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ANGRY GYM CLOSES, MEAN PEOPLE NEEED NEW ANGRY ROOM

September 28, 2020 by

A chunky man eases down on the angry gym bench press bench and starts his weight climb. Turns out he was chunky, AND, strong. After he warmed up and took off his hoodie, he wasn’t chunky either. I thought of him after collecting the weights I use for my climb, and the jackass who lifted […]

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QUARANTINE CUTE: WHY APPEARANCES STILL MATTER

April 27, 2020 by

Staying quarantine cute is worth dying for? At least protesting for? When I saw the folks protesting in cars and screaming about their hair, I felt their pain. Look, who among us wants to look our age if we can help it? I get that.

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CHEMO COMEDY SHOW: WAS IT SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY

October 18, 2019 by

In the final analysis, no, there’s no such thing as chemo comedy, just moments that surpassed some of the funniest things I’ve seen or heard. It started with the first appointment with the chemo doc. We’d met before.

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CHEMO: NOTHING FUNNY ABOUT IT, EXCEPT …

October 16, 2019 by

My wife drove me to my first chemo, one of three on the schedule, twenty one days apart. It was part of the program, mixed in with thirty five hits of radiation, for HPV16 neck cancer. It was something I dreaded. Why? The name chemo even sounds bad.

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DAN PATRICK REPORTS IN

May 2, 2019 by

Dan Patrick is the face of sports biggest awards. No one hands out the Vince Lombardi trophy like Dan; no one wants to take it from anyone else. Mr. Patrick gave us something else today. Part apology, part confession, part reassurance, Dan ran down what’s been bothering him for years, and it’s not Reggie Miller.

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HEALTH BLOGGER ADDS WEIGHT

February 7, 2019 by

Weight loss isn’t a fad. It’s either a mystery that needs solving, or a goal. If loosing weight is a goal, do you know what to do? From so many ads, neither does anyone else. On the other hand, if you’re losing weight and don’t know why, get it checked. Health bloggers, writers, whatever you […]

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WRITE A BOOK, THEY SAID, IT’LL BE FUN

January 17, 2019 by

    Long form writing is like a walk in the woods with no map. In the dark. With animal noises. And cliffs on both sides of the trail. If that isn’t a picture of adventure, what is? And all you need to do is sit down and write. And stay down. For a long […]

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Neck Cancer … What Is It Good For … Absolutely Nothing

July 26, 2018 by

A reader left a comment recently that moved me to respond in a universal way.   Hey Patrick,   Thanks for coming over to boomerpdx. A quick question: How did you find me and this topic. I write about it a lot, but not too many show up in comments like you. I’m glad you’ll […]

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Self Glossing Portland Writer Gives Cancer Warning

July 19, 2018 by

  “Warning? We don’t need no cancer warning,” said everyone who’s never followed directions even once.   With cancer warnings around every corner, every speck of asbestos in the ceiling, breath of air, drink of water, it gets wearing to the point of being normal.   More people with cancer? More young people? More millennials, […]

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Chemo Nausea: How To Cope By Comparing Other Nausea

July 16, 2018 by

People who’ve lived a little, maybe over done things once or twice, have lists.   A Best Of list.   A Worst Of list.   Whether it’s a car, teacher, town, or vacation, it all fits one list or the other.   Then there’s the list you make for chemo nausea, which you only get […]

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