A Hall of Fame career deserves to be enshrined in a place of honor. Why? So others can see their accomplishments and try to copy them? That’s partly correct until you start learning more about the people. A great player doesn’t always mean a good person. But why limit inductions for only sports?
CHRISTMAS HOF: THE COUNTDOWN
December 18, 2023 by
The Christmas HOF, or Hall of Fame, began when your dad gave your mom a new car wrapped in a big bow? That didn’t happen where I grew up. The new car back then was a 1968 Volkswagen camper for a family that rarely camped. But it had its usefulness. Eventually. There’s nothing like pulling […]
Good Enough Is Good Enough Already, Perfectionist
September 9, 2017 by
People love to shop, though not everyone admits they love to shop. Why? Because they want better instead of good enough. They shop for the deal, the steal, the last one in the storage room, the floor model discount, the object with the scratch no one will notice. But you notice. You’ve heard […]
CLYDE DREXLER: GREATEST TRAIL BLAZER IN PORTLAND HISTORY
May 25, 2016 by
Proof of greatness? Wheaties says it all for Clyde Drexler. The Glide is as close to the best that ever was that will ever wear a Blazer jersey. And it’s not even close. The only thing missing on his teams was a Robin to his Batman. Put him on another team with a near equal […]
SHARED MUSEUM DREAM
November 21, 2015 by
A museum dream from MAC’s big window. Regulars at Portland’s Multnomah Athletic Club walk in with the same stride they have walking into a grocery store. Just another door. But if you haven’t been a regular, as in never been inside, only seen the big window and balcony from the stadium stands, it feels like […]
OREGON SPORTS HALL OF FAME
October 21, 2015 by
When You Finally Make The Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame Team, What’s Next? How do you make it to the Oregon Sports Hall Of Fame? The same way you make it to Carnegie Hall, you practice. No one gets there accidentally. Just like it takes more than a few words to write a sports column, […]
THE SPORTS DREAM
October 8, 2015 by
What Happens To Sports Dreams? Dreams never die. They don’t fall over. The don’t sit down and never get up. Dreams don’t stop breathing. Too often it’s us. We give up, try to forget, or redirect. The worst is trying to pretend you never had the dream that won’t stop haunting your sleep. Drive by […]
