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ROAD TRIP AMERICA WITH LEWIS AND CLARK AND BOOKS

June 13, 2021 by

The road trip for the original Corps of Discovery hit this beach in 1805. The modern Corps of Discovery pulled up in a tour bus yesterday and marched to the spot above the beach. That’s one way of doing it. There are other ways, but they all have things in common with Lewis and Clark. […]

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AMERICAN METAPHOR: TRY AND PAY ATTENTION

November 6, 2020 by

An American metaphor can be a traffic ticket that comes with certain instructions, the main one being pay up. Or a presidential election, but traffic ticket first. If a driver feels unfairly targeted, there’s a court option. Even if it’s fair and you know you are guilty, a court challenge could succeed if the ticketing […]

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HISTORY MATTERS MORE THAN OPINIONS? USUALLY

August 2, 2020 by

History matters when someone starts explaining things beyond their grasp. If you don’t understand the basics of a single topic, then everything sounds authoritative. So how is it possible to tell the difference between a crackpot and a legitimate source? If you trust a blogger who gets with it an a daily basis, you’re on […]

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PREDICTING FUTURE HEALTH CONCERNS

February 4, 2019 by

I don’t always post about health, but when I do it’s life or death, not a sniffle. Read on.

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DONALD TRUMP, JUST ANOTHER SMALL TOWN BOY?

April 11, 2018 by

    By paying attention and listening harder, I’ve learned what it means when men are who they say they are, and when they aren’t. All gets strained through a small town filter of right and wrong, good and bad, the perceived values of small town life where everything happens on the front yard.   […]

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AUTHOR PHOTOS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS? Pt.1

March 16, 2018 by

    Do Not Make Direct Eye Contact?   This man looks like he might be blind, which explains the eye contact part. The other part is what an author looks like from different time periods. There’s little difference in the region under a beard from any period.   If Mt. Rushmore for writers needs […]

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DNA AND SPORTS TRAUMA

August 6, 2015 by

How Does American Football And Sports Trauma Help World Peace? For all the care and concern over health in football, it’s still the biggest draw in sports. And the most traumatic. From NFL stadiums to local youth league fields, and everywhere in between, coaches learn how to spot injuries early. In the youth leagues parents […]

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Portland, Boomer Writer Magnet

October 14, 2013 by

Boomer NW Introduces Courtney Pierce. Like iron shavings on a magnet, baby boomer writers cling to Portland. Why? It’s not because flavorwire.com lists 20 great American cities for writers. Not when Portland, Oregon comes in 17th with Jersey City, NJ and Iowa City, Iowa on either side. If you were a Milwaukie novelist where would you meet a […]

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