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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 […]

BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN

Be yourself and you won’t have to remember who you said you were, or remember what you said you could do. You are you and you do what you do. For example, I’m a blogger, a professional writer. Am I an explorer?

MADE IN FOR THE WIN

Made In cookware made it to my house in a roundabout way. When I called customer service there was nothing roundabout about it. I was left wishing every exchange could be so welcoming. Here’s how it went:

RETIREMENT TIME OPENS DOOR FOR THINGS AND STUFF

Everyone’s’ retirement time is unique, no one matches any other. For some it’s a big party at work with a grand send-off, followed by more parties to celebrate that new freedom. There’s that giant card where everyone you worked over the decades signs with the glee of a high school year book. Or maybe you […]

Doing a good job means what? Following orders and delivering a finished product according to the highest standards of the industry? Let’s not get carried away. How about finishing on time with something that works the way it’s supposed to work? You can do that and your masterpiece at the same time. If you don’t […]

HIDDEN SONGS OF THE OREGON COAST

People play their guitar in the basement alone looking for hidden songs. Hidden songs? There you are moving around the fretboard and something sounds different. You play it again. Nice. While you play you remember the old times you had when you were younger. Like yesterday.

NW PORTLAND FROM 1980 TO YESTERDAY

TO MY DEAR READER, FROM A BLOG

BE YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN

MADE IN FOR THE WIN

RETIREMENT TIME OPENS DOOR FOR THINGS AND STUFF

BUSY LIFE IN THE FAST LANE, PASSING LANE, OR . . .

BORING, TRIVIAL, POINTLESS LIFE? GOOD JOB

HIDDEN SONGS OF THE OREGON COAST

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