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CALIFORNIA BOT FITNESS, OREGON STYLE

April 9, 2019 by

Do you know the feeling of new readers replacing bots after posting on fitness? Or new bots replacing old bots? California bots almost feel like a step in the right direction. But they’re not.

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Wild Life And Life In The Wild Not The Same

July 22, 2018 by

  Wild life is what you might see on a safari, or a drive from Portland to Bend. Or your front yard if you live in the woods where deer come to the door.   Living a wild life is not the same. Living wild takes so much energy. Being wild is a tiring option […]

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NO KITTY GENOVESE FOR YOU

July 21, 2018 by

Would an Oregonian save Kitty Genovese? A few years back a little boy in Portland, Oregon was accidentally left on a train platform. He made it home safely with his dad. A young woman stayed with him until his father returned, just a bystander who saw what happened and took time to care. Those few minutes ended happily; it […]

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HEROIN HISTORY TODAY

May 26, 2018 by

A person of heroin interest. Recent events around the Old Blog Coach’s yard brings back memories of the New York neighborhood. Heroin may not be on your radar, but it is stealthy. You don’t know until it’s too late, according to some heroin addicts parents. Still, no need to blame yourselves if your kid spikes […]

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TEACHER ABUSE BAD FOR STUDENT BODY

May 24, 2018 by

  How does a seasoned school administrator lose their job by ignoring students? When they decide some student voices are more important than others.   The old saying about a squeaky wheel getting the grease may apply here, but the school official was out of lube. Now they’re out of a job, or will be […]

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WEAPONS FOR HOME DEFENSE: WHERE DO YOU LIVE?

March 23, 2018 by

    Home defense begins in the home, but you knew that. The real question of weapons and home defense starts with location, location, location.   I met a Portland man who bought a former crack house. Customers who didn’t get the press report on the crack wire crawled through his windows for a year. […]

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Forgiveness Work, Once You Start It Never Ends

September 30, 2017 by

    The hardest part about forgiveness work is knowing where to stop. And when.   If life is spinning out of control and you’re grasping for a line, a branch, a helping hand, forgiveness may not be the first thing on your mind. Hard to forgive anything with the roof crashing down and the […]

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BEAVERTON, PORTLAND’S EASTSIDE FOR ADULTS

April 1, 2017 by

  Beaverton sees Portland as a necessity of suburban life. They need a city nearby But it doesn’t work the other way around. Portland sees Beaverton in the same lot as Tigard, Lake Oswego, Gresham, even Vancouver. Suburbs feeding off the urban tube. You can defend any town, but a suburb takes more thought. Start […]

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A NEIGHBORHOOD MURDER

February 4, 2015 by

How Close Is Too Close? Social media beat regular news to the punch. Again. No, it wasn’t Arab Spring and twitter. Not a former USSR satellite and a new Russian claim. How about a nice Portland, Oregon suburb and facebook? A facebook friend posted the story the moment they saw it…from Texas. The official story […]

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SEX, DRUGS, AND ROCK AND ROLL. OR JUST DRUGS

July 24, 2014 by

How To Live Next To A Heroin House. A move to the suburbs in most cities means a move away from drugs and crime. Not Portland, Oregon. My inner eastside apartment was too dangerous for a young family. Houses had metal barred windows and bad yards. The juice was never changing. It was a bad […]

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