The Gilbert House Children’s Museum is fun for kids, a way for them to see new things in a new context. Gather up the kids and grandkids for an afternoon of the usual? Nope, not at the Gilbert House. There’s something undeniably sweet going on there for the big kids, the adults.
STAYING COMPETITIVE, WITH YOURSELF
February 18, 2025 by
Staying competitive can be a life goal. It means staying sharp, alert, ready. Being quietly competitive is one thing; you may bring out the best in you. Loud competition can be a problem, such as?
CANCER TREATMENT CHALLENGES IN 2025
February 15, 2025 by
Cancer treatment. Are there two more frightening words in any vocabulary? If you have any friends or family in it, you know. But, if it’s never touched up anyone you know, they are only words. Just words in passing.
ATTENTION SPAN DEBATE ON VALENTINES’S DAY: WHAT?
February 14, 2025 by
A short attention span is normal? Older people like to joke about going into another room for some reason they can’t remember. It happens all the time, but there’s a hack: You have to stay in the room until you remember. That’s Michael Corleone wishing brother Fredo well.
LANGUAGE ARTS FOR THE WIN
February 13, 2025 by
Language arts is the difference between the possible and the impossible. Can we return to childhood? Would you want to? Or . . .
HAPPY PLACE? KEEP LOOKING
February 12, 2025 by
They say you’ll know your happy place when you get there. Who are ‘they?’ Happy people, that’s who ‘they’ are. Are they happy all the time? No, but . . .
CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS AND US
January 15, 2025 by
Cultural institutions like new members. They like to get people involved and interested. It’s a good idea, unless you’re like me and had no idea what an institution is. Or what culture is. Now I know, and it’s just in time.
MOUNT HOOD VIEW FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD
January 9, 2025 by
The Mount Hood view is so good from the neighborhood that streets are named after it. That’s what you get in a town near a mountain. You could say a town near a mountain range since there’s also a view of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams to the north, Mt. Jefferson to the south […]
