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SPECIAL BIRTHDAY? FIND SUSHI KUNI IN WEST LINN

January 26, 2023 by

Was the special birthday at Shushi Kuni my choice for a celebration feast? It was the inspired choice of a West Linn birthday girl who knows things, lots of things. Which includes having the inside track on sushi. Now you will, too.

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GOLDEN MEMORIES: HOW SPORTS DEFINE YOU

September 22, 2022 by

Golden memories, the ones that stand the test of time, reveal you who you are. Remember when you hit the homer that won the game in extra innings? When you picked up a fumble and ran ninety-nine yards for the score? Or when you drained a half court shot to win in overtime? Sure you […]

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GET MARRIED, THEY SAY. IT’LL BE FUN

September 5, 2022 by

Get married? Too many people see those words like the ‘Check Engine’ light in the car. Check that engine or get stranded somewhere you don’t want to be. Just to be sure, no one marries their car. Let’s get that out of the way.

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TIME CHECK: IT’S NOT ON OUR SIDE?

February 22, 2022 by

Every time you look at a clock it’s a time check. It’s time to do this, time to do that, time for dinner, time for bed, time to repeat it all another day. And that, dear readers, is the story of life. But, what about all the stuff that happens in between the time check? […]

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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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ACCUMULATED CRAP NEEDS NEW TREASURE VAULT HOME

October 4, 2021 by

‘Accumulated crap’ is the name for important collections started so long ago I forget the point. It’s also the name for the avalanche of stuff from living long enough to get dumped on. Getting dumped on isn’t the best way of describing accumulated crap, but it fits the theme. If like attracts like, then my […]

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WINERY REMINDER: KNOW YOUR TASTING GLASS

July 10, 2021 by

This is a winery reminder for Oregon wine country: If you buy a flight of wine to taste test, keep track of your glass. A seven-wine flight doesn’t mean seven glasses. But you probably know this. Since I live within shouting distance from one winery after another, now I know.

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GREAT MEMORIES ADVICE: FROM ONE LIFE STAGE TO THE NEXT

March 8, 2021 by

Great memories ought to inform current decisions. After all, if you have great memories you cherish, why not add to them? Moving along life’s stages, from one to the next, from being a kid, to teenager, to young adult, to middle age, to senior, fills up a big wagon of memories to pull along. Did […]

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WONDER WHY NO ONE ASKS, “WHERE ARE THEY NOW?”

August 21, 2020 by

Who doesn’t wonder about people from different parts of life and wonder why they left, or why you left? Something happened. If it wasn’t something that required therapy or the law, an occasional ‘wonder why’ happens. And it’s okay. Yeah, I feel better, too.

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NATIONAL SIBLINGS DAY FORGETS THE ONLY CHILD

April 11, 2020 by

Does National Siblings Day mean anything to an only child? I’ve heard talk from only children, about how they long for a brother or sister, how much they miss family when they see others together. If you have brothers and sisters, and hear an adult only child whine about their aloneness, what is your response? […]

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