Yesterday, I watched the increasingly popular way adults teach children how to solve disagreements with others. I don’t care what your political persuasion is, your…
We need the opposition
As much as you hate the people who disagree with your politics, you need them. Even though they cause you frustration and anger, that opposition…
The aromas of coffee and pee
I’ve been posting photos of favorite Portland locations lately, mostly from the 1980s and 1990s. Every time I post an image, some people point out…
A colossal job: rebuttal proves point
I recently wrote on a topic of great concern, namely Republicans’ relatively newfound disdain for fact-finding. More specifically, Republicans’ growing distrust of anything they label…
A colossal job
A colossal job lies ahead The contentious election is over but now begins the hardest work of all Although Democrats and other anti-Trumpers could be…
The incongruity
I first met her at a restaurant, a busy little place in an urban downtown. I was a young waiter and she was an older…
A child’s shoes
My lifelong friend called to ask the saddest question I have ever been asked. It was rhetorical, mind you — my friend knew I wouldn’t…
A lesson from unlikely friends
The year 2020 just gets better and better. The death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has unleashed a torrent of often vulgar hand-wringing on social media.…
Train wreck or clown car?
If you’re a Trump-lover, you’re gonna hate this. And if you hate him, you’re probably gonna like it even less. I can’t decide if the…
Loss of control: Part II
This time, the good intentions of a Sunday school teacher went awry when he didn’t think through every aspect of his lesson — unfortunately, I…