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HOME STRETCH FOR THE WIN

May 19, 2025 by

When travelers get to their home stretch all they want is everything to work. Get to the airport on time, make the plane on time, and hope your ride is on time when you land. Whether it’s two months, six weeks, or three days, coordinating transportation is chancy. What you really want to happen is […]

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MAKE DECISIONS IN THE PROPER ORDER

May 3, 2025 by

Make decisions that benefit you. Sounds easy, makes sense, like the first rule of business: Pay yourself. But there’s always more to consider, always an angle to measure, and you’ll need the right tools. What we have here are the right tools for a square deal.

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AMERICAN CROSSROADS WITH QUESTIONS

April 27, 2025 by

American crossroads needs one thing: a car. You may fly someplace, take a train or bus, but you’ll need a car when you get there. Where you get the car is always an adventure, especially when it looks like a cathedral of cars. The Phoenix Sky Harbor rental car Mecca is a good set up […]

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LIVING LARGE ON ROUTE 66

April 13, 2025 by

Living large on Route 66 is time travel back to another era, one designed to lure you into stopping the car. So you stop. Then what? That’s when the years start rushing past.

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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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WILDLIFE HELPERS FOR TUALATIN REFUGE

March 20, 2025 by

Wildlife helpers keep a low profile at the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge. Visitors get help from signs in the parking lot on how to behave. No running, no dogs, stay on the trail, and don’t upset the wildlife by being wild. It’s plain and simple: take a walk in nature and leave. Bring your […]

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EXTRA TIME, OVERTIME, OR OUT OF TIME

March 19, 2025 by

Extra time is a dream, otherwise it would be part of a plan. Whether it’s a travel plan, a honey-do list, or something more involved, like planning a good life with loved ones, there’s never enough time. We (my wife) cooked corned beef for dinner that started out in a slow cooker. One recipe called […]

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PEDDLING FEAR FOR THE WIN

March 11, 2025 by

Peddling fear is as old as the first recorded sunrise. “It’s getting hot and feeling hotter,” said early man. “If it keeps getting hot I’ll need a new wardrobe,” said early woman. “These animal furs will cook us both.”

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GETTING READY TO GET READY, THEN WHAT

March 9, 2025 by

Are baby boomers getting ready? They’ve been getting ready all their life. The boomer baby is continually shown as a rebel, a kid who grew up with a pledge to ‘not be like our parents.’ It was fine until one day we became parents. It was fine until we got all the left-overs.

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BUSINESS BLOGGER vs BOOMERPDX

February 28, 2025 by

The business blogger has a root goal: make enough money to keep the doors open. They have a product, affiliated products, a service, and a sales pitch. The blog includes plug-ins up the whazoo to show pop-ups reminding you to sign up for a newsletter, get updates, or donate. They may be entrepreneurs, or part […]

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