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SILENCE IS GOLDEN, THEN IT’S NOT

July 16, 2019 by

Now and then I’ve had to speak up. It started when I got married. Up until then I was a wallflower, a gentle person of meek disposition, always looking for others to give credit to. You know, that kind of guy. Then I got married in a downpour so loud I could barely hear the […]

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LEADERSHIP PATH, PATHOLOGY, OR JUST MOVE OUT OF THE WAY

June 28, 2019 by

As part of an attempt to establish my identity as a guide through events growing more common everyday, I offer Leadership Path, Pathology, Or Get Out Of The Way. It’s a take on ‘Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way,’ the saying hard chargers use when they get lost and don’t want anyone to […]

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MADGE BADGE, STYLE AND ATTITUDE

June 11, 2019 by

The Madge Badge on boomerpdx celebrates the unusual people in rock. From the beginning of time, or the beginning of recorded music, the principals had secret lives. Little Richard was conflicted between rock and church. Jerry Lee Lewis made fateful marriage choices that the changed the arc of his career, Elvis built on their foundation. […]

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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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MY PEOPLE, YOUR PEOPLE, AND CHANGE

May 29, 2019 by

I’ve heard but never said, “The thing that never changes is change.” It comes with, “Change is always hard at first.” Not to forget, “Change is a way of life.” Adapting to change is like climbing a mountain. Yes, I climbed a mountain and can check that box, just not a Mt. Everest traffic jam […]

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TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS IN PORTLAND OREGON

March 12, 2019 by

Today’s the day, Tiny Beautiful Things day, at Portland Center Stage at the Armory. Truth is it could be any play and I’d still go. PCS used to be the go-to stage in Portland for my mother in law and my wife. After she shuffled off this mortal coil, I picked up the slack. Now […]

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WRITING THE BOOK I WAS DESTINED TO WRITE

January 24, 2019 by

    An English major joke goes like this: I like to write poetry, but I suck at writing poetry. So I wrote a short story that was worse than my poem. To fix the problem I wrote a novel and it’s the worst yet, and this explains the deluge of bad writing.

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A PERSONAL PRIVATE LOVE STORY, PART TWO

January 2, 2019 by

    My biggest goal this year is getting my cancer memoir-70’s dating history-love story to a literary agent, to a publisher, to the book store in every airport with books for travelers who need something to avoid thinking about what could wrong on take off and landing and everything wrong where they’re headed. I’ve […]

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Ben Affleck Married “What’s in your wallet” Girl And Lost His Way?

August 26, 2018 by

The Rocky Mountains are indeed rocky on an unreal scale. Literally rocks all over the place. In the ever changing landscape of our lives, we notice when a big rock makes a dangerous move. Ben Affleck is a big rock and he’s on a roll, from celebration to medication, which is what I call it […]

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Auntie Pammy Leaves Legacy Of Lennox Lancer Love

August 2, 2018 by

  Life transitions can mean so many things. After all other guesses run out, the final life transition is the end. Auntie Pammy’s life ended, but she left a legacy of love that’s hard to ignore.   From the time the news went out I thought of the a meme that said, “Write about what […]

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