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Portable Bohemia Newsletter Dec 15, 2025
Greetings from the Far Left Coast where it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
Dec 15
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Tramping (2008)
Tramping is a brief account of two hikes with friends in the Columbia River Gorge, Dog Mountain in 2005 and Ramona Falls in 2008, mentioned in the…
Dec 12
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Lacing 'em Up for the Duration (2008)
A gift arrived in Monday’s mail from my friend Sylvia, who makes lovely, handcrafted books for gifts and special occasions.
Dec 11
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The Content of Their Character
The absence of dignity and gravitas in the conduct of affairs of state and duties of high office is a feature of Trump and Trumpism on display again at…
Dec 10
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Portable Bohemia Newsletter Dec 1, 2025
Happy holidays from the Far Left Coast! Thanksgiving feasts and beaucoup leftovers ushered in the season followed by the traditional Christmas tree…
Dec 1
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November 2025
Festive Black Friday Demo at the Apple Store
Indivisible Oregon noticed Apple CEO Tim Cook on Santa’s Naughty List and called him out today with candy canes and specially written Christmas carols…
Nov 29
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Thanks
One evening earlier this week I thought I found an opening into a brief Thanksgiving essay. It seemed promising after a second glass of wine, less so…
Nov 27
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The Unspoken Language (a poem)
“The Unspoken Language” is another poem from long ago and far from here.
Nov 26
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Portable Bohemia Newsletter Nov 15, 2025
Greetings from the Far Left Coast where the view from my desk is of tree limbs newly bare and a sprinkling of golden leaves on the street below.
Nov 16
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In Quest of Resistance
Democrats dealt themselves a bad hand and played it poorly during the government shutdown.
Nov 12
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Cautiously Hopeful
Tuesday was a very good day for Democrats and for the country. Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill won by decisive margins, 15 percent for Spanberger…
Nov 8
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Portable Bohemia Newsletter Nov 1, 2025
Greetings from the Far Left Coast where the heck has the year gone?
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