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MOTHER’S DAY LADY REVIEW

After one miss on Mother’s Day with sick kids, I never missed another. During the phone call to tell her about missing she decided to tell me the nuts and bolts of my adventurous conception. The date, the name of the motel, the works. What mom doesn’t share that story? I’ve since stayed in the […]

REGRET FREE LIVING? OK BOOMER

Regret free living is a goal to start out, then things change. One day anything is possible. The next? Not so much. Somehow we learn about our limitations, that we need to accept things as they are. But, correct me if I’m wrong, there’s still some wiggle room.

TACTICAL MOTHER’S DAY DO’S AND DON’T’S

Tactical Mother’s Day takes practice. Yes, yes, I know. It’s Mom, how much practice do you need? We’re not talking about your Mom, or mine, but the Mother’s Day mood. Use these tactics for the best results.

LIFE REBOOT IN OREGON STARTS WITH A COLD SHOWER

      Finding water for an Oregon life reboot cold shower is not problem. Fourth biggest river, rains half a year, and this stuff cascading down cliffs. If you need a life reboot, be chill.

BABY BOOMER ANTHOLOGY, A LIFE IN COMMON

Every family has a man with so much backbone you’d think he has two of them. Such a man might have been injured on the job and took up another line of work. Maybe that man was a logger who broke his back in the woods and took up ranching. His biggest regret was missing […]

BOOMER MOTHER’S DAY MEMORY GUIDE

Which Day Is More Important Than Boomer Mother’s Day? Tomorrow is Mother’s Day in America. The rest of the world? Not so sure. All the moms out there deserve their day. No doubts about it. But when it’s your mom, and she’s passed, like so many boomers’ moms, the day drives those feelings right to […]

WILT’S SON FROM SOUTH EUGENE?

  Wilt The Chopper; Wilt’s Son An Axeman A recent Sports Illustrated cover showed a man calling himself Wilt’s son. Why on the cover and why Wilt Chamberlain? The Big Dipper is called the most transformative athlete in sports. At least in basketball. That ought to be enough. But he’s dead. Been dead a while. […]

MOTHER’S DAY EVERY DAY FOR MOMMA’S BOYS

When we were kids we used to ask the same question on Mother’s Day. “When is Kid’s Day?” We’d get the same answer. “Every day is Kid’s Day. We can’t ask about Mother’s Day now that she’s gone, but we can take Kid’s Day and move on over to Momma.