Sports writing is more than sports stories and sporty personalities. Sports betting is another story. Those guys care about sports and personalities, winning and losing, but care more about the point spread. We’ll stick to sports writing in regard to sports and personalities, about the underdogs, not the underbelly.
NORTH BEND: A HOMETOWN IN THREE PARTS, 1, 2, 3
North Bend, Oregon has the same parts as anywhere else in the world. In my view, and I think you’ll agree, the three parts are: What I thought it was. What it is. How others see it. Sounds normal enough? It fits your hometown, too.
DOG OWNER APOLOGY LONG TIME COMING
Like so many others with a heart that beats regularly, I’ve been around dogs most of my life, at least the parts I’ve shared with others. My childhood dog was actually my children’s childhood dog since my childhood dog didn’t stick around long enough for the proverbial ‘dog bond.’ Rusty wasn’t a good […]
NORTH BEND BULLDOGS WIN BIGGER THAN FOOTBALL
A win for North Bend Bulldogs reaches across decades. A hundred years from now North Bend Bulldogs will remember the first football championship. Two guys more than forty years out of uniform explain: “This is a big deal?” “A huge deal. Yes. That big.”
BABY BOOMERS GROW UP?
How can you tell when boomers grow up? When you wonder how you got where you are, it’s nice to have a reminder. Find a place that’s yours, where it would take some nosing around to find. That’s where the Shelf of Fame goes. It’s not for everyone to see, just a reminder of your […]
KING OF THE HILL IN NORTH BEND, OREGON
People know the place when you say you’re from North Bend. Ask someone where there from and you expect one answer, one place. Then you get this: “I grew up all over the place.” Hear that and know you’ve got someone ashamed of where they’re from. They know the name of their town, they just […]
BABY BOOMER’S LIFE FLASHES BEFORE HIS EYES
Clearing Out The File Cabinet. The kid on the right is learning the ropes. He’s your gentle BoomerPdx blogger looking like he’s crying in wrestling practice. It just looks that way. Really. If I was crying it was tears of happiness for having such a great teacher like Robin Richards. Later the same year Robin […]