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WHEN ‘OLDEN DAYS’ GET OLDER

My olden days started in 5th grade. It was a nice day in North Bend, Oregon. A little chilly, not that foggy, and just windy enough to spread your jacket out like wings and lean in to it. I skipped half the lunch recess outside and ducked into the grade school library. The door was […]

ALPHA MALE OREGON TEST

The Oregon Alpha Male is a different breed. It’s more than dressing up in cool guy clothes and driving a fancy car. More than showing up at a public event and making a splashy entrance. Being an Oregon Alpha Male is more than appearance.

GROWING HOPE ON FALLOW LAND

Growing hope is my hope. Why? Because I like hopeful people. They do things I might try to do, go places I might like to go. In my work life I choose hope. Family life? I choose hope. Here’s now to grow hope in what feels like barren land.

YOUR STORY DONE YOUR WAY; MY STORY IS RIGHT HERE

When you write your story, or tell it, or carve it into wood or stone, it’s your choice. For many baby boomers from the middle boomer aisle, not early or late boomers, the story includes things like: “We drank water from a garden hose, rode bikes without helmets, and ate everything on our plate.” I […]

HEALING PROCESS SECRET? STAY OUT OF THE WAY

I learned about the healing process early. The first fourteen years included two brothers, then a sister. My dad used to tell us to “quiet down, there’s a sick man in the hospital.” In North Bend, Oregon, the hospital was about a mile and a half from our house. We weren’t that noisy. After a […]

NORTH BEND: A HOMETOWN IN THREE PARTS, 1, 2, 3

North Bend, Oregon has the same parts as anywhere else in the world. In my view, and I think you’ll agree, the three parts are: What I thought it was. What it is. How others see it. Sounds normal enough? It fits your hometown, too.

ONE HOMETOWN VS ALL OTHER HOMETOWNS

One hometown is like any other town they say. Whoever ‘they’ are, they’re wrong. “A hometown is where young people bide their time before their real life begins,” goes the standard line. “It’s where kids first learn about the real world without bearing the consequences.” Not the case when the hometown is North Bend, Oregon. […]

MEMORIAL DAY 2021, WASHINGTON PARK, PORTLAND OREGON

Memorial Day is for the kids, the enlisted guys, the drafted guys, the FNG who followed orders. It’s for the professional soldiers who learned the job and did the work. Sergeant Tennyson said it with, “Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to do or die.” Take that hill, cross that river, crawl […]

BULLDOG STRONG, PASS IT ALONG

Bulldog strong is what happens in North Bend, Oregon. It probably happens everywhere else, but Bulldog strong lasts a lifetime. So far. The best way to tell if you’ve got some Bulldog in you? Do hard things, then reflect on where the credit goes after you get over yourself. For example:

WHEN ‘OLDEN DAYS’ GET OLDER

UNDERDOG LIFER STARTS EARLY

GROWING HOPE ON FALLOW LAND

HEALING PROCESS SECRET? STAY OUT OF THE WAY

NORTH BEND: A HOMETOWN IN THREE PARTS, 1, 2, 3

ONE HOMETOWN VS ALL OTHER HOMETOWNS

MEMORIAL DAY 2021, WASHINGTON PARK, PORTLAND OREGON

BULLDOG STRONG, PASS IT ALONG

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