My new rivalry is like my usual rivalry: geographically close and deserving of more research. Hawks View Winery is my new classroom. The lesson begins with six wine tastings from white to red. What goes best with six swigs of Oregon wine? A flatbread plate. My new couple’s membership compliments a single membership in Tapphoria’s […]
HOT ENOUGH YET: A COOL REVIEW FOR RELIEF
June 28, 2021 by
Yes, it’s hot enough. It’s been too hot for a few days, so hot that people talk about moving to Arizona for a break. Snow Birds aren’t running from the cold in June, they’re running from the surprising heat cooking the Pacific Northwest. When a Heat Dome slams shut, the temps rise. Who’s ever heard […]
DAD ANALYSIS: DO IT LIKE THIS NOT LIKE THAT
June 20, 2021 by
Dad analysis needs to be a new science aimed directly at them. Like all science new and old, it will need data to back up wild claims. On Father’s Day, the claim is Greatest Dad Ever. How many can there really be? What is the criteria?
FINDING FUN YET? IT’S AROUND HERE SOMEPLACE
June 14, 2021 by
Finding fun is a state of mind. Let’s start right there. More than a good laugh, fun is contagious. It’s one contagion that’s good to share. An expression, a sign, a street, or a dangerous looking critter preserved for all time. Some are funnier than others, but it helps to stay vigilant. One person’s fun […]
PROCESS MATTERS WHEN YOU WANT TO GET SOMEPLACE
January 31, 2021 by
Process matters if you’re going places, or want to go. It matters even when you don’t plan on going anywhere, because plans or not, you’re heading places. The pull of time drags us all along, kicking and screaming, fearful and spooked, and never loosens up. Don’t want to go? Too bad, you’re still going. Process […]
BEER HERE: CELEBRATING THE END OF LEAF SEASON
December 3, 2020 by
The beer here needs a refresher from the Olde Country. How olde? Belgium old, German old, Czech old. That old. Maybe the oldest? Since it was a celebration for the end of Leaf Season, the beer here had to be extra special.
BEER DRINKING THE HARD WAY WITH A FAIR FATHER
September 8, 2020 by
Most times, when it comes to beer drinking, you need a plan. The easy part is when and where. Then it gets tougher. Which beer to drink has become an identity check. In a place like Portland Beer City, a beer identity means everything. Beer cred means never getting caught with a commercial light beer. […]
DRINK BEER OUTSIDE? FOLLOWING ORDERS FROM 10 BARREL
August 9, 2020 by
If drink beer outside sounds like an order to follow, then you’re a true Oregonian. Drink beer outside at the coast? Why, of course. What else would you want to do? Go fishing? Naw.
SMALL JOBS BRING BIG RESULTS LATER
June 27, 2020 by
A Navy admiral told a group of graduates the key to success begins with completing small jobs. What he told Texas grads was, “Make your bed.” Not an impossible task, not since your mom told you to make your bed. Now an admiral. So mom was right on target.
SELF CARE, THE RIGHT TOOLS FOR THE JOB
June 23, 2020 by
Self care showed up in more places during the covid lockdown, and even more with reopening unfolding across the country. Most advice serves to create calm in the chaos, instead of just cutting and chopping willy-nilly. A smaller voice says, “Have another beer and see how that works,” but let’s look at psychology today instead.
