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FATHERS DAY AFTER CLASS IN SESSION

June 16, 2025 by

My Fathers Day go-to family picture: A thirty year old man with three sons and a wife who looks like Jackie Kennedy taken in 1960. The old man has an expression asking, ‘What have I gotten myself into.’ It’s a father’s look, the same look over the gates. It never gets old. That’s me in […]

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THE RIGHT SHIRT PULLS EVERYTHING TOGETHER

June 15, 2025 by

What is the right shirt for the occasion? As all fashionistas know, it depends on the occasion. You don’t want to go too over the top as much as you don’t want to look like you could care less. Try not to channel your inner-Lady Gaga. This was the right shirt for the No Kings […]

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FIRST FATHER’S DAY?

June 16, 2024 by

If this is your first Father’s Day keep a few things in mind. It’s not a birthday, Christmas, or any day you’ve had before. Dad’s across the nation have had the very same day, but they all took did it differently. No dad is the same, after all.

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FOUR FATHERS’ DAY FOR THE CYCLE

June 18, 2023 by

Four fathers in one family sounds like a lot? No, it’s just enough. This is the first time it’s happened and I can tell you it feels like a different Father’s Day.

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FATHERHOOD QUESTIONS ANSWERED: WHO’S YOUR DADDY

June 19, 2022 by

Fatherhood questions come up all the time. But they change for dads as they age. If you heard them early they sounded one way; but if you heard them later?

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DAD ANALYSIS: DO IT LIKE THIS NOT LIKE THAT

June 20, 2021 by

Dad analysis needs to be a new science aimed directly at them. Like all science new and old, it will need data to back up wild claims. On Father’s Day, the claim is Greatest Dad Ever. How many can there really be? What is the criteria?

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FATHER TIME ON THE MARCH EVERY DAY, EVEN FATHER’S DAY

June 19, 2021 by

When I was a kid, Father Time looked like my Grandpa. It helped that my Grandpa looked like President “I Like Ike” Eisenhower. I was six years old in 1960 when things changed. The new president looked more my dad’s age. The big job went from the Supreme Allied Commander Europe five star Army general, […]

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FATHER’S DAY FROM OLD DAD TO NEW DAD ALL TOGETHER

June 18, 2021 by

Father’s Day comes every year, but that first one is something else. A new dad on his day lays the groundwork of tradition for every Father’s Day for the next fifty years. Will it be like a birthday? Christmas? Or eventually just another day on the calendar? The easy answer: It depends on the kids. […]

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PERFECT FATHER’S DAY PORTLAND PRIDE PARADE

June 17, 2019 by

A Portland pride parade shows the city like no other parade on the schedule. Rose Festival parade, Twilight parade, I’ve seen them. Chinese New Year parade? I’ve walked with the dragons twice. I’m kind of a Portland parade guy. I like walking in the streets without having to watch for cars. The wife and I […]

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FATHER’S DAY REMINDER: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

June 16, 2018 by

  When my kids were young we played a game of ‘Who’s Your Daddy’ one Father’s Day.   It started and ended with one question: “Who would you rather have as a dad than me?”   I had their answers all planned out. Of course they’d favor me?   Instead of a simple “You” as […]

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