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FRAGILE CONDITIONS FOR A HAPPY LIFE

April 15, 2023 by

Fragile conditions lay all around us but we never notice until fragile turns into broken. Speak up too early and you’re ‘One Of Them’, a worry wort, or attention whore, or you’ve too much time on your hands, kind of person. I’ve seen a message, maybe you too, that life on earth is dependent on […]

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FOLLOWING TRADITIONS KEEP PORTLAND CONNECTIONS FRESH

October 6, 2022 by

Following traditions isn’t always convenient: “What, we have to do this again?” But once you start, try to keep them.  Sharing traditions with others makes everyone stronger.

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PORTLAND BURDEN FROM DOWNTOWN TO HOMETOWN

October 3, 2022 by

Every city has a dream of tranquility, prosperity, and safety. Portland, Oregon has a burden. But what is the Portland burden? The city is supposed to be better. Now what?

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ADDITIONAL PROOF? HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH

May 8, 2022 by

Additional proof is what’s needed to make an official arrest. Can we all agree on that? No one wants a guilty conviction based on one finger pointer. So, what is additional proof?

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ACCEPTABLE LOSSES? WHO DECIDES FOR BOOMERS

March 29, 2022 by

Acceptable losses are like minor surgery. There’s no such things as minor surgery, just minor surgeons. Or, it’s minor surgery if it’s someone else going under the knife. Losses are the same. The closer you are, the less acceptable the loss.

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PRISON TIME DOESN’T WORK FOR EVERYONE

March 19, 2022 by

If you do prison time, what are you supposed to learn? Is education even part of the sentence, or is it a waiting game? People I know have been to prison. One of them twice. Three times is a bigger problem in some states. Oregon has its own sentencing guideline grid.

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AFFIRMING LIFE ON THE EDGE

March 15, 2022 by

How much do I like seeing people work at affirming life? I like it a lot. From this blog I’ve seen how important it is. I’ve also seen the need is never ending when confronted by adversity. A body laying in the street is just such an adversity, and I’m not in a war zone.

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MEATHEAD MIRANDA RIGHTS FOR MORE CLARITY

September 28, 2021 by

Know your rights, your Meathead Miranda rights, before offering an opinion. It may save you problems in the long run. “But I’m not a meathead,” you say? That’s good to know, but like so many things, we’re always the last to know. This might help more than you’d expect: Meathead Miranda rights:

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MESSAGE SENT, FOLLOWED BY REGRET AND HOPE

August 28, 2021 by

The message sent about Portland Oregon is one of hope. When the homeless set up camp, Portland hoped they were comfortable. Protest marchers clashed with Portland police hoping for change. Rival groups faced off. The message sent to them, to us, was there would be no police involvement. I suppose the hope was they would […]

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GENERATION GO: HOW ONE KID MOVED ON THE PANDEMIC

June 1, 2021 by

Generation Go is on the move, but you’ve got to look carefully. For all the hand wringing from old people about the youths, take a break. Chances are good they’ve got something to complain about, problems to solve for other people, but not themselves. It’s a common thing with valid history for baby boomers since […]

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