An American identity is more than a passport, drivers license, or birth place. It’s more than bragging rights and USA USA USA. What is it? Here’s one take on what it is:
CUTTING WEIGHT FOR BETTER OR WORSE
August 8, 2024 by
Cutting weight is a fact of life in a sport like wrestling. A woman missed her weight in the Paris Olympics. She is the latest in a long line of surprises at the weigh in. The big surprise for me is that she didn’t forfeit the finals match and get the silver medal.
WAKING UP TO THE SOUND OF INTERVENTION
June 15, 2024 by
Waking up? That’s what happens after you sleep long enough. It’s not the same as woke, but after sleeping long enough the idea of social justice might be more than an afterthought. The alert readers on boomerpdx can sense a thread going through most posts: Trying to do better, making a better life for others, […]
STORM CHASING IN THE CANCER WARD
May 8, 2024 by
Storm chasing without a tornado on the horizon? The storm in the cancer ward is chemo therapy that runs through everything in your body sweeping out the good and the bad cells. It shakes you down to your core hoping the good cells prevail. Not everyone is built for this particular battle.
GIVING UP, BUT NOT A QUITTER?
May 4, 2024 by
Giving up is different than quitting. Really. Quitting means done, all over, finished. The Day I Quit. Giving up is a longer process. One is a reaction, the other a journey. Who’s got the map?
PLACING BLAME IN THE RIGHT PLACE
May 1, 2024 by
What’s the best way of placing blame? Pointing a finger? Yelling? Or checking to make sure there’s anyone or anything to blame? What about the blameless among us who’ve never done anything wrong?
REWRITING HISTORY: HOW HARD CAN IT BE
April 15, 2024 by
People are rewriting history all of the time and don’t know it. If you repeat what you’ve heard to one person, and it turns out to be not accurate, what’s the big deal? Not so big for one person, but what if you repeat what you know to be false to millions of people? Do […]
WIDOW MAKER: A LOGGER’S NIGHTMARE
April 7, 2024 by
My Grandpa on my mom’s side was her step-dad, though as kids we never knew it. Why? Because it didn’t matter. He was married to Grandma and she was a boss. Besides, he was the best choice between the three. One was a yeller, the other was far away, and Grandpa was just right. He […]
CHEMO STORY FROM THE MEMOIR WIP
February 22, 2024 by
One chemo story is not much different than another: Cancer diagnosis, testing, further testing, test some more, then sign up for the juice. Not much different until it’s you, and it’s your story. So why not write it? Here’s what it looks like:
STORY MEDICINE AND THE CURE
February 2, 2024 by
Story medicine is what you see and hear. Think of it like going out for music: Is it, “Let’s get tickets and go see Taylor Swift?” Or, “Let’s get tickets to hear Taylor Swift?” It’s both. Around here we call that, “The Deuce.”
