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PORTLAND, OREGON – 1971 – DRIVE CAREFULLY

Portland, Oregon, city of dreams, or the end of the line.
The end of the western line may be Astoria, but let’s stick to Portland.
This blog post shows approaches to town on different roads.

 

Well it’s all right, riding around in the breeze
Well it’s all right, if you live the life you please
Well it’s all right, doing the best you can
Well it’s all right, as long as you lend a hand

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THE MISSING PART ON A GUITAR? YOU

You’ve got plans, you make plans, and there’s always a missing part.
If you’re getting older and reading about the aging brain, you start worrying about your brain, and everyone your age with a functioning brain.
What about that baby boomer brain? Is it getting slippery? Harder to hold on to?
Then you read something about playing a musical instrument to improve focus and sustain concentration.
Sound like you yet? It goes two ways:
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YES, I CAN HEAR YOU. ARE YOU LISTENING TODAY?

I’m listening today, like every day, for that special spark of something, something interesting, but I’d settle for less.
Short of that, I hope for something that jumps out from social media, something blog-worthy.
That’s a big deal with a blog, a big deal for writers, finding a topic to expand on.
Too often they look inward and tell of their struggles with what seems like normal, everyday, ordinary, life for the rest of us.
It’s not easy for everyone, and can grow more difficult with time.
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FULL MOON ROCK AND ROLL

It’s best to have a full moon and rock and roll playing during a lunar eclipse.
These ladies are showing the back catalogue.
Which one’s pink? I don’t know, but I see the dark side of the moon.
Music and celestial events go hand in hand, like Pink Floyd during a Pink Moon.
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DARK MOON RISING

The dark moon hit my eye last night in Portland, Oregon.
Tucked away on the 14th floor near the Willamette River with friends and drinks, I interrupted everything for a special announcement:
“I see a bad moon rising.”
It looked huge, this moonrise, and kept getting bigger and more interesting.
What’s not to like about a big moon breaking through the clouds?
Except it wasn’t the clouds. What the heck was going on out there?

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VETERAN SOLUTIONS FOR VETERAN PROBLEMS

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F CANCER WALK DOWN PORTLAND SOUTH PARK BLOCKS

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ANNUAL BODY CLEANSING AND AGE MANAGEMENT

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BOOMER BUCKET LIST: SNOW MACHINE

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ON THE GROUND

  Ty likes the way Mandy’s earrings lay, against her skin so brown. They’ll fly to Hawaii next week, after their wedding vows. He’s got a peaceful, easy, feeling, he knows she won’t let him down. Because they’re already standing on the ground.   Mandy found out a long time ago, what love can do […]

MILLENNIAL APOLOGY SINKS IN

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TIME TRAVEL WITH GUITARS TUNED GOOD AND FIRM WOMEN

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SASQUATCH BIG RIG vs REAL LIFE RIG

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Continental Divide: A Place Not An Attitude

  Since I was in the neighborhood I kept a look out for this sign: Continental Divide.   It goes one way or the other. Water follows the path of least resistance? That’s the story.   One side drains to the east, the other to the west. That’s lots of drainage and it starts with […]

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