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AMERICAN MEETINGS, OREGON STYLE

October 18, 2025 by

Today’s American meetings will be held in the most American of places. Anyone seeking to learn more about America should memorize these names. Americans should memorize them, too. We forget so quickly. Where do we meet?

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A CURATED LIFE OF MUSEUM QUALITY

October 16, 2025 by

Who wouldn’t want a curated life? Curated: carefully chosen and thoughtfully organized or presented We’d get to skip all of the confusion and misunderstandings and go right to the good stuff. Sounds good to me, except for a small part. You know that small part?

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MY JOURNEY? WHERE ARE WE GOING

October 14, 2025 by

How many times have you seen a title beginning with, ‘My Journey?’ The answer is, “A lot.” I googled it to make sure. Everything is journey, an adventure, a trip? No, no it’s not, and understanding why is a great cause of disappointment. But, if everything was a journey, how many have you had?

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BELIEF TO DISBELIEF, AND BACK

October 13, 2025 by

Belief to disbelief in anything you see, touch, or feel, is a short trip. First you hear something you like and it’s all, “Hell yeah, brudder.” But real life happens, as it does, and what you’ve heard comes to fruition. It’s not what you expect? Your inner-immature critic says, ‘F-that. No one asked for that.’ […]

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THE OTHER PORTLAND, NOT THAT ONE

October 12, 2025 by

The other Portland is not an event, a gathering, or a cause. It could have been anywhere, but Portland just so happens to be where I started my career, met my wife, had kids. It is where my kids got married. I’ve had the city on my mind all my life, from driving past as […]

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BIG OREGON QUESTIONS, ONE ANSWER

October 11, 2025 by

Oregon questions don’t come one at a time. Like the mountain that blew all over our northern neighbor, things tend to percolate. When they do go, they go big. Whether it’s heartfelt outrage over farmland sold off for developers to rape and pillage with grocery stores, restaurants, and super efficient mixed-use housing, or the joy […]

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RESTFUL SLEEP FOR BETTER DAYS

October 10, 2025 by

For those who wonder about the benefit of restful sleep, stay up a little longer and keep reading. If you’re not on schedule for a solid eight hours of sleep, with power naps mixed in, keep reading. There is something keeping you up, something you can’t put your finger on, or step on, but what? […]

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OREGON COVER-UP REVEALED IN GEORGE ROGERS PARK

October 9, 2025 by

The Oregon cover-up starts with scale for the new folks in town looking to show how backward we are, and how desperately we need help. Leader: We have our marching orders and we are assembled here to learn more about the problems these people get wrong. It would behoove you to pay attention. The lesson […]

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PARIS OREGON IF YOU SQUINT HARD ENOUGH

October 8, 2025 by

Paris, Oregon is located on SW Ankeny Alley in Portland. All it needs are three times as many outdoor tables and chairs and wait staff with the navigational skills to swing trays of food and drinks between them without dumping on anyone’s head. It would work better with a wider road and more foot traffic, […]

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IS POLLYANNA PORTLAND STILL AROUND?

October 7, 2025 by

Yes, the other Portland, Pollyanna Portland, is still around. People either find their way there, or never left. They all get caught up in some kind of Portland mystery. The big question is ‘What’s the big deal about Portland.’

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