On a night of ash falling across Portland, Willamette Writers gathered inside the Old Church. Wildfires be damned, they came and listened to Jenny Forrester talk about her burning memoir, Narrow River, Wide Sky. I’ve never been more prepared to hear an author talk it out. First because my exchange student came with […]
Travel Education Fatigue Makes Well Rounded Snob
September 3, 2017 by
The first time I heard an acquaintance talk about travel education I was impressed as hell. They made me want to do it, to go where they’d been. Then I heard it again, and again. And again. Has this happened to you, travel education fatigue? You need to fight through it.
Microsoft, Amazon, Shocks World With Alexa, Cortana. Houston Next?
August 30, 2017 by
Companies with arguably the most sophisticated logistics in the world, the top supply chain to feed demand for their life changing products, Amazon and Microsoft have joined each other at the only possible place: your brain. They should connect over Hurricane Harvey and Houston next. But first, these business behemoths agreed to let Alexa […]
FAILING MEMORIES, ENHANCED THOUGHT, BOOMER BRAIN
August 9, 2017 by
Failing memories include a list of golden moments that show up online more often than it should. They’re supposed to invoke a better time, but for the wrong reasons. Someone needs to set it straight, but who? Could be you if you saw the television shows first hand, been alive for events, and remember. The […]
SPACE NEEDLE BECOMES LAMP POST IF SEATTLE GROWS THE WRONG DIRECTION
July 21, 2017 by
Reading right to left the image of Seattle changes from working port town Seattle to big league sports town Seattle to gorgeous big-city-over-water skyline Seattle, the equal to any world center. And then the forgotten Space Needle. There it is all by itself on the left. Alone. Can we finally agree? Seattle is […]
HPV16 EXPLAINED BY WASHINGTON POST, HPVANDME.ORG
July 20, 2017 by
There’s no fake news about HPV16 explained in the Washington Post, even if you wish it weren’t true. A story headlined, “What men should know about cancer that spreads through oral sex,” ran April 2 this year. Impressive stuff to jump start Head, Neck, and Throat Cancer Week. What should they know? What […]
DEPORTED IN PORTLAND: MEDICAL TOURISM VIA TIGARD AND BEAVERTON
July 8, 2017 by
If you need to be tough, but are a secret wussy man, bring the right back up. I brought Jason Witten to get deported in Portland. Not too many tougher than that. Together we deported in Portland; both of us on just this side of crazy celebration, yet calm.
FACEBOOK LIFESTYLE, FACEBOOK KITCHEN
June 22, 2017 by
My facebook lifestyle works better with a little sparkle and shine, or a lot of sparkle and shine. All it takes is a extra work, time, cleaning materials, and a good reason why. I can make a kitchen shine, so can you. Don’t laugh. From Carol in North Carolina to Cam in Cambridge to Bart […]
MESSAGE TO AGING MILLENNIALS: STAND TOGETHER
June 13, 2017 by
Eventually you figure out where you stand. How does that work? Look around. You’re not standing alone. Even when if feels like no one notices, they do. What they notice is context, where you are, and the nearest identifier. The biggest thing is if they decide to join you. You might call it selfish to […]
MILLENNIAL SELF CARE = SELF RESPONSIBILITY
June 4, 2017 by
You know it’s not pledge week when NPR rags millennials about ‘self-care.’ Instead of pledging money to them, they’ll buy an ‘experience’ instead. Cue Jimi Hendrix? Gracy Obuchowicz says it’s more than just social media that has pushed millennials to the forefront of the self-care discussion. “Our generation has seen enough,” she said. “People […]
