The Portland view we’ve all seen is akin to a metro trash transfer station. You know the place, where you pull up with a load, pay the fee, and get directed to a one in a series of huge bins. Front loaders drive around pushing trash back so you have room. Then you back in, […]
CHRISTMAS CONTRAST: LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR
December 22, 2023 by
A Christmas contrast happens every year. Whenever some adult says, “I remember when I was a kid. Christmas was different,” is just the start. Different? Compared to what? Was Christmas nicer?
ATTENTION ECONOMY PAID IN EXPOSURE . . . TO WHAT
November 19, 2023 by
The attention economy is an agreement between those seeking, and needing attention, and those who accommodate them. But what about the end-user, the audience, you know, The People I like to call ‘the rest of us?’ We still matter since the ‘I’m paying attention’ economy is based on time, not money. No money for those […]
SLOVEMBER OR GATEWAY COUNSELING?
November 1, 2023 by
Slovember is for everyone who failed Sober October. Also for those planning a Drunk December, a Jacked Up January, and Fall Down February. If you’re a compulsive boozer, or stand-up stoner, slow down. No one his saying, “STOP YOUR STUPID SHIT.” At least not out loud. Who needs a nice long Slovember?
AMERICAN LETTERS FROM THERE
October 13, 2023 by
My American letters began sixty-eight years ago. But that wasn’t nearly old enough. So I pulled a college history degree, American History with an emphasis in NW History including seminars on the Origins of WWI, and post-WWII Germany. Was I intrigued, or just taking classes that fit my time frame? Both. And it still […]
HOME COOKING FOR WARM HEARTS
September 18, 2023 by
“Home cooking is best when . . .” Fill in the blank. Whatever you come up with is fine, but yesterday my group was amazing for many reasons. First:
BUS DRUGS IN PORTLAND OREGON ‘DRUG DOME?’
September 9, 2023 by
Bus drugs, train drugs, and airplane drugs are a voluntary thing. Traditionally. Score a bag, hide it away in the last place any normal person would ever look, and be on your way. But not in Portland? Because Portland is soooo different?
ON PURPOSE WITH IMPORTANT IDEAS?
September 6, 2023 by
On purpose, on track, on brand. That’s the mantra of the ‘never stops working’ crowd. A-lways. B-e. C-losing. They never stop. And now you’re one of them. You never stop, I never stop, and if we ever do?
HOME COOKING CONVERSATION: PORK BUTT
September 4, 2023 by
Home cooking usually means there’s a cook involved. You know, a chef. With no cook or chef around you do what everyone else does: Get into that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.
BOOMER SLUR? WATCH YOUR MOUTH
September 2, 2023 by
The baby boomer slur comes from younger people. It goes like this: “You sound just like a Boomer.” Yeah, we get it. Just like a boomer. So I did the research, the hard work, the deep dive. In other words, I watched the opening to Saving Private Ryan.
