Butchblog

An occasional missive

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  • 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,…


  • How I Lost and Found My Name

                If you had phoned up my family home in Philadelphia and asked to speak to Robert, the person who answered would have told you that you had the wrong…


  • My Cars, My Life

    I’ve had a bunch of them – all kinds of colors and body types. I can almost measure my life by the vehicles I’ve owned.             The first was a…


  • Pessimism- and its benefits

    Yes, I am an unapologetic pessimist. Have been for some time–pretty much my whole adult life. You know, no good deed goes unpunished, things will only get worse and we’re…


  • Fun With Death

    Okay, so we’re all going to die. I try not to think about it too much. What’s the point? Live for the moment and all that. Which I try to…


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