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I apologize for my irregularity; I know it has been a few weeks. It is now the end of May but Portland is stingy with the sun, doling out...

I was visiting my father two weeks ago. We sat down to have lunch and I—as has become my habit—put my hands together and closed my eyes...

I first came to Portland in January of 2012. My sister and her husband needed someone to drive their moving truck from Colorado to...

Dear You, This was the core of many of our arguments: My weariness with Portland, of the city with its noise and traffic and crowds. I...

THE BIG SHIFT You fucked it up for all of us—I want to say that to the “vehicle dwellers” who abused privileges, who disrespected...

It has been awhile, time for a reminder that, yes, I have books for sale on Amazon (link is below). I have non-fiction based in my search...

Yesterday I drove to a job interview at the Wal Mart in Redding. The gig would be in the grocery department, fulfilling orders for...

There is an argument out there that minimum wage jobs are meant for teens and others entering the work force. Perhaps there is some merit...

IZAAK FOR PRESIDENT 2028 If I were running for president, these would be my objectives/goals. Note: Most of the things I am proposing are...

I am currently looking for work in the north Central Valley (of California). I am also pricing apartments. I see places in Redding for...

I have friends who voted for Biden and I have friends who voted for Trump. I have friends who voted for neither and friends who didn’t...

I apologize for the delay, been sorting things out, trying to figure out what the next step is. Been applying for stop gap jobs in...

There are distortions about what living in a vehicle is really like, some skewed to the positive and others to the negative. Some are...

Have traveled 60,000 miles in thirteen states I have seen a lot of beautiful places...and a lot of trash where trash does not belong. I...

I gave up on Twitter/X and now I have pretty much given up on Facebook…aside from Marketplace. I am always pricing trucks, vans, and...

Right now, the Middle East is slipping into chaos: Hamas attacked Isreal and now Isreal is bombing Gaza and will, presumably, invade that...

This week (eight days, actually) I am focusing on the eight (fiction) books I have for sale on Amazon.... What Peace Means to Us was the...

Come in, so…tell me… What do I need to do to put you in a new Hyundai today? Sorry I didn’t put a blog up last week. The subject was book...

Doc Martens are what first made me aware of built in obsolescence. Like any good 90s fashion victim, I wore Doc Marten boots. I wore them...

I am not an influencer but I am as capable of bullshit as the worst of them. Even the best people are capable of desperation, of...