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I was having lunch in a local tavern the other day, when Randy Travis’ 1987 country hit “Forever and Ever, Amen” came on the jukebox.Wow! That song sounds as good as it did 40…
By Blake Nelson
Read moreLast year, here in Portland, I went to an author event at my local bookstore. The book was called "On Fire for God: Fear, Shame, Poverty, and the Making of the Christian Right."…
By Blake Nelson
Read moreI remember back in the early Trump days, I would cruise by the Politics section of my local bookstore to see which celebrity leftist pundit they were promoting this week.One day,…
By Blake Nelson
Read moreI ran into a guy during senior softball last night. I was running to third base, and I came in a little too fast. He was reaching to catch the ball, and I knocked into him.Nothing…
By Blake Nelson
Read moreI don’t know what I clicked on that caused this, but lately most of the suggested videos on my YouTube sidebar are of morose and lonely young men saying things like:Nobody wants…
By Blake Nelson
Read moreI was listening to a Classic Punk playlist on Spotify the other day and heard the song “Safe European Home” by the Clash.I always assumed this song was making fun of uptight…
By Blake Nelson
Read moreThe other day, I was making a right turn at a busy intersection, and I almost ran over an elderly woman who stepped into the street unexpectedly.She had lost her balance because…
By Blake Nelson
Read moreThis situation has happened to me twice in recent months. I meet a guy around my age (50s, 60s). We talk and find we have things in common. I’m excited to possibly make a new…
By Blake Nelson
Read moreRemember around 2018 or so, when reviews on Rotten Tomatoes suddenly became suspicious?Like movies that hit all the left-wing, DEI talking points would get 98% Fresh
By Blake Nelson
Read moreI’m looking at new apartments this week here in Portland, Oregon. It’s time for an upgrade.This has triggered a debate I often have with myself: If I’m going to move, why not…
By Blake Nelson
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