Butchblog

An occasional missive

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  • Love is Not a Chocolate Cake

    When my daughter, Jessie, asked me to write something about love for her wedding ceremony, my first thought was, man, that’s gonna be hard. My second thought was, “Wow, Jessie…


  • Playing Catch With Dad

    Men and Sports I’ve played and watched sports for most of my life. And in some (maybe many) ways they have shaped who I am. I don’t think I’m going…


  • Losing It

    Aging—its joys and discontents I go to bed late and wake up early. I’m groggy when I get up and stay that way for another hour or so while I…


  • Changing Tides

    Changing Tides When I stepped outside this morning and smelled the cool air mixed with the mist off the Pacific, I knew that Fall would soon arrive. The feel of…


  • When We Were Young and Naive

    Another cool and cloudy day here at the Coast. At the same time Portland folks are sweating in the end-of-summer heat wave. I think all of us who live here…


  • Things I Learned From My Parents—that I wish I hadn’t

    1. The world is a dangerous place, so keep a low profile. 2. It’s not a good idea to laugh, have fun, or show joy. You never know who might…


  • Make It Stop

    By now, if you’re not both angry and scared about what’s going on in our country, you’re either not paying attention or part of the problem. Without turning away (which…


  • Two Scenes of Summers Past

    ‘/’  It’s August. You feel heated up, mostly happy, especially when you are away from your family. You have to work, though. That’s what the parents expect. And you like…


  • The Age of Innocence

    It seemed to Butchy that no one ever left Philadelphia, so he wasn’t sure if that was a real option for when he got older. Amongst all his extended family:…


  • Off to College

    It’s September and I’m leaving to go off for my first year in college. My father drives me and my friend, Bobby Fisher, who is going to the same school,…


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