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OREGON SPORTS ILLUSTRATED COVERS AND MORE

January 20, 2024 by

Oregon sports didn’t begin with Steve Prefontaine, but he was the first Oregonian on the cover of Sports Illustrated. At least that’s what the smart-guy talent online say. Sports Illustrated and I were born the same year. With the end of the magazine this week everyone is sad. I’m sad even though my subscription lapsed […]

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ENTHUSIASTIC ENERGY FOR BETTER LIVING

January 10, 2024 by

Enthusiastic energy comes from a special place. Sports fans show it at every game, match, or contest. Literary fans show it at readings and awards. The difference?

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LAST POST BEFORE 2023 WRAPS

December 31, 2023 by

This is my last post? No, not THAT last post, just the last of the year. Has 2023 been good to you, or is it leaving with a Last Post wish? “Eternity Now?” Why not step into 2024 with a moonrise like the one up there ^ ?

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CHRISTMAS CONTRAST: LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR

December 22, 2023 by

A Christmas contrast happens every year. Whenever some adult says, “I remember when I was a kid. Christmas was different,” is just the start. Different? Compared to what? Was Christmas nicer?

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CHRISTMAS HOF: THE COUNTDOWN

December 18, 2023 by

The Christmas HOF, or Hall of Fame, began when your dad gave your mom a new car wrapped in a big bow? That didn’t happen where I grew up. The new car back then was a 1968 Volkswagen camper for a family that rarely camped. But it had its usefulness. Eventually. There’s nothing like pulling […]

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ALTERNATIVE FACTS FROM B TO Y

December 3, 2023 by

What is the first face you see when you hear Alternative Facts? Colonel Jessup in cover-up mode? Probably not. That’s Jack Nicholson acting up a storm, a furious storm, right before he found himself handled by guards and escorted to jail for his cover-up role. So where did alternative facts come from?

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DUCK BREATH FROM HURRICANE TO PAC12 SIGH

December 2, 2023 by

Duck breath is the same as Husky breath. If the Huskies had lost. Duck breath is a long exhale of joyful expectations and maybe a little spit. That’s what happens when a big one gets away, and the final PAC12, PAC10, PAC8 game was a big one.

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OREGON DUCK FOOTBALL WIN OPENS FLOODGATES OF HOPE

November 25, 2023 by

Oregon Duck football is to sports fans what hot sauce is to a taco. A favorite food-stuff is easily ruined by the wrong sauce. But the right sauce brings glory and memories flooding out like the Columbia River pouring through a Bonneville dam turbine.

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THE WESTERN WAY + + +

October 26, 2023 by

The western way shows a solitary figure on a journey of self-discovery. That was my goal when I started. Just me and the boys and a dog. John, Bill, Stu, and Ruby. I would encase the memory like high-silica ground water does to fallen logs buried in mud. Except my memory would take three weeks, […]

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THE MARRIAGE TRIP LOSER: DON’T DO THAT

October 8, 2023 by

A marriage trip can go any number of ways, including off the tracks. My wife once got a phone call from an old flame recently divorced saying they were passing through and wanted to catch up. Seems innocent enough? One thing led to another until I went negative full-jerk. Why? Because I know things about […]

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