Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Confrontation Tightens

Posted on April 21, 2016 by M. Meo

Three members of the Cascadia Chapter — Your Intrepid Reporter, Herschel Soles, and Celeste Soles, the elected Treasurer of the Eastside Democratic Club [which does not have many Democrats as members, actually] — were on hand to urge the so-called … Continue reading →

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How to Deny Truth

Posted on April 21, 2016 by M. Meo

In her column, printed in the Portland Tribune yesterday, former State Representative Hardesty made an interesting observation. I’m troubled that the immediate reaction from the Portland Police Bureau and the Portland Police Association is to tell their officers they don’t … Continue reading →

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Dave Westerlund’s Day

Posted on April 17, 2016 by M. Meo

I was sitting Thursday evening at the Random Order Pie Bar translating [details available upon request] when the hour of 6:30 came round: the Daylight-Savingsed Sun was about 15 degrees above the horizon, out the picture window which runs along … Continue reading →

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Do You See the Two Boys

Posted on April 16, 2016 by M. Meo

The two boys in this picture from 2009 are graduating high school in fourteen months. Sigh. The one in the red cap is John Dominic Meo, and in June 2017 he will be finishing Grant High School in three years; … Continue reading →

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Marlene Dietrich Sings for Us

Posted on April 14, 2016 by M. Meo
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Motto of the Day

Posted on April 10, 2016 by M. Meo

Two of anything is one more than you need.

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The Whole Truth

Posted on April 3, 2016 by M. Meo

You want the whole truth, musseeyer — are you sure you can stand the truth (the whole truth, I mean)?  Phonetically spelled, messieurs — the plural, even in English, of “Mister” — looks strange to you, don’t you see? It’s … Continue reading →

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