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GREEN WINDOWS IN EVERY WALL TO BREATH EASY

June 5, 2021 by

Green windows, or greenery out every window, means one thing: You’re in Oregon. Maybe you’ve heard of Oregon from someone who visited the state in the summer and raved about how green it was. Or you live here and understand what all the green is about. What’s it about? Since trees leak oxygen, it’s about […]

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CONTINUITY CONDITIONS: HOW ONE THING LEADS TO THE NEXT

May 28, 2021 by

Continuity conditions start with the first word. Continuity: uninterrupted connection, succession, or union. When you get on a roll and stay on it, that’s continuity. But what if the conditions for continuity aren’t right? They aren’t right in a relationship, a family, or work life? If that’s what you’ve got going on, it may not […]

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YOUR LANE? STAY IN IT OR HIT THE GAS ON A HIGHER CALLING

May 17, 2021 by

The “stay in your lane” reaction comes from the wrong sources. As if anyone knows which lane is right for you, but they sure know which one is wrong. It’s the wrong lane when you take others our of their comfort zone of who they think you are. But people change. Just not those who […]

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UNDERSTANDING PHOENIX FROM PORTLAND OREGON

May 8, 2021 by

Understanding Phoenix is easier if you have some kind of reference. Call it an urban reference. Phoenix is Big City big, but it’s more than that. Phoenix is the focal point of Arizona the way Portland is in Oregon. Not everyone enjoys that status, mostly those who don’t live in Portland or Phoenix. You’re either […]

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RUNNING MAN SETS RECORD STRAIGHT AT ROW RIVER

April 15, 2021 by

The running man in question is Nicholas Thompson. Maybe you’ve heard of him, or someone like him. Probably not, though. He’s just another runner in a running world full of speed. Oh, he just set the American record for a 50K ultra. Now you’ve heard of him. But there’s so much more, which fits in […]

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CITY TRASH FROM PORTLAND TO VANCOUVER

March 31, 2021 by

City trash comes with the territory. More people, more garbage, more clean up. Except the clean up part is lacking, and it’s not the first time. Take New York City trash for example. More people than Portland, which is bigger than Staten Island, but half the size of the other Burroughs. I moved to the […]

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OREGON PIONEER, GOLD MAN, GOLDEN LOGGER, THAT GUY

March 5, 2021 by

The Oregon Pioneer atop the Salem capitol dome is every boy who grew up in the golden era of Oregon logging when you could drop out of high school, get a job in the woods, then buy a house, a truck, and a boat. All you had to do was show up early and do […]

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COVID SUNDAY: VACCINE DATE AT OREGON CONVENTION CENTER

February 1, 2021 by

Covid Sunday started at 2:45. That was the appointment time for a covid vaccine. Not my appointment though, I was just the driver. The driver plans one thing for Covid Sunday: Don’t be late. That was my plan after talking to a lady who had been late and lost her appointment time. The plan was […]

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GRECO ROMAN MEDAL WITH A HAPPY FAMILY

January 23, 2021 by

Greco Roman sounds so classic because that’s what it is, classic. It sounds old, like Greek City-State and Roman Empire old. Way the heck back there. In the sports world, Greco Roman is a particular style of wrestling, not an architectural element. It’s for athletes who don’t want to get tangled up in someone’s legs, […]

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DANKEST HOUR DURING THE OREGON WINTER

January 18, 2021 by

If the “Darkest hour is just before dawn,” when is the Dankest hour? I dug into a dictionary to figure it out. “Dank: disagreeably damp, musty, and typically cold.” In other words, most every day of an Oregon winter. Pelican Brewing added to the definition:

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