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TAPPHORIA TAP HOUSE AT TEN YEARS

July 16, 2024 by

There’s good news and bad news: The good news: Tapphoria Tap House is a mile away from my house. The bad news: A mile away and I’ve walked it. They couldn’t be any closer. The best news? Ten years in, baby.

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‘FIRE GOD’ READY FOR FREEZING RAIN

December 21, 2022 by

Fire God may be an exaggeration, but what else would you call it? This is an image of the final results, but what came before? A cold, dead, space in a wall of brick, which is what a fireplace is without a fire. Here’s the lesson I learned by sticking my head in there:

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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS WINDOW ON BOOMERPDX

July 19, 2022 by

Contributing writers on this blog start in comments. I invite people to leave comments. If you have an opinion on a post, leave a comment. When you have more feelings than a comment can hold, think about being a contributing writer. Here’s the deal:

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PERSEVERANCE TEST: HOW NOT TO GIVE UP

April 25, 2021 by

A perseverance test happens every day we face the impossible. Some of us take it in stride, make it look easy, like getting the toast just right. Others have greater challenges, life changing challenges, life fulfilling challenges. Did I say life saving challenges? That, too. For example:

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