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‘STILL PORTLAND?’ A PHOTO ESSAY

May 13, 2023 by

Is it still Portland? Is it safe to go downtown? Yes, dears, it’s still Portland, but you’d never know it if you never see it.

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VANISHING POINT: HOW TO REMEMBER PORTLAND

May 8, 2023 by

The vanishing point definition: The center spot on a horizon line where parallel lines in the foreground converge. Like a triangle? Maybe. Check a drawing book. The vanishing point for Portland takes another view, and it’s nothing to do with weird or keeping Portland weird. Shocking, don’t you think?

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EARTH DAY CONGREGATION ON CANYON TRAIL

April 23, 2023 by

        Earth Day is what, another day? Just another day? Or a day to join others in an earthy stroll? This year it felt like a church was in session with a full choir singing an earth song to the heavens. In other words, Earth Day 2023 was a commune with nature […]

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FAST MONDAY BOOMERPDX NEWS TROLL

April 17, 2023 by

Fast Monday, the big news day after the weekend. I like news, I like big news, but this isn’t an aggregating news site. Until now. The news is local and urgent on the day of the week that blurs past like the rainbow smear that evaporates when you wash your windshield.

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TOP WEED CITY? PORTLAND OREGON AND IT’S NOT CLOSE

April 13, 2023 by

If Portland is the top weed city, who’s next? According to KOIN and Real Estate Witch, behind Portland and Denver, Buffalo, New York City, Seattle and Baltimore were recognized as the most stoner-friendly cities. Can you see the problem? I’ll help clear things up.

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LEAVING PORTLAND ON NEWSBREAK.COM? OKAY, BOOMER

April 10, 2023 by

Leaving Portland is nothing new. People decide to move on and that’s what they do. No hard feeling? Unless you click on Newsbreak.

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MID-CENTURY MODERN REMODEL LOVE STORY

April 3, 2023 by

Mid-century modern has a nice ring. Whether a chair, a table, or a house, there’s a built in appeal to the name. Mid-century people are called baby boomers, but you knew that. And there’s little that gets between a boomer and their stuff.

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TRAVEL BLOGGERS START AT HOME

March 20, 2023 by

Travel bloggers come in all shapes and sizes. They’re not all baby boomers reminding others not to litter in new places. “Put your gum in a tissue and drop it in a garbage can, not throw it out the car window.” But they all bring a sense of obsession about where they are at any […]

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CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IN THREE PARTS

March 13, 2023 by

Civil disobedience arrived the night I was standing in front of an Army barracks listening to an order from a captain. “First Platoon report.” I was the leader of the fourth platoon during a middle of the night fire drill where things didn’t go well. “Fourth platoon, report.”

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WHAT A DOG HISTORY TIMELINE TELLS

March 2, 2023 by

Dog history means one thing: time is passing and it’s not slowing down. The cute puppy, so cute it hurts, is a running clock. Theirs and yours. And it all works together. How?

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