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- Said at the passing of Maynard Ferguson, trumpet player legend.
Growing up in high school I listened to Maynard at least once a day with Chris in his apartment. Although I only got to see him live once, at Molalla High School, I will never forget his music. Even at 78 he was still hitting [...]

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I had to calm down overnight before I could post this entry. Angry, frustrated, and mostly saddened from what I learned yesterday. A year or two ago in a Social Liberation class at Portland State, the book “The Blood Runs Like a River Through my Dreams” by Nasdijj was suggested. After being deeply [...]

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It’s been quite a while since I have spoke about FEMA and Hurricane Katrina. For those of you who have been around for a while, you know that I was a little outspoken regarding FEMA and the national response to the South after the hurricane season last year. If you want to read through those [...]

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What a weekend- Thursday I sailed. Friday afternoon I drove up to Trillium Lake and flyfished for a couple hours. Spent the night on Still Creek deep inside the woods. Saturday I fished for another couple hours. Came back to Portland, went to Powells, then spent the afternoon reading an entire book. (More on that [...]

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