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YOU SEE IT YOUR WAY, I SEE IT MINE? IT’S THE SAME GAP

April 19, 2026 by Leave a Comment

And now, the end is near And so I face, the final curtain   Wait. What? That’s the story? That’s all there is? You want it your way, you get it your way, and now this? Nooooo. Nope. Not quite. There’s more.   My friend, I’ll say it clear I’ll state my case, of which […]

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PICK A SIDE AND STAY THERE, OR NOT

April 13, 2026 by Leave a Comment

What’s the problem when you pick a side? You’re stuck. You talked the talk, walked the walk, then something changed. But you’re stuck. Either stay on the bus as it goes off the bridge, or hit your eject button.

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RENT A CAR, NOT A RENTAL CAR: GO TURO

April 8, 2026 by Leave a Comment

How many times do you land at an airport, take the shuttle to the car rental terminal, and wait, and wait, and wait, before you decide to go Turo? Before Turo, that was the only choice. You wait in line for a rental car, then watch the rental associate flip through a multi-page contract while […]

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GROWING UP NEVER STOPS

March 30, 2026 by Leave a Comment

Remember the promise about growing up? “You’ll understand when you grow up.” “Things will be different when you grow up.” Now that you’re all grown up, how’s it going?

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PORTLAND PINK DAY

March 20, 2026 by

   

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END OF THE LINE . . . “ARE WE THERE YET”

March 18, 2026 by

It’s one thing to see the end of line, a whole other to drive past the start in Newport, Oregon. If I have a full tank of gas I hit empty after 460 miles. Eight tanks later, give or take, I’d be in Boston. Might take a week of 500 mile freeway days, or two […]

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BORING, TRIVIAL, POINTLESS LIFE? GOOD JOB

March 17, 2026 by

Doing a good job means what? Following orders and delivering a finished product according to the highest standards of the industry? Let’s not get carried away. How about finishing on time with something that works the way it’s supposed to work? You can do that and your masterpiece at the same time. If you don’t […]

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COLD WET OREGON WITH EXTRA WATER

March 14, 2026 by

On a cold wet Oregon day the beach was covered as far as the eye could see, and since it’s flat you can see a long way. Jelly fish, man of war, or whatever it was, it was a mass die-off of squishy critters up and down the beach, a purple carpet of goo to […]

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BIG TIME FOR BIG CITY PORTLAND, AND OREGON

March 11, 2026 by

Big city Portland gets the name for being the biggest city in the state. How big?  The next biggie, Eugene, is three times smaller, rounded up and down for 600k people in one, 200k in the other. (K = 1000)

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LUNAR NEW YEAR AND MORE IN PORTLAND

March 9, 2026 by

My small group of five went to the Lunar New Year Parade in downtown Portland. Yes, that Portland. If you’ve heard about it and wonder, it’s not a smoldering city rocked by insurrection. But it was rocking. After living in bigger cities where most people visit and leave, including Portland, I was thrilled to see […]

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