through all sports, not just your favorite team, or my favorite team, though that would make things so much easier. It’s more than the Yankees, the Cowboys, or the Celtics; more than the Mariners, Seahawks, and your Portland Trail Blazers. On Friday nights it’s more than the high school football playoffs, more […]

TRAVELING MAN RIDES TIME MACHINE TO SWEET HOME

A traveling man sees new things, and a few old things, too. It doesn’t have to be something spectacular, one of a kind, or priceless. Just different. Need something to break up the sameness of normal life before you melt down? Take a trip.