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MEXICO TRAVEL: PUERTO VALLARTA PERFECTION, pt1

January 12, 2018 by

    Where the heck is Puerto Vallarta? Find a good map book.   Look about two thousand miles south of Portland and you’re close.   West coast of Mexico below the Gulf of California.

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FIVE DIAMOND ATTITUDE: WORK IN PROGRESS

January 10, 2018 by

    Ultimate luxury, like crack, coke, meth, heroin, oxy, opioids in general, and cigarettes, is a hard habit to kick.   I’ve worn this wristband for three weeks as a reminder of ultimate luxury, and clever marketing. It reminds me to put things back where I found them in their original luxury, and find […]

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FAKE PRESIDENT DONALD STERLING HELPS PRESIDENT TRUMP SHINE

January 8, 2018 by

    Donald Sterling isn’t President of the United States, but he is a west coast version of the east coast Donald, President Donald J. Trump.   What if the west coast Donald wanted it bad enough?   As a billionaire real estate man, fake President Donald Sterling would have introduced his own incredible cast […]

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FIVE DIAMOND PRESIDENT, OR HOW TO UNDERSTAND HIGH END HABITS

January 7, 2018 by

    For any questions about President Trump, his behavior in office, and general lifestyle, there’s a simple answer:   He’s a Five Diamond President. If that’s not good enough, he’s also a Six Star Diamond man.   What you see in President Trump is the result of decades of pampered living.   Nothing wrong […]

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MAKE NEW NORMAL BETTER THAN OLD NORMAL? THAT’S THE NEW JOB

January 6, 2018 by

    I’ll never to get used to hearing about the ‘new normal,’ which is a pretty common topic after cancer treatment. “How is your new normal?” I’ve heard. “Do you miss the things you can’t do anymore?” I’ve heard. What’s the right answer? There is no right answer, but the questions ought to serve […]

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SELF MYTHOLOGY: DEATH, DYING, PAT CONROY’S DAD

December 18, 2017 by

  What are the best stories told but the ones we tell about ourselves. From Greek gods to Steinbeck sharecroppers we can be whoever we like when we tell our own stories.   Of course the best self mythology comes from the biggest liars and you can’t believe a word they say, still we need […]

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AMERICAN EDUCATION STARTS WITH THE FIRST WORD

December 15, 2017 by

  American education teaches and American education does some learning too, as in we learn how to teach.   Isn’t that the happy ending education promises? Learn how to treat others as you would have them treat you.   Why does that sound so biblical?   This is where the separation does neither American public […]

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COMFORT ZONE AND BIG SNAKES? GET. OUT.

December 8, 2017 by

      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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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