With the holidays at hand, I always ponder on ways to say “thank you” to people who have made my life easier throughout the year.  Before I moved into a retirement center, the letter carrier always received a card with a cash remuneration, despite the objections of the Post Offic

Every community, not matter how small, has a coffee shop or restaurant where people gather to see and be seen.  In a city there are many places.  Portland being a mid size city has more than its share, most of which I tend of avoid.  If I don’t want the NSA spying on me, I don’