Staying competitive can be a life goal. It means staying sharp, alert, ready. Being quietly competitive is one thing; you may bring out the best in you. Loud competition can be a problem, such as?
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 […]
ATTENTION SPAN DEBATE ON VALENTINES’S DAY: WHAT?
February 14, 2025 by
A short attention span is normal? Older people like to joke about going into another room for some reason they can’t remember. It happens all the time, but there’s a hack: You have to stay in the room until you remember. That’s Michael Corleone wishing brother Fredo well.
LANGUAGE ARTS FOR THE WIN
February 13, 2025 by
Language arts is the difference between the possible and the impossible. Can we return to childhood? Would you want to? Or . . .
HAPPY PLACE? KEEP LOOKING
February 12, 2025 by
They say you’ll know your happy place when you get there. Who are ‘they?’ Happy people, that’s who ‘they’ are. Are they happy all the time? No, but . . .
SNOW DAYS OR SNOW DAZE
February 10, 2025 by
Snow days wrapped up on Saturday. Out of the rental house by 10:30. It was a week without writing anything. Just posting greatest hits of the blog, which is a good reminder to write more. It’s good to be back, but good to be off a while, too.
PERMANENT BUILDINGS FOR THE FUTURE
February 8, 2025 by
I look for permanent buildings the older I get. It’s always a treat. I’m older than the town I live in, older than the first house I owned, older than where I live mow. Maybe I’m the permanent building? Naw. Maybe you?
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.
FACT FINDING SEARCH FOR BETTER TRUTH
January 5, 2025 by
Fact finding carries a promise to clear things up. If you find enough facts to change your mind on anything, good job. Who doesn’t enjoy a new attitude shining light on old things? I do, except for the fact part, which is the biggest question.
