Like that unpaved road, but wider, gray, and different surroundings Word count 825 While at Portland State College, I got summer jobs with the Oregon Highway Department as an engineer aide in 1964 and 1965. I qualified by taking an exam which was made … Continue reading Summer Jobs
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Portland To Portland
Beginning and ending around here. Word count 998 I think about home in three dimensions - The dwelling, the location, and the internal environment. The first twenty years of home was a three level including basement in a place which was outside Portland, Oregon USA … Continue reading Portland To Portland
Them Changes (quoth Buddy Miles)
Good looks can be deceiving - people and cities Word Count 1777 The History of Portland Oregon Seen Through Blurred Lenses Pre Doug History up to 1943 Here are a few select happenings before me. Visitors from the old world arrived from a temporary land … Continue reading Them Changes (quoth Buddy Miles)
Portland Pondering
Geese, freeways, old loves, fixations and more Word count 822 I spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about unimportant and unknowable things, mostly in bed, either late at night or early in the morning. There are a couple of things that I can’t … Continue reading Portland Pondering
Curmudgeon 3
Not me Word Count 1123 Taxes are easy to criticize, because the rules and the rates are horrible. No person making under $100,000 adjusted for inflation should need more than a page to file his taxes. All income should be treated the same and … Continue reading Curmudgeon 3
Curmudgeon 2
Also not me Word count 1380 Let’s talk American politics. Party D: Everything is the fault of rich people. We’ll take away their money to buy your votes. Party R: Don’t be poor. After you get your first million, we’ll talk. The “I” (Bernie) senator … Continue reading Curmudgeon 2
Mercy
Unrelated image, but cool. Second coyote story. Word count 394 `` A few years ago, maybe five, I was supervising and working with a man who was doing community service for a crime that he says he didn’t commit. We were removing ivy from an … Continue reading Mercy
Prodigal Father
Picture of Seattle. No good free father and adult son found. Word count 4454 Prodigal Father Duke’s Story Part One – I was drinking Black Butte Porter at my favorite bar after a miserable day at work. I’m the actuary at an insurance company that … Continue reading Prodigal Father
Mad(ison) Men
The Ones that I didn't get to know Word count 1661 This is the personal story of some men, one in particular, an era, a school, a 50th reunion, mortality and a culture. In order to give it some relevance to a wider audience, I … Continue reading Mad(ison) Men
Reprieve
Don't worry about the knive, he's about to fall over dead Word count 4000 It started in January of 1990, but the exact date is unknown. George Bush was the US president. The Soviet Union was disintegrating and its satellite states were going their own … Continue reading Reprieve
Doug Hawley 