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THUNDER ROAD ON NW LOVEJOY, PORTLAND

Thunder Road is a map of the love/hate relationship I’ve felt for Bruce Springsteen since 1975. I love that Bruuuuuce has persevered beyond all expectations. I hate the decision I made when Mary Anne in the Philadelphia clinic invited me along with her friends to see the local phenom across the river in New Jersey. […]

BIKE RIDING THROUGH LIFE: YOU CRASH AND YOU GET UP

The big part of bike riding, of biking, is staying upright, staying balanced. Is it a stretch to say the same thing about life and the experiences we collect along the way. We take the good and the bad, and remember the bike we were on; we remember the path we were on and what […]

TIME MOVES ON WITH A DEGREE OF SADNESS

Time moves on when you see is a collection of kid bikes, the same collection Toys R Us sold. The same bikes the rich kids rode, the hand-me-down bikes, and the bikes kids rode into teen hood. Lots of bikes going one place: The scrap yard.