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CLEAN SLATE? IT’S NOT TOO LATE

The clean slate, the fresh start, is possible every day. Start over, begin again, it happens every day. That’s a picture from the night I met The Schonz. He was a sassy old bird with a firm grip. He gave me a clean slate for any other famous Portlander I might meet.

BORDER LIFE WITH BORDER TAX

The words ‘border life’, living on the border, goes more than one way. My closest borders are my city limits, then the county line, state line, and one state up, an international border. I like seeing the border signs, Welcome To Oregon, but other than that, what are these borders but tax districts. City tax, […]

DANGEROUS COMBINATIONS TO BE WARY OF

Dangerous combinations come in every variety in all walks of life. In baseball it’s a fastball followed by an off-speed pitch for a third strike. For boxing it’s a left jab followed by a right cross for a knockout. In football it’s a running play followed by a pass. But, what about the non-sporty stuff? […]

WHY WRITING IS BETTER THAN THE REST

Why writing? That’s the question. Why not paining, sculpting, singing, playing an instrument, and any other creative outlet? Writing is simple, like running. One takes a pen and paper, a phone, a tablet, lap top, or anything else that contains and conveys words, and lays them down. For running it’s a pair of shoes. If […]

CURRENT DISAPPOINTMENT, I’VE GOT A FEW

My current disappointment, and it’s not much, are the cherry blossoms of downtown Portland. I’ve been on others to get down there before they drop. What says spring better than a stroll along the Willamette River under a cherry blossom canopy? If I don’t go, it’ll be another year to wait. Do I go alone […]

AMERICAN WAY, MY VERSION

The American way of my Dad was different than mine. For him it was finish high school, wait a year for his brother, then go to junior college to play baseball together. Instead of waiting it out, he got with his buddies and they all joined the Marine Corps. Everyone went in, except one, and […]

SPONSORSHIP BADGE, AND HOW TO WEAR IT

A sponsorship badge is a symbol, not an endorsement of everything the sponsor has done, is doing, or will do. Someone wants to give someone else money to wear a t-shirt showing their name, their product, their service? Sign me up. Just don’t expect a 24/7 effort. As a married writer, that time slot is […]

CLEAN SLATE? IT’S NOT TOO LATE

PUBLIC BLOG, PRIVATE READERS

BORDER LIFE WITH BORDER TAX

DANGEROUS COMBINATIONS TO BE WARY OF

WHY WRITING IS BETTER THAN THE REST

CURRENT DISAPPOINTMENT, I’VE GOT A FEW

AMERICAN WAY, MY VERSION

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