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LIFE AWARD TO GIVE YOURSELF

May 24, 2025 by

A life award usually comes to celebrities and dignitaries after decades of service, a lifetime of devotion, or a string of good luck. Community awards go to involved citizens, like the guy doing public service in the picture. What says ‘ Come To Portland’ better than snuggling up to the law? Always keep goods relations […]

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AWARD WINNING TAKES PRACTICE

May 23, 2025 by

If you’ve never had an award winning experience, keep reading. After all of the training and expectations and worry you somehow win. What happens next? Disbelief. How did it happens? You know but still don’t believe it. Then it’s on to the next thing, the next big deal, but the feeling remains:

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NORTHWEST LOVEJOY, PORTLAND OREGON

May 17, 2025 by

Northwest Lovejoy is where my current life began. That’s where I met my wife to be. She was walking up the sidewalk in a blue summer dress. I was talking to a new guy in the neighborhood who turned out to be her boyfriend. It was an auspicious beginning; I met a lot of people […]

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HUMAN ZOO OF SATURDAY PARKING

May 11, 2025 by

I joined the human zoo on Saturday, a clear sky, warm weather, Oregon Zoo day with wife, kids, and grandkids. We weren’t alone. By 11 o’clock Lots A, B, C were all full. Was I flashing back to past parking nightmares? Maybe a little after driving a thousand miles in England, but I had a […]

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MAKING TIME LAST WITH OVER DAVE

May 6, 2025 by

Making time for someone is one of the nicest things you can do. You hear about it from people who say they’d like more time with one particular person. Except that person is usually dead. Then what? Plan B.

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PORTLAND REVIEW FROM I-5 SOUTH IN THE BACKSEAT

April 26, 2025 by

  Portland review coming off 84 toward the Burnside Bridge.

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WARNING SIGNS TO WOMEN LOOKING FOR RED FLAGS

April 24, 2025 by

Warning signs for women come in all shapes and sizes from stop signs to rip tide signs to the groovy ‘What’s your sign’ guy. Some of the signs are lifestyle related, like the above picture. Would you guess this is how women interpret how guys would live without them, or some guy’s dream house. Either […]

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PUBLIC BLOG, PRIVATE READERS

April 19, 2025 by

Dear Friends, I’ve come to realize that writing a public blog is a time hog. According to an expert (wife), it’s not normal. And I don’t disagree. But I like it. Sound familiar?

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RIVER VIEW CEMETERY WITH THE BELOVED

April 3, 2025 by

The River View Cemetery in Portland, Oregon held a burial service on Wednesday. Friends, family, and those who knew the deceased gathered. It was as heartfelt and touching as anything I’ve seen for a life well lived. If you’re planning a ceremony for a loved one, or yourself, this was a blueprint. But there’s a […]

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LOOKING BACK AT THE BEGINNING

March 23, 2025 by

Looking back can be dangerous, in an embarrassing way. The 80’s were a time of tight shorts in the NBA, and Crater Lake. That’s me with my girlfriend’s dog on a summer fashion shoot, a single man loose in the wild. I married that particular girlfriend. We were wedding bound after this trip.

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