Author Archives: Don McLean

A Bach prelude perfectly played on Boomwhackers is a visual masterpiece

Yo-Yo Ma playing Bach on a beach is the musical healing the world needs right now

Werner Herzog on skateboarding Coping with football concussions …Crazy, big money lunacy. And, yes, I continue to watch it.

Ken Goe: Coronavirus keeps Olympic trials, NCAA championships up in the air at Hayward Field “My 6-year-old son said to me, “Mom, when I grow up and move into a tent.” He thought it was a right of passage/ normal … Continue reading →

Is Portland dying? Once charming, now dead to Don. Roaring Kitty Wanted to Break a 4-Minute Mile. He Broke Wall Street Instead.

Dave Barry: Sure, it’s a crazy idea to move the Tokyo Olympics to Florida. So what?

It’s back!!! Week That Was …College indoor track starts this weekend.

Oregon Weighs Race-Based Vaccine Preferences

The first edition, 12/20/20, received some valuable feedback, one friend sending me his list, much of it containing stuff I’d never heard of. A few I’ve now read, relished, and included below. …What am I missing? Please advise. Paris In … Continue reading →

We Could Be Vaccinating Twice As Fast In Oregon, 105,000 teachers (unknown when back in the class room) will get vaccinated before the 800,000 citizens 65 and older.