Why writing? That’s the question. Why not paining, sculpting, singing, playing an instrument, and any other creative outlet? Writing is simple, like running. One takes a pen and paper, a phone, a tablet, lap top, or anything else that contains and conveys words, and lays them down. For running it’s a pair of shoes. If […]
LINES CROSSED? DRAW A BETTER LINE
March 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Lines crossed is a warning” “Don’t cross that line, bro.” But who listens to that? It’s just a line, isn’t it? This is called ‘learning from experience.’
PEDDLING FEAR FOR THE WIN
March 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Peddling fear is as old as the first recorded sunrise. “It’s getting hot and feeling hotter,” said early man. “If it keeps getting hot I’ll need a new wardrobe,” said early woman. “These animal furs will cook us both.”
SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT I DON’T KNOW
March 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
‘Smart enough’ is a fair goal in education. It’ll take you where you want to go, and help avoid places you don’t want to go. There’s a self-serving element to it when you like school so much you go to college to become a teacher. Or, you like kids enough to give them a better […]
GETTING READY TO GET READY, THEN WHAT
March 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Are baby boomers getting ready? They’ve been getting ready all their life. The boomer baby is continually shown as a rebel, a kid who grew up with a pledge to ‘not be like our parents.’ It was fine until one day we became parents. It was fine until we got all the left-overs.
SIGNING PAPERS IN REAL INK
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Signing papers is a fact of life. Sign this, sign that, and move on. If you’ve signed and weren’t convinced you knew what you were signing? Welcome to the club.
BOOMER VISION: WHAT WE SEE, WHAT THEY THINK WE SEE
February 27, 2025 by
Boomer Vision is a ‘thing,’ or it should be. Butch Cassidy said it with, “I’ve got vision, the rest of the world wears bi-focals.” The only way baby boomers don’t have vision? They keep their eyes wide shut.
THROWBACK NIGHT: PORTLAND WINTER LIGHT FESTIVAL
February 16, 2025 by
Throwback night started in Smart Park on SW 3rd and Yamhill. After my wife and I thought hard about going to the Portland Winter Light Festival, even if it’s raining, we launched the White Cloud Toyota down the highway. Since the festival shined brightest in the dark, as light does, it was dark pulling up […]
ONLINE BUSINESS DECISIONS
February 1, 2025 by
People make millions with their online business. Millions, I tell you. Everywhere I look some blogger is making millions of dollars. And I don’t think it’s all google ad-words.
LIFE REVIEW FOR MIDCENTURY MODERNS
December 15, 2024 by
Life review all need onething: a life to review. It’s usually reserved for famous people talking about famous people they met one time. Celebrity: We were very, very, close for a long, long, time. This is a different review.
