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DIVISION STREET, NOT DIVIDED PORTLAND

August 13, 2022 by

Division Street is not some hotbed of urban problems with people taking sides. In the southeast 30’s it’s a home stretch for Portland people moving to Oregon. Even better, it’s been a neighborhood, a changing neighborhood, for people who put down roots decades ago.

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MANLY MEN WHO FORGET TO BE MEN FIRST

July 28, 2022 by

The manly men where I grew up were loggers and truckers and fishermen. They were hard men doing hard jobs. One of them liked to visit with my dad and tease my older brother. There may have been tears. But it’s different now. What changed?

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS WINDOW ON BOOMERPDX

July 19, 2022 by

Contributing writers on this blog start in comments. I invite people to leave comments. If you have an opinion on a post, leave a comment. When you have more feelings than a comment can hold, think about being a contributing writer. Here’s the deal:

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STABLE MAN? WHAT HE IS, OR WHERE HE LIVES?

June 30, 2022 by

A stable man is good to know, whether it’s in the neighborhood or the horse barn. If you see a man mucking out a stall, that’s a stable man. The same also name applies to the guy who keeps his yard up, his car clean, and decorates his porch with flowers instead of old refrigerators. […]

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MAN LIST THAT DOESN’T TAKE MUCH OF A MAN

June 28, 2022 by

A good man list leads with one thing: Be attentive. Without paying attention, what’s the point. Wait, where are you going?

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SPENDING TIME LIKE YOU’LL NEVER GET OLD?

June 27, 2022 by

Spending time together in the right places make the best memories. The guys in the image are two brothers I follow on twitter. One is a sports talk guy, the other is a regular guest. They go beyond sports with their life lesson takes including recipes, medical advice, and their brand of man-knowledge. The tweet […]

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TEN HAMMERS? THINGS IN THE HOUSE WHEN ONE IS ENOUGH

June 23, 2022 by

Ten hammers ought to be enough? Who has ten hammers? Me. And they’re all looking for a nail.

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GUN VIOLENCE PRIMER: TEAM PICTURES OF THE FUTURE

June 6, 2022 by

Gun violence changes the future of team pictures and school pictures. What will they look like to survivors of school shootings when they’re older? The kids in this picture are at the beginning of the their run through public school. The adults are coaches and team parents supporting their kids. What’s wrong in this picture? […]

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TAKING STEPS ONE AFTER ANOTHER

May 15, 2022 by

With any luck we’re taking steps. Right direction, or wrong, we’re taking steps. There’s nothing quite like insoles with affirmations to start those steps. Though the intentions are good, the application falls flat. How many good things start with such promise?

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS: MEN TRYING TO HEAR WOMEN

May 13, 2022 by

Communication skills are complicated to say the least. If I had one wish, I’d wish men listened to women better than they do. Though you can never know how you’re interpreted, why not try harder? What do women want? Let’s start there:

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