Bus drugs, train drugs, and airplane drugs are a voluntary thing. Traditionally. Score a bag, hide it away in the last place any normal person would ever look, and be on your way. But not in Portland? Because Portland is soooo different?
ON PURPOSE WITH IMPORTANT IDEAS?
September 6, 2023 by
On purpose, on track, on brand. That’s the mantra of the ‘never stops working’ crowd. A-lways. B-e. C-losing. They never stop. And now you’re one of them. You never stop, I never stop, and if we ever do?
HOME COOKING CONVERSATION: PORK BUTT
September 4, 2023 by
Home cooking usually means there’s a cook involved. You know, a chef. With no cook or chef around you do what everyone else does: Get into that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans.
BOOMER SLUR? WATCH YOUR MOUTH
September 2, 2023 by
The baby boomer slur comes from younger people. It goes like this: “You sound just like a Boomer.” Yeah, we get it. Just like a boomer. So I did the research, the hard work, the deep dive. In other words, I watched the opening to Saving Private Ryan.
BOOMER ALCOHOL: AN INTERVIEW INTERVENTION
September 1, 2023 by
Boomer alcohol? They’ve met before, Baby Boomers and Alcohol. But have they ever really talked to each other? What would they say? Let’s find out:
BLUE SKIES IN THE BOOK REVIEW MIRROR
August 31, 2023 by
Blue Skies came to me via Twitter. T.C. Boyle mentioned a new novel and he delivered. What he delivered felt a little too close to home for me, which kept me reading. How close?
EARTH BURDEN GROWS WITH POPULATION
August 8, 2023 by
If the earth burden grows with population, will it shrink with a population decrease? Not when we hear about ‘forever chemicals.’ How does anyone rebound from a ‘forever’ problem? By the way, ‘forever’ is spelled PFAS.
MAKING TIME AND COUNTING DAYS
August 1, 2023 by
Making time to do the things you need to get done is one thing. Taking time for the people and places important to you is another. Which one are you best at?
HEDGE TRIMMER SEEN BUT NOT BOUGHT? HERE’S WHY:
July 13, 2023 by
A hedge trimmer on a pole for high shrubbery? No problem. Drag out extension cord, plug it in, and go at it. But a hedge trimmer powered by a battery?
ROSE FESTIVAL DONE RIGHT IN PORTLAND? RAMBLE ON
June 11, 2023 by
Rose Festival week for Portland Oregon baby boomers when we were single? It was good, real good. We didn’t have cars back then and it didn’t matter since we lived so close to the parade route through Portland. Yesterday was a throwback to those days of old in New Portland. What’s the biggest difference between […]
