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WHAT A WONDERFUL PORTLAND WORLD, pt 1

Louis Armstrong sang What A Wonderful World before Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, but both know how to bring it home. I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you. And I think to myself, what a wonderful world. This was the opening song for an unforgettable Saturday.

BELLY DANCER MEANS THE PARTY STARTED

The right belly dancer makes all the difference. There is no wrong belly dancer, is there? Watching a classically trained belly dancer is confusing at best. They’re so good with so much going on it makes you dizzy. The scarves, the finger cymbals, the harem clothes all work together. It’s too much, which makes it […]

DESTINATION PORTLAND

Once you move out, the city becomes a backdrop for Destination Portland. Oregonlive posted the story 9 Legit Reasons To Leave Portland For The Suburbs. Like millions of stories to stay in the Rose City, there’s just as many for leaving. The more questions you ask people about leaving Portland, the more you realize no […]

CDC SAYS OPIOIDS SHOULDN’T BE FIRST CHOICE? THAT HURTS.

Pain relief moves from legal heroin to physical therapy, exercise, and over the counter pills? Who knew? I wrote a post about an author’s reading called BLACK TAR HEROIN, SAM QUINONES, AND DREAMLAND. Sam Quinones showed up in Powell’s City of Books and talked about pill mills supplying zombie customers with their opioid prescriptions; about […]

SAUCEBOX MILLENNIALS ON BROADWAY

Nothing good happens after midnight? Even for Saucebox Millennials? Go out with a group of millennials you’ve known since birth, kindergarten, or grade school, and you’ll see something familiar. They party like baby boomers in their twenties. They drink drinks and talk and carry on like barflies. There might be one among them who needs […]

HOW TO DRAG A PORTLAND DRUG HOUSE

Dragging the gut for young baby boomer is not the same as dragging Portland drug house. If you are in the drug life, a drug house next door is perfect. If you’re not in the life, the neighbor might crowd your style. Imagine a quiet street of stately homes. Sprinkler systems, architectural lighting, and meth. […]

PORTLAND MILLENNIAL PATIENCE IMPROVES

They want it all, and they want it now, but Portland millennial patience stays strong. The best of the best? Remember what that looked like, or sounded like? Experience, knowledge, and training used to guide American through it’s darkest nights. Once we had nothing to fear but fear itself. Shine that light. Baby boomers’ moms […]

CRUISING PORTLAND CANCER CLUSTER: AN URBAN EVENT

Does the name Portland Cancer Cluster sound like run for your life? Should it? One lovely afternoon I sat in a Division Ave food court/food cart pod for a beer with a dear friend. We were surrounded by the sounds of urban joy that make Portland such a desirable location. Young moms and dads talked […]

PORTLAND SUPER BOWL PRIMER WITH CHINESE NEW YEAR

Oregon Historical Society celebrates Chinese New Year before Portland Super Bowl. The Super Bowl date has been set for years. The only mystery is who will play the game. Unless you live in Portland, Oregon. Then you have more to do besides grill some cow and chug beers. In Portland you need something special before […]

THE PORTLAND DREAM GROWS DARK

  Move to Portland, it’ll be fun they say You’ll learn to love clouds on a sunny day It might be weird but you’ll like that Bring your flannel and a lumberjack hat   Move to Portland and bring your skills The new people know how to find the deals Where food is organic, free […]