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LEARNING LEADERSHIP: WHERE TO START AND END

October 4, 2019 by

The idea of learning leadership begins the first time you do what you are told to do. Usually it starts with a mom or a dad. If not them, maybe a teacher or coach. If it happens to be some jackass in the neighborhood a few years older, then it’s going to be a defective […]

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MY STILL LIFE WATERCOLOR

September 2, 2019 by

It’s a still life watercolorOf a now-late afternoonAs the sun shines through the curtained laceAnd shadows wash the room Every time I walk out the front door I hear water falling. Instead of running to find the source, I remember it’s a yard fountain. I’ve grown so accustomed to the sound that the silence left […]

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GYM LIFE CHRONICLE pt 2

July 26, 2019 by

Me asking gym strongman: What workout program do you follow? Strongman: Gives five minutes on how to cycle off and on steroids. Me: Why do I ask anyone anything?

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PERFECT FATHER’S DAY PORTLAND PRIDE PARADE

June 17, 2019 by

A Portland pride parade shows the city like no other parade on the schedule. Rose Festival parade, Twilight parade, I’ve seen them. Chinese New Year parade? I’ve walked with the dragons twice. I’m kind of a Portland parade guy. I like walking in the streets without having to watch for cars. The wife and I […]

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DOG OWNER APOLOGY LONG TIME COMING

April 17, 2019 by

Like so many others with a heart that beats regularly, I’ve been around dogs most of my life, at leas the parts I’ve shared with others. My childhood dog was actually my children’s childhood dog since my childhood dog didn’t stick around long enough for the proverbial ‘dog bond.’ Rusty wasn’t a good fit with […]

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THERE’S CANCER STORIES, THEN THERE’S CANCER STORIES

April 11, 2019 by

This is one of the more engaging cancer stories. In my research of cancer stories for my memoir, I’ve read a few. This is a great cancer story from the New Yorker. Thanks to facebook friend Pam Parker for the link. It’s about the individual who doesn’t fit the system just right. It’s about the […]

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CONNECTIONS: MCDONALDS HAND DRYER, WASHINGTON VOICES, FAST LAW

January 28, 2019 by

    Connections? They are what you hope for when you network at a gathering; what you hope for when you plug something into the wall and turn it on. Personal connections, professional connections, electrical connections; they all ought to work if you follow the usual instructions. Share something of value, listen for help, and […]

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TAKE A MERKLEY MINUTE IN BEAVERTON TOWN HALL

January 3, 2019 by

    What do you get when you attend a Senator Jeff Merkley town hall meeting? I parked the car in a neighborhood near Conestoga Rec Center off 125th in Beaverton. Fifteen minutes from my driveway and I had time to attend? So I did. It took more than a Merkley minute for the hole […]

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Dylan Song For 2018 Mid-Term Elections

August 17, 2018 by

Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There’s a battle outside And it is ragin’. It’ll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin’.  

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Bob Dylan Time Shift From Second Gear To Overdrive

August 16, 2018 by

    Like so many today, I also feel change in the wind, and like any baby boomer worthy of the tag, I consult the only text reliable enough to lay it all out in understandable language.   No, not the Bible, or any religious narratives.   I turn to Bob Dylan, and so should […]

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