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AMERICAN STORY FROM THE LEFT COAST

Listen hard enough and the sound of progress is the American story. But coming from the wrong mouth to the wrong ears, the story gets twisted a different direction. Is progress defined as making new discoveries to help more people live better lives? I’m going with that until you, dear reader, come up with something […]

ROBIN RICHARDS TO THE RESCUE

Robin Richards top row center. Image via teamusa.org I grew up in a small Oregon town that had one big team, the wrestling team. And I wasn’t a wrestler, not yet. Instead, I played ball, the usual ball. And not very well, which made me question if I’d ever be more than washed up at […]

MASK REMINDER FOR THE HARD OF LEARNING

This mask reminder comes via a piece of wood and duck bones. The wood is Doug Fir bark, the tree that made Oregon famous, after all it’s the State Tree. Boomerpdx customers have seen this image before. It has it’s own history, like most everything else.

DAD DEGREES LIKE COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT GRADED BY WIFE

Dad degrees? If you’re never heard of one, it’s because they don’t exist. Or do they? Don’t we grade parents like we do anything else? Start with the parents from childhood, your childhood, not your kid’s. I’ll go first.

STEP UP TO LIFE CHALLENGES FOR A BETTER LOOK

Life challenges are all around, whether we see them, act on them, or ignore them. Like a slow leak in a car tire, you eventually notice. Then what?

SOUTH PORTLAND PEOPLE CHANNEL PROUD MARY

Old painting of a rower An early morning walk by the Willamette showed the sort of Portland people see before they move here. A calm scene, placid water, with sun breaking through scattered clouds for a blinking reflection. With the Ross Island Bridge on the left, and the actual Ross Island in front, dog walkers […]

PARIS REUNION OF THE FUTURE

A Paris reunion points to a specific time and place, where other reunions bring people from school or work or family. In any case, there’s always someone absent, which changes the focus from who’s there to who’s missing. Instead of guesses and speculations, try and show up and be with the others who found the […]

SMARTPHONE LOST AND FOUND

A smartphone is a big connection to the world for many people. It’s a lifeline during quarantine. Losing one during this coronavirus shutdown seems like losing more than just a phone. From one loser to another, how can we recover our phone self esteem?

PANHANDLING THE PANHANDLERS IN PHILADELPHIA

Panhandling is an urban characteristic that brings diverse emotions. For some, the response it, “Don’t talk to me.” Followed by, “Don’t make your problem my problem.” The reverse: “I don’t have change, but please take this ten dollar bill.” The response is different with the roles reversed.

AMERICAN STORY FROM THE LEFT COAST

ROBIN RICHARDS TO THE RESCUE

MASK REMINDER FOR THE HARD OF LEARNING

DAD DEGREES LIKE COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT GRADED BY WIFE

STEP UP TO LIFE CHALLENGES FOR A BETTER LOOK

SOUTH PORTLAND PEOPLE CHANNEL PROUD MARY

PARIS REUNION OF THE FUTURE

TIGARD HOUSE HUNTER REVIEW

SMARTPHONE LOST AND FOUND

PANHANDLING THE PANHANDLERS IN PHILADELPHIA

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