If you’ve ever seen a snake wrangler in their comfort zone, they probably don’t look like this. There I was in a lovely Santa Monica apartment with nice people in Los Angeles. They seemed like nice people, then I saw the snake in a cage. “Do you like snakes?” someone […]
SPORT TALK RADIO ADS ON PORTLAND’S 620, 750, 1080
December 7, 2017 by
Look at the face of sport talk reason. This man isn’t on sport talk radio because of his face. This face is on sport talk radio because of the audience. They want him. They need him. It doesn’t happen often, but if the airwaves line up in the right order while I […]
MICHAEL BECKER WALKS WITH PURPOSE
December 5, 2017 by
I like people who channel their problems constructively. They’re effective in making me feel like the whiner I’ve always taken pride in. Michael Becker channels his problems constructively, and he’s a big boost. I found him in a search of cancer memoirs. We’ve exchanged pleasant emails. Have I told him I’m scouting for my […]
CANCER MEMOIR FROM SMART GUY WITH HPV CANCER, AND IT’S NOT ME
December 3, 2017 by
Michael D. Becker wrote his cancer memoir titled ‘A Walk With Purpose.’ By all accounts he’s lived a life with purpose, so the walking with purpose stuff is expected. He walks with purpose, so do you. So do I. We all walk with purpose. If not we’re just wandering around aimless, without […]
NW LIFESTYLE WRITER? WHAT’S A NW LIFESTYLE WRITER?
November 29, 2017 by
So glad you asked about a NW lifestyle writer, but what is it? What’s it mean to be a NW lifestyle writer? I suppose you could rent a room and look out the window and describe rain as a NW lifestyle writer, but that ain’t living. Like Red said in Shawshank Redemption, […]
AUTUMN LEAVES, AUTUMN DOGS, BEST TIME OF YEAR
November 15, 2017 by
How often do dogs change my day? Every day. And it’s not always my dog. A walk on a trail, a lady with two frisky hounds, and it’s a lively moment. Just two middle aged people on a hillside in the wilderness. Sharing the wonder of it all. Autumn […]
Men’s Poll Question: Your Wife’s Old ‘Friend’ Calls To Catch Up?
October 30, 2017 by
What’s the best approach is the question of the boomerpdx Men’s Poll Question? When one of your wife’s college day boyfriends calls to catch up after a couple of decades, and she tells you about it, then what? MAN #1 I wouldn’t think the question would ever come up since my wife […]
Lost General, A Very Expensive Tax Burden
September 21, 2017 by
Former General David Patraeus spoke on PBS recently. He sounded good, on point, and a wonderful example of the manners you learn from being educated at the finest military schools in the land. I liked the general right up until…
Blog Relaunch Shoots Blanks, Misses Writing Target
September 1, 2017 by
Thinking of starting a blog, relaunching a blog? Good. If you’re a writer, then I’m talking to you. Whether you dabble with words, put a few things on paper, or carve out time to organize the book you’ve been writing the past few years, it’s you. The world of bloggers, columnists, […]
