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NW PORTLAND FROM 1980 TO YESTERDAY

I take snap shots of NW Portland, not out of nostalgia but celebration, where you walk past buildings like this block after block. It’s the only area in town where authentic city life happens, where new people arrive, settle in, and walk from apartment to work. That’s the plan, the dream, and when it works […]

YOU SEE IT YOUR WAY, I SEE IT MINE? IT’S THE SAME GAP

And now, the end is near And so I face, the final curtain Wait. What? That’s the story? That’s all there is? You want it your way, you get it your way, and now this? Nooooo. Nope. Not quite. There’s more. My friend, I’ll say it clear I’ll state my case, of which […]

DO WHAT MATTERS BECAUSE YOU MATTER

When you find yourself asking ‘what really matters anymore’ the correct answer is ‘You matter,’ which isn’t a problem until you start doing weird shit to prove it. Like what? Look around, get the news, and some days it seems like there’s an effort being made to make you feel like you don’t matter. How […]

GIVING BACK TO PORTLAND STARTS WITH A TOUR GUIDE

Giving back sounds like something you do just before dying. It’s either the death of the giver, or the death of the receiver. Now I know what you might be thinking: give back, or give up? Neither one fits the bill of the giving back I’m doing, which is?

SPORT HEROES FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME

Sport heroes take root from the year you were born. The key is catching up once you learn how to read. Being born in the mid-50’s was a stroke of luck. The Yankees were in the World Series eight out of ten years, winning six. They had Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford, but I was […]

ONE PFC’S INTERNATIONAL OPINION: NATO

As an Army veteran from the mid-1970’s I’ve had time to work up an international opinion on NATO. Reading history is one thing; reading history after wearing the uniform is a whole nother level. Racing up the promotional ranks to the heights of private first class brings it home. The low ranks are the gravel […]

BIGGER PICTURE, FUZZY FOCUS

Looking hard at the bigger picture takes attention away from the small stuff. Everyone complains about hair loss, overweight, under motivated, but forget their sense of freedom to itch, eat, and flop around. The solution comes to everyone and it’s never the same. Do this for that, but not too much, not too often, and […]

NW PORTLAND FROM 1980 TO YESTERDAY

TO MY DEAR READER, FROM A BLOG

WHAT IS INDOCTRINATION AND WHERE CAN I GET ONE

DO WHAT MATTERS BECAUSE YOU MATTER

GIVING BACK TO PORTLAND STARTS WITH A TOUR GUIDE

SPORT HEROES FROM THE BEGINNING OF TIME

ONE PFC’S INTERNATIONAL OPINION: NATO

BIGGER PICTURE, FUZZY FOCUS

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