by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 19, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social |
I am living in Portland without a car and am loving it. The city’s Tri-Met system of integrated bus, street car and light rail is efficient and coordinated. I can text from any stop, with the stop ID, and know exactly when the next bus or train will arrive. As I...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Apr 15, 2018 | Cultural, People, Philosphy, Social, Travel |
On March 21, 2018 Lea and I moved from Mérida, Yucatán, México to Portland, Oregon. The process of making this decision began in 2010 when we visited Portland for the first time thinking we might move there (we both had previously been to Portland for other events)....
by Jeffrey Scherer | Mar 23, 2018 | Cultural, People, Philosphy, Social, social media, Uncategorized |
I have completed step 1 of leaving Facebook. I have signed up for MeWe (see https://mewe.com/myworld). This relatively new social media site is the only site with a Privacy Bill of Rights. This is their mantra: “The Next-Gen Social Network that actually respects...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 12, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, writing |
Oneirology (/ɒnɪˈrɒlədʒi/; from Greek ὄνειρον, oneiron, “dream”; and -λογία, -logia, “the study of”) is the scientific study of dreams. in-between a state or position that is in the middle between two other things : a middle position. In less...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 11, 2018 | Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social, social media, writing |
One of my favorite albums, Peggy Lee’s “Is that all there is?” has one of my favorite songs: Is That All There Is? The last stanza and chorus of this song is: I know what you must be saying to yourselves “If that’s the way she feels about it...
by Jeffrey Scherer | Feb 7, 2018 | Art, Cultural, Health, People, Philosphy, Social |
My morning routine is usually constant. I start with reading the news, catching up on my friend’s daily postings on social media and completing my twice daily Words with Friends game updates. In between, I try to paint, draw or, if needed, update things at the...
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