February 14th I wrote about Ann from the U of O and Gamma Phi Beta time [just a while back] gifting me a freesia plant in a box of antiquity that I had given her in the good ole days. So the question is, what to do with the box as I leave Portland. I …
Category Archives: Noble
Required
Twelve Years A Slave. Every person holding an American passport should be required to watch this movie and the painful history of this nation that it depicts. No one escapes.
January 1 – New Laws
From a list published in the Oregonian: Minimum wage to $9.10 an hour, tied to inflation. Driving: texting or talking on a cellphone while behind the wheel is a $142-$500 fine. Smoking while a child is in the car- first offense $250. Repeat $500. No teens in tanning beds. Those with PTSD can get …
Super-Star Mother
She watched as her adult son and daughter-in-law boarded the train in suburban CT, bound for the City. As he stepped over the gap between the platform and the train, the pants on the hanger from the cleaners slipped off their perch and disappeared into the abyss below. As his eyes registered his horror and …
Do-It-Yourself
When the City, refurbished this park, they put in a baseball diamond, soccer field & goals, a skating rim, but can you guess what they forgot to include?
The Right Thing
I firmly believe as consumers we should support businesses that ‘do the right thing’. Working at a homeless shelter I came upon boxes of fresh sandwiches made by a company named PRET. I was curious that so much of the food looked like it was freshly made. Next time I needed to pick up a …
Fun and Free
Went with a friend last night to the second floor of the Hilton Hotel on 6th Avenue where every 20 minutes another music or dance performance was taking place. The venue was the APAP [Association of Performing Arts Presenters] Showcase 2012. What a wonder! Of course we saw the Dana Leong Trio: electric cello, guitar, …