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GAMBLING? KNOW WHEN TO FOLD ‘EM

July 10, 2025 by

Call it gambling, gaming, or wagering. What it is is putting money down on a horse to win, place, or show. It’s feeding twenties into a slot machine and pushing a button. In some regions it’s picking the right chicken. One rule that covers them all:

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KRISTOF FARMS, AN UPHILL JOURNEY

June 29, 2025 by

Kristof Farms showed up on the radar, just not mine. Our ‘couple friends’ were attending an event and it sounded like something I’d like. Not as excited as my wife, but I was properly enthused. Who doesn’t like a wine tasting event that starts with cider tasting? I got more excited as the day approached, which […]

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OREGON BERRY REVIEW: FARM TO FACE

June 23, 2025 by

Oregon Berry Packing lies seventeen minutes from my front door. In that time I can travel from tacky suburban developments to acres and acres of farmland stretching every direction. To put it in a different perspective, Portland is also seventeen minutes from my front door, on a good traffic day. From concrete jungle to the […]

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THE PORTLAND DIFFERENCE: URBAN FEAR

June 19, 2025 by

The Portland difference means telling yourself one urban space is different than another. How can anyone make such a judgement? There’s only one way: wander around urban spaces both new and old. From London to Paris, more like Paris to London; from Philadelphia to New York City, which most people think is only Manhattan without […]

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FATHERS DAY AFTER CLASS IN SESSION

June 16, 2025 by

My Fathers Day go-to family picture: A thirty year old man with three sons and a wife who looks like Jackie Kennedy taken in 1960. The old man has an expression asking, ‘What have I gotten myself into.’ It’s a father’s look, the same look over the gates. It never gets old. That’s me in […]

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PET LOVERS SHARING THE EXPERIENCE

May 28, 2025 by

Pet lovers are the best. They have their pride and joy and love giving it their attention. Naturally they want to share what makes them so happy, which is why they’re the best. So go ahead and pet their dog, their cat. Whistle with their bird. Tickle their turtle. In this case it started with, […]

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STEPPING OFF? WHAT’S THE PLAN

May 27, 2025 by

They say you need to be ready when stepping off the Rim Trail. Instead of looking into the Grand Canyon you’re going in. At the bare minimum you’ll need good shoes and water. It’s the opposite of mountain climbing.

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DIFFERENT TIME, DIFFERENT PLACE

May 25, 2025 by

The past is a different place, different yet familiar. Maybe too familiar? Familiar like you remember it now differently than you used to remember? Here’s how I remember it:

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AWARD WINNING TAKES PRACTICE

May 23, 2025 by

If you’ve never had an award winning experience, keep reading. After all of the training and expectations and worry you somehow win. What happens next? Disbelief. How did it happens? You know but still don’t believe it. Then it’s on to the next thing, the next big deal, but the feeling remains:

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MAKING FRIENDS WITH FRIENDS

May 20, 2025 by

Making friends is as easy as stepping out your front door. Odds are good that someone will walk by from somewhere else. It’s up to you to break the ice. Or maybe you’re out walking around and have a conversation with a stranger that seems more like a friend you just met. The important thing […]

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