Life review all need onething: a life to review. It’s usually reserved for famous people talking about famous people they met one time. Celebrity: We were very, very, close for a long, long, time. This is a different review.
LIFE WRITING RULES
December 6, 2024 by
Rules for life writing: Get a life. Pay attention. Find a favorable form. Then what?
CARE ENOUGH WHEN IT MATTERS, OR . . .
October 14, 2024 by
Does anyone care enough? Yes? No? Depends? Ask someone who cares about everything, all the time, with every fiber in their soul, blah, blah, blah. They care, just ask them. How can anyone care so much about so many things? What’s the secret? Please continue:
YOUNG MEN LEARNING TO VOTE
September 22, 2024 by
Young men can do their own math on voting, but I’ll help: One man, one vote; one woman, one vote. You have one vote, bro, and it may not seem like much, but that’s what it is. One. Vote. Does it even matter enough to bother with? One vote may not seem like much, but […]
COMPARISON CULTURE: BETTER THAN WHAT?
August 29, 2024 by
Comparison culture didn’t start with social media, but that’s where it found fertile ground. Baby Boomers and every generation before, all had the same comparison: My Dad is better than your dad. What comes after that? Maybe a fight.
PORTLAND HISTORY COMEBACK JUST IN TIME
July 14, 2024 by
Portland history used to be easy. Two old guys flipped a coin in a clearing and here we are living happily ever after. That’s my story, but I’m not sticking to it when I tell the Portland story.
CITIZENSHIP TEST REVIEW: VOTING
June 11, 2024 by
I’ve never taken a citizenship test because I was born here from people who were born here. So no test for me, but I’ve always wondered if I could pass one. As a history major in college I have high confidence for a passing grade. If you do nothing but pay attention to current events, […]
LIFE INVENTORY FOR FENG SHUI BLISS
June 9, 2024 by
Do the words ‘life inventory’ sound like something you’d do with a counselor? Why not get an early start and see how it goes on your own. Make a list, write it down, and see if you need what you’ve got. Then make a list for what you’re looking for.
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FOR LIFE?
April 18, 2024 by
I owned a Toyota Highlander, but it didn’t start that way. Somehow the wife and I went to a car dealership traded a van and ended up with a Rav4. She decided it was the worst car ever since I insisted on the barebones cheapest version. By the time we got home I knew it […]
COMEBACK STORY IS THE BEST STORY OF ALL
April 9, 2024 by
The comeback story usually falls into the sports file. Everyone loves a comeback, except the losing side. Muhammad Ali was a comeback fighter against Joe Frazier in 1971. The Portland Trail Blazers were a comeback NBA champion in 1977. My Dad had always said coming back was hard, that’s why so few sports greats make […]
