Archive For March 31, 2018
The confluence of colored eggs and bunnies and folks rising from the dead and April Fools has not escaped my attention. But I am nothing if not God fearing and always looking for a party. Remember looking over the crowd at church and seeing folks in bright big hats people we hadn’t seen since…
Well, I know I could be just another stranger, but to you I guess, I’m just another fool. – Breaking All The Rules. From February 15, 1989. – JDW This is just between you and me. If word gets out about this, my soul is doubtlessly doomed to an eternity of City Council meetings. I went…
Original title was something like “Weird Week.” I have no explanation. Remember nothing but am confident it’s all true. From July 11, 1990. – JDW It was a very weird week. Read my lips. Very weird. No lie. One sweet moment came when the bankers put Donald Trump on an allowance. He’s limited – limited…
Imagine you are a middle-aged single man who doesn’t get invited to many – any – parties. From February 8, 1989. – JDW “I don’t want to go in there,” Guido Maldemarra said emphatically. “They don’t ever have anything I like.” The FIRST THURSDAY of the month, and we’re doing what I always do on…
The promo atop the page referred to me as “The waggish Jack D. Welch…” Now imagine you are a crazy prospector who thinks he is a dog. “Waggish?” My disguise must not be totally working. From February 8, 1989. – JDW “IT’S A WANDA-FUL LIFE.” Norma Louise is still out of town and I’m still…
First thoughts. I remember Tricia Knoll. Tough lady, smart lady, organized lady. I even remember my visit. Eye-opening and I wasn’t even looking. From October 24, 1990. – JDW Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. – Pablo Picasso There’s a cliche which, like many,…
Clearly the coolest neighborhood in Oregon, Northweird PDX had an above-average neighborhood newspaper. Ergo, the fourth annual Northwest Examiner Restaurant Review . “Northwest Dining: What The Natives Say. So, if you want to know what the people who live hear [sick] think of local eateries, read on… “We did not print submissions contradicted by prevailing…
There was this girl I really liked, who dumped me in junior high. Never saw her again. Still haven’t. A half century later, we renewed our friendship. Strange for two kids to be so old. – JDW It’s not easy taking your own advice,accepting what you don’t like hearing,and seeing the grey amongst the black…
This piece originally appeared in Track & Field News. Mid-1986. Conversation from When Running Was Young and So We Were. – JDW TOP ROADIE NENOW LIKES THE TRACK At 5-8½, 130 pounds, Mark Nenow is smaller than Doug Flutie. At 27, Nenow might have had a better season than the college football superstar.Nenow (pronounced Nee-no)…
Only the guy who isn’t rowing has time to rock the boat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSZkNujyYT4