- Follow NO CLOCK on WordPress.com
Recent Posts: NO CLOCK
Many Nights at the Ballpark
Where Are You From? Two Houses
Why Helsinki Will End Trump’s Long Con
The Chair — How We Decide Our Politics
A Family History — In Cars
Anthony Bourdain: The Traveling Brother I Never Met
Mozy Revisited: Learning From Our Blind Dog
Nostalgia and the Typewriter
When Your Heroes Die
Mozy is Blind
Top Posts & Pages
Tag Archives: Portland
Nostalgia and the Typewriter
Nostalgia is tricky. You can bath in it or just feel it as a gentle rain. It can hold you and put lead in your shoes or awaken you and set you running out the door. As with any memory, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged California Typewriter, Nostalgia, Olympia DeLuxe Portable, Portland, Typewriter
Leave a comment
Portland City Hall: It’s the System Stupid
Portland City government is badly broken but not in the way that some people think. The public servants in City Hall work hard in a world of constraints, endless demands and never enough money or time to meet outsized expectations. … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged City Government, Garbage Night, Portland, Portland City Commissiners, Portland City Hall
1 Comment
Sticks and Stones…
Today, George W. Bush made the case against the rise of Trumpism. I don’t doubt the fact that Bush is a genuine patriot deeply concerned about the state of our republic. While I could go into a “lying sack of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged American creed, George W Bush, Portland, rasist, white supremacy
Leave a comment
The Problem with Portland’s Lawn Sign
Dog walking around my neighborhood I see dozens of Portland’s favorite lawn sign. It must have a generic, shorthand name known but to a few. I ain’t the few. There was a time when I was a Unitarian. I enjoyed … Continue reading
The Joy of the Broken Urinal Blues
Half the world has no idea what it is like for a guy to piss in a rock and roll club. Women are better for it. Last week I went out to see my buddies in the band Volcker. (Yea, … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Ash Street Saloon, La Luna, Men's Room, Portland, Rock Clubs, Satyricon, Volcker
Leave a comment
Death on the Eastbound MAX
What’s going on here? Like so many people I had to stop to ponder the vicious attacks on humanity at the Hollywood MAX station. As I read about the reactions to the violence, things just keep getting more complicated. … Continue reading
