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AUTHENTIC LIFE TO LIVE? DO IT

An ‘authentic life’ is hard to explain? Not if you’re authentic.

RESOLVE PROBLEMS BEFORE ADDING MORE

Before taking advice on resolving problems look hard at who is offering advice.

LEARNING HOW THINGS WORK? FIRST LEARN WORDS

Learning how to do anything takes a special effort when you already know everything. Then you find out what you’ve learned is wrong and your time and energy feels wasted? After that it’s pointing fingers, assigning blame. Or, there’s another way to justify the time and energy to learn how things work. Call it a […]

ARMY BIRTHDAY? HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ARMY

The Army birthday is for the oldest branch of military service in America. But you knew this? I didn’t. And I was in the Army.

LIFE GOALS: BOOMERS FROM 58 TO 68

My life goals are simple. Like Marcus Aurelius, I believe the object of life is very clear: Stay off the lunatic fringe. And?

ROSE FESTIVAL DONE RIGHT IN PORTLAND? RAMBLE ON

Rose Festival week for Portland Oregon baby boomers when we were single? It was good, real good. We didn’t have cars back then and it didn’t matter since we lived so close to the parade route through Portland. Yesterday was a throwback to those days of old in New Portland. What’s the biggest difference between […]

DRAG QUEEN STORY TIME CANCELLED IN TIGARD LIBRARY?

The drag queen story time is canceled in Tigard and I had to learn about it on twitter? Something’s gone wrong when drag queens out in the far reaches of Portland suburbs can’t fly under the radar. It’s not like there’s a specific drag queen review out here like Darcelle’s. Did someone drive up from […]

PORTLAND SURVEY ASKS: SO WHAT?

This Portland survey asks one question: Who is moving to Portland? More important, who is staying? People have opinions, none very favorable. I’m here to work on it.

BOOMER MEDICINE: THEY GET WHAT THEY DESERVE?

Boomer medicine comes in the same variety as everyone else’s: What works. And what doesn’t work. But for boomers there’s an extra additive.

FIXING PROBLEMS? START AT THE BOTTOM

Fixing problems begin with a strong identification. For example, the car rides lumpy and low in the back right? You may have a flat tire. That’s a problem that needs fixing.