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PORTLAND WAR ZONE: OMSI DRAFT

I got drafted to go to the Portland war zone at OMSI. It’s been in the works for quite some time with all of the science and industry nonsense spewing out at an unsuspecting public who knows better. I suspended my disbelief, girded my loins, and made the long slog.

WELCOME MAT: THERE’S MORE THAN ONE

Welcome mat? What it means: It means you’re welcome at that particular door. But you knew that. It also means it’s up to you to stay welcome. This might be new territory for some of you.

TRAVEL OREGON STARTS WITH TWO BOOKS

Travel Oregon the right way? If you live here you know the drill: Fill up the gas tank, or unplug the battery, and head for the big north to south roads. Take in the coast on Hwy 101. Head out on I-5 for the Willamette Valley sights. Or aim your ride over the the mountains […]

EAST COAST KIND, WEST COAST NICE, WHICH ONE IS BETTER

East coast people stand up for this, stand up for that. And they stand up for themselves. “I do, I do stand up for myself,” is the reply that works best, right until they start talking about what they stand up for. Then it gets dicey, a little uncomfortable. It’s one thing to stand up […]

Cultural Exchange Without Leaving Home

  Last night my cultural exchange student, better said as ‘our’ cultural exchange student, prepared dinner for seven.   And the kid can cook.   I know the difference when someone mails it in from the kitchen. How? Because someone I know tried doing it for years.   Me.   Now I’m much better and […]