The Portland Park Blocks, the south side, deserves a good look this time of year. Call it a learning moment, my dog did. Who’s a good girl. We started at Portland State University to see what the youths were up to.
TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON
December 4, 2024 by
Traditions and customs reek of history and ceremony. Just the way I like it. The more the merrier is fitting for both. But, like George Harrison said, “All things must pass.”
SCOREBOARD TRAINING FOR SPORTS FANS
November 30, 2024 by
Scoreboard training is a class to take just in case things don’t turn out the way you wanted. At this point in the college football season Oregon Duck fans have graduated. You get that when you show up for the last game of the regular season undefeated. Then they start over for the College Football […]
LESSON LEARNED, BUT WHICH ONE? TRENDS
October 20, 2024 by
A lesson learned ought to last a lifetime. What has lasted a lifetime: riding a bike, tying shoes. What should last a lifetime: That one perfect haircut, true love, your dog. In most cases we adjust the timeline.
LIFE BEGINS WHEN? PT. 1
August 31, 2024 by
Life begins the moment you realize you’re having fun with the people around you. If the people are scientists of varying disciplines, life origin is based on solid theories. It’s a whole ‘nother story with anyone else. What if it’s some random blogger?
LIFELONG LEARNING? WHEN DOES IT END
August 20, 2024 by
Lifelong learning is a goal, or should be a goal. Do it right and you’ll always have a motherlode of regret: “If I only knew then what I know now.” Call it what it is: continuing education. And it’s never over.
READ INSTRUCTIONS, VERIFIABLE INSTRUCTIONS
July 28, 2024 by
We all read instructions before starting things. Or should. But . . . ? You already know what to do? They don’t make sense? No one is telling you what to do?
GOOGLE GAME NEEDS PRO HELP?
July 23, 2024 by
Your google game tells who you are? A new rorschach test? The old test always looked like a broken spine and shattered hips, but okay. The new test results would be disappointing. Why?
NEEDED CHANGE BEGINS WITH . . . ? VOTING
July 22, 2024 by
‘Needed change?’ Just repeating the words lends a sense of urgency. Something goes wrong? Something’s not right? Someone’s got a better idea? What about that ‘better idea?’
‘NOTHING TO FEAR’ WITH WINSTON CHURCHILL AND GEORGE CLOONEY
July 11, 2024 by
“Nothing to fear, nothing to see, move along.” It’s just Winston Churchill strolling in his front yard. We had a Churchill lesson at his place, then another in his London war rooms. Our dude didn’t have smooth seas on the trip to joining the immortals of history.
