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STARTING OVER? HOW MANY TIMES DOES IT TAKE A WRITER

February 17, 2022 by

Looking back, I’ve been starting over every day with a fresh, clean, screen and filling it up, just like today. But, as much as that feels like a new start, it doesn’t have the travel element. In my twenties starting over meant a road trip from one side of the country to the other. Have […]

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HUMAN BONDING BENT BUT NOT BROKEN

January 25, 2022 by

If you over-analyze how life on earth works it comes down to one thing: human bonding. Call it trust, call it faith, because those are the ingredients. As humans we are bound by trust and faith in the recipe for human bonding. Take your car for instance:

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ADD LOVE TO A BLUE BIRD-SEAGULL DAY

January 24, 2022 by

Try and add love to every day, but it’s easier after a stormy night Does a clear sky clear the mind? It might, it might not, but at least it’s better than standing around in the cold, the wet, and the wind. Add a clear beach to a clear day for perfection. But not too […]

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MEAT LOAF GLOWING LIKE THE METAL ON THE EDGE OF A KNIFE

January 21, 2022 by

Meat Loaf came on the radio a couple of years back while I was driving chaperones for French foreign exchange students around town. They were in their twenties, too young to know Meat Loaf. Hi, Quintan. Hi, Marion. I almost pulled over in stitches when they started singing along to Paradise By The Dashboard Light. […]

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THUNDER ROAD ON NW LOVEJOY, PORTLAND

January 7, 2022 by

Thunder Road is a map of the love/hate relationship I’ve felt for Bruce Springsteen since 1975. I love that Bruuuuuce has persevered beyond all expectations. I hate the decision I made when Mary Anne in the Philadelphia clinic invited me along with her friends to see the local phenom across the river in New Jersey. […]

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LOVING FEELING: WHO’S GOT IT?

December 10, 2021 by

Who’s lost that loving feeling besides the Righteous Brothers? No one wants to hear that, but what are you gonna do? Get down on your knees and beg? Watch the other person take a knee? It could happen, and it wouldn’t be the first time:

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UNDERSTANDING TRUE LOVE? WHICH ONE IS ‘THE ONE’

December 9, 2021 by

Finding true love, the ‘Only One’ for you, is always a struggle. It’s the same struggle for them as it is for you. Are they the right one for you? Are you the right one for them? One way to find out is get married a lot. “Dang, the wrong one. Again.” How does anyone […]

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RECONNECTIVE TISSUES? WHY ARE THEY SO DAMP

October 18, 2021 by

Reconnective tissues don’t come in a container. You won’t find them in a printed square box under a ceramic cover on a toilet tank , or in a plain flat rectangle from the Kleenex company. Reconnective tissue can be a handkerchief, or a shirt sleeve. Even a shoulder, someone else’s shoulder, unless you’ve got enough […]

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DESPERADO DECISION? COME DOWN FROM YOUR FENCES

October 16, 2021 by

A desperado decision happens the moment you spread your wings and fly. Like an eagle. It happens when you meet someone who says, “We can do this together.” That’s the day things change, the day you agree with a strong, “Yes, we can.” Set it in stone.

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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION GENIUS GRANT FOR BLOGGER

October 2, 2021 by

The MacArthur Foundation takes it upon themselves to find people to give money to. Tagging the recipients of a $625,000 grant as genius is just icing on the cake. If getting the grant requires a genius level IQ, I’ll just stop right here. On the other hand, I think an extra, unexpected, $625K would make […]

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