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PORTLAND PARK BLOCKS IN DECEMBER WITH DOG

December 12, 2024 by Leave a Comment

The Portland Park Blocks, the south side, deserves a good look this time of year. Call it a learning moment, my dog did. Who’s a good girl. We started at Portland State University to see what the youths were up to.

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OREGON ART PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES

October 31, 2023 by

Art people live in every state, every country. This map shows state size based on population. Oregon looks pretty small compared to New Jersey. What follows are Oregon art people.

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YOUR LAND, MY LAND, OUR LAND

August 3, 2023 by

Your land is more than the surface under your feet. Go ahead and put ‘No Trespassing’ signs everywhere on a plot of dirt, but it’s still not enough. Why? Because it’s not your land, or my land, but our land. Here’s how I figured it out:

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REINVENTING ARTISTS AND ART IN TIGARD

May 22, 2023 by

Reinventing artists is one way of saying, “Wow.” You read about photographers and writers, see their work, and buy something they made. It’s different when you meet them in a setting outside a museum, gallery, or library. They are real people, which is easy to forget when you hold their work.

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RIGHT TIME? YOU KNOW IT WHEN YOU MISS IT

April 27, 2022 by

“The right time is when the time is right.” It’s that simple. And it goes by in a blink. After that the timing is all wrong. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a better feel for the clock?

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GIFT GIVING? HOLD MY BEER SIGN

January 4, 2022 by

Gift giving is such a mixed bag of emotions. From the funny: “Oh thank you, thank you, thank you, this is just what I wanted.” To the sad: “I didn’t know what to give you, so…” For reference, no one wants a beer sign after college, at least that’s the common adult thing. Beer sign […]

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INTERIOR DESIGN: THE ART OF THE VERSAILLES WINDOW SILL

December 19, 2021 by

Interior design claims to have six modern styles. Six? I’ve got more than six styles in my garage before going in the house. But stepping through that door starts the real interior design challenge. Where to start? Since I live in a house with windows there’s only one question, and it’s not who didn’t washed […]

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ROCK TRIPPING: NO MUSHROOMS ADDED PHOTO ESSAY

October 15, 2021 by

Rock tripping is parking the car in a deserted lot with broken down cars scattered around, cats on the prowl, and a gnawing thought that it’s a place where catalytic converters get yanked. Could there be a zombie attack? A good look around doesn’t put it out of question. What carries the moment is the […]

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BEGIN AGAIN TO AVOID PERMANENT QUITTER ATTITUDE

August 5, 2021 by

Failure awaits those who forget to begin again. It’s one thing to walk away from mistakes, and only one way to make it better. You need to look at what happened, and begin again. Make a new mistake, learn from the process and fail better. I can’t recommend it as an every day thing like […]

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BLOG REVIEW: WHAT’S UP AND WHAT’S DOWN ON BOOMERPDX

April 13, 2021 by

Blog review day shows which topics are stronger than others. The second biggest hitter of all time here is a gym guide on how to deal with naked dudes on parade. Spoiler: Try and ignore them. Coming in at #1, with credit to Reddit, is a take on Michelangelo’s David. That David is different than […]

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