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FOLLOWING FOOTSTEPS ACROSS ANCIENT LANDS

Travelers specialize in following footsteps laid down before them. It’s unavoidable. Sometimes it’s part of a larger plan and sometimes we don’t realize we’re treading ancient paths walked for thousands of years. Take a stroll down unknown history with a walk along any river bank. A travel plan for ancient land should include Paris because […]

BEST ADVICE FROM UNEXPECTED SOURCES

The best advice is words of wisdom from a trusted wise man, or wise woman. If that’s what you’re looking for, keep looking. You’ll find it, or give up trying. This is a post for just such quitters. Quitters who figured it out on their own.

JOB APPLICATION: IT NEVER ENDS, NOR SHOULD IT

An election is a job application. Win an election and you get the job. Lose an election? Then what? Nixon is a good example.

THE GOOD FIGHT FOR A SHARED FUTURE

I like a good fight as much as I don’t like a bad fight. As for a shared future? If it’s not shared it can’t happen. While I’m not a political writer or activist I am a fan of both and I have experiences for the buy-in. They come from two things: age and paying […]

KING OF THE SUBURBS STARTER KIT: SHOES

Everyone starts out as king of the suburbs once they make the move. How hard can it be? It’s just another move, right? From inner-eastside apartment to suburban property is just another move like running the Portland marathon is a walk around the block, swimming the Columbia River is a wading pool, and climbing Mt. […]

DRAWING LINES TO LIVE BY?

Who is drawing lines to live by? Picasso did. Unfortunately, you’re no Picasso, I’m no Picasso, so why bother? We bother with lines and borders for a sense of control like, “Don’t go there, girlfriend.” The big Question Of The Day: Who draws borders when they’re on the same side of the line you’re on?

BEST WISHES SENT ONE POST AT A TIME

Best wishes come when good things happen to others. That’s what we do, send best wishes and love. If we understand what happened and why, then what? Send best wishes and love. So I’m an expert on this? No, but I’m getting better at it. Now about you? Need some practice?

MAN’S FAILURE TO THINK DENIES HUMAN EVOLUTION? ASK JOHN STEINBECK

If you want to know more about about man’s failure, read John Steinbeck. He was born in a short span that brought us Fitzgerald (1896), Faulkner (1897), ( Hemingway (1899), Wolfe (1900), and Steinbeck (1902). (Turns out I’m not the first one to notice. Hey, Ed.) They knew plenty about man’s failure. And shared it. […]

MAKING HISTORY? THEN MAKE GOOD HISTORY

Making history feels like something you might realize after the fact. You did something well, felt good about it, then someone says, “That’s never been done before.” Does that make what you’ve done more important? Maybe important enough to try again?

HOW NORMAL HISTORICAL TIMES GO ABNORMAL

Normal historical times are also called boring, stuck in a rut, and monotonous times. Too much normal can drive people crazy. Nothing ever changes? Or maybe you don’t understand how changes happen. Is everything too slooooooooow for your liking?