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BRIAN DOYLE STORM WARNING

July 8, 2015 by

A New Name For Literary Energy? Force Of Nature Brian Doyle. If you live in Portland long enough you can predict the weather. The Columbia Gorge freezes before ice storms hit town. Loaded rain clouds drift in the coast range extending their shadow. In spite of the recent heat wave, ice and rain are all […]

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PIMPING FOR NBA PORTLAND

July 4, 2015 by

Do NBA players leave Portland for cities with hotter women? The idea of Portland being such a small market that it can’t attract top tier NBA free agents is a laugh. Not so much the notion that Portland can’t support the needs of top tier NBA guys. As a long time married man, twenty nine […]

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THE NBA NEEDS TO LEARN PORTLAND

July 2, 2015 by

NBA Free Agents Need A Class Of What To Expect In Oregon. Hearing the Portland Trail Blazers called small market by sports experts is like hearing Wesley Matthews called The Undrafted Wesley Matthews. It’s old, tired, and worn out. Is small market Portland smaller than Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, or Orlando? The NBA needs better communication, […]

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BOOMERPDX DISCRIMINATION PROFILE

June 29, 2015 by

Two men walked into the bar, silhouettes against the glaring sun.                   They looked like two weekend yard guys at happy hour. Jeans and t-shirts, mid-fifties. In different clothes they’d fit into any country club. Tight hair and smooth shaves do that. One ordered a black and […]

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NBA HOME TO PORTLAND

June 26, 2015 by

Home. It’s a warm word with sweet references. Home is warm and sweet like a cup of hot chocolate on Hawthorne. Sweet and warm like a pot of comfort tea in the Pearl. Home in the NBA used to mean wherever you got drafted. That’s why it’s called the home court. Then LeBron left Cleveland. […]

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PORTLAND HOUSING = BOOMER FUTURE

June 20, 2015 by

Baby Boomers And Millennials Meet In Portland Housing Future. If you graph the timeline of young to old, small living spaces appear in the beginning and end. A young single person needs a small place to crash on their down time. From work to friends to dates, ‘Youthies’ need to pack as much experience into […]

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PORTLAND BLOGGER & ELLEN URBANI

June 5, 2015 by

Willamette Writer Thrills Portland Blogger. Join a writers group, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. They were right on both counts. Join Willamette Writers and have some fun. Some meetings are more fun than others, but they all begin with promise. Show up early at the Old Church in Portland to network with other […]

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THE JENNER REVOLUTION

June 3, 2015 by

Make A Big Change And Join The Jenner Revolution. Do you look in the mirror and tell yourself everything is perfect, it’s all good? Are you lying to your own face? Maybe it’s your nose. Your ears. Your hair. It’s always something and you’d change it if you could. But it doesn’t bother you that […]

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PORTLAND: THE FOG OF HISTORY

June 1, 2015 by

Yesterday’s Tomorrow – A Portland Journey. From the street under your feet to the places you walk by everyday, the untold story unfolds. Except you never see it. We live in the moment. Moving from one place to another is our goal, and it’s enough. But it’s not enough for everyone. It’s not enough for […]

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HOW TO WIN THE STARLIGHT PARADE

May 31, 2015 by

Answer 5 Questions To Win The Starlight Parade From The Suburbs. 1. You traveled to the Starlight Parade by: A. Bus, of course. I live my life by Tri-met. My vacations are all Tri-met vacations. Nothing beats a Tri-met schedule. We all feel the same here. B. Drove to the train. I enjoy public transportation […]

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