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WHAT PEOPLE WANT AND WHAT THEY GET

January 16, 2026 by

What people want is ‘better.’ ‘Better what’ is the big question, and while we ponder that, we get what we can tolerate. After time passes, we grow intolerant, and want something better. In America, that can be a problem. Here’s why:

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IS POLLYANNA PORTLAND STILL AROUND?

October 7, 2025 by

Yes, the other Portland, Pollyanna Portland, is still around. People either find their way there, or never left. They all get caught up in some kind of Portland mystery. The big question is ‘What’s the big deal about Portland.’

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DESERT RAIN

January 6, 2016 by

A poem in desert rain. Desert Rain From ice to sand the flight landed in coulds so thick the rain sounded like dirt shoveled against a window with a big shovel. All of my sun clothes stay packed until the missing weatherman crawls out of his hole and changes desert rains  to dry desert plains

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BOOMERPDX ON ICE

July 3, 2013 by

One Man’s Chilling Journey ICE stand for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Who knew? (It also stands for an In Case of Emergency number on your cell phone, but that’s another post.) A ICE story landed on the BoomerPDX desk, a story of concern. ICE is a hard time for hard core people who need to leave […]

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