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SILVERTON SEVEN BRIDES BREWERY FESTIVAL

August 4, 2017 by

It wasn’t billed as a festival for a Thursday night, but it was this time. A festival of survivability after a heart-thumping force march on the hottest day of the year. Add one of the smokiest days from Canadian fires and it felt like a heavenly Seven Brides Brewery cloud. How wonderful was this? Everyone […]

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UNOFFICIAL OREGON BREWERS FESTIVAL BEER HAT

July 31, 2017 by

  As a serious blogger posting on serious topics, like beer, it’s important to open the window. You know, find common ground. Go the Oregon Brewers Festival for the beer and join the crowd. Or wear an Oregon Brewers Festival beer hat and find some education with the beer and crowds. Let the learning begin.

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OREGON BREWERS FESTIVAL SAFETY

July 30, 2017 by

  What to wear? Who to go with? The people you meet? Stay tuned for further developments. Best. Brewfest. Ever. Was it funny or drunk? Funny as anything you’ll see. No, I didn’t ask about South Park. The Portland Police were out in a festive mood.

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HEALTHCARE BULLY PREYS ON THE WEAKEST

July 22, 2017 by

  Any coherent healthcare bully debate needs to go beyond the numbers, the insurance companies. Beyond drug company research and development that puts the BIG in Big Pharma. It’s about who the healthcare bully reaches for in the debate. The most vulnerable, of course. The population currently undergoing severe medical treatment. I’ll use cancer treatment […]

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ANOTHER HANSEN FAN, DOCTOR HANSEN

July 9, 2017 by

When life takes a bad turn you need good guys. This is one of them. Dr. Hansen is a Board Certified Radiation Oncologist. Once you see the equipment and meet other patients, you get a bigger picture of what people like Doctor Hansen do. After it’s all over, you hope you found the right driver […]

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HAWTHORNE GOLD, PORTLAND BLUES, THE QUEEN

July 4, 2017 by

At just the right time of day the Hawthorne Bridge in Portland Oregon gives up the goods. Panning for gold? Here it is during the Golden Hour. You can’t take it home, or invest, but you can put it away in case you need something extra. And who doesn’t need something extra now and then? […]

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FATHERS DAY MILLENNIALS LEARN THE ROPES FROM OLD DADS

June 19, 2017 by

Fathers Day millennials start with a walk in the forest. The Oregon Forest. Dark, green, and deep. The ‘find a park’ map is dotted nearly solid around here. This forest stuff is all over the place. But it is Oregon, you expect trees. What you also expect is no snakes, bugs, bats, or wild animals […]

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OREGON v ARIZONA PT 1: STATE FACE OFF SERIES

June 14, 2017 by

Despite news fakery to the contrary, the sun does shine in Oregon. It’s an elusive beam natives flock to like mosquitoes to a zapper. Not the same in Arizona where people hide in shade half the year, and no mosquitoes. The trade off is a raincoat or sunscreen, the smart gear every Snowbird packs in […]

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GET A JUMP START ON GLOBAL WARMING IN THE ARIZONA DESERT

June 12, 2017 by

The Arizona desert feels like the future of global warming. I’m not complaining about one hundred ten degree days, and neither is the cactus. But how much hotter would it get if global warming trends continue? Check the temps next week. The weather news calls for potential records. My home turf in Oregon gets record […]

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FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DEFINES SHADOW AND LIGHT IN ARIZONA

June 11, 2017 by

Look to Frank Lloyd Wright when the world grows too tight. Mr. Wright didn’t plan for jet contrails to cross over his compound in Arizona, did he? If heaven makes plans, and he gets a say, it couldn’t have worked out better during an inspection tour of Taliesin West.  Why else would the white lines in […]

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