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SHARING SPECIAL DAYS, EVERY LAST ONE

Special days have special meaning which don’t hit the same for everyone.

For some it’s repeating, “Why bother,” for the fortieth time.

Others like to say, “I thought we’ve moved past all that.”

But you still find those looking for something special in every day, and keep looking until they find it. Hell or high water.

The last line is the bell ringer.

READING HISTORY LIKE IT MEANS SOMETHING?

Reading history is the same as reading a story, but it comes with a bonus:

You can check the validity of the history story, check the sources, visit the places history happened and is still happening.

When old people check sources it’s because they have nothing else to do?

Baby boomers visit historical sites not to learn anything new, but to confirm their already established believes?

If this sounds like a load of crap, you are correct.

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GUN TALK THE WRONG WAY … AGAIN

Raw Story posted a gun column about white men and guns. It was the sort of gun talk white men with guns shouldn’t identify with. “White men stockpile guns because they’re scared of black people and feel inadequate, science says.” That’s the rawstory title. It’s raw, but even more, it’s lazy, but a site called […]

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BABY BOOMER ANTHEM UPDATE

Talkin’ ‘Bout Our Regeneration Baby Boomer Anthem. Let’s get it straight from the start. If you’re reading this you probably didn’t die before you got old. I know, it’s a big surprise. Especially for you big party dogs. By now you know to avoid white flour, white powder, and white lightning in excess. You’ve learned […]

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Special days have special meaning which don’t hit the same for everyone.

For some it’s repeating, “Why bother,” for the fortieth time.

Others like to say, “I thought we’ve moved past all that.”

But you still find those looking for something special in every day, and keep looking until they find it. Hell or high water.

The last line is the bell ringer.

Make that old Portland, youngish parents.

Or not so old Portland, and not so young parents.

We weren’t teenagers, but if you ever want to feel like one push a stroller around downtown.

With two kids it’s like a double punishment, like sent to your room AND missing dinner.

What else?

The Let Them Theory book has a lot of lets in the letters.

My favorites are the parts that address my problems, which come with a writing habit from what I can tell.

Will I discover why I’m not a better writer?

Learn what I should have done by now, or find a lingering message to get over myself already?

Calling North Bend a small town is a disservice to real small towns everywhere.

Driving south on 101 and crossing the North Bend Bridge takes you under this sign.

If you’re not paying close attention and keep going the same direction, the entire area of the largest metro complex on the Oregon coast feels like it’s all North Bend, especially if you miss the little coos bay sign.

Reading history is the same as reading a story, but it comes with a bonus:

You can check the validity of the history story, check the sources, visit the places history happened and is still happening.

When old people check sources it’s because they have nothing else to do?

Baby boomers visit historical sites not to learn anything new, but to confirm their already established believes?

If this sounds like a load of crap, you are correct.

toughen up

boomer years

buckle up

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