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Sunday, November 10, 2019

Whither Weird?

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(Just a shirt.  From here .) What does it say on the Self Help Radio web site ?  "A Weird Show."  I guess it's better tha...
Saturday, November 09, 2019

Preface To Weirdos: Seeing A Legend

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Tonight I got to see Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens here in Portland.  This is one of five cities he's doing shows at in the United S...
Friday, November 08, 2019

Fun Draising

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This week I wrote an email to close friends & family asking them to help during the Freeform Portland Fall Fundraiser .  I pointed out t...
Thursday, November 07, 2019

All The Musicians I Want To See Live Are Dead

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That's not true but that's clever & compelling, isn't it?  Why are we drawn to such dumb pronouncements?  People do it all t...
Monday, November 04, 2019

Self Help Radio 110419: In The Dark

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(The lamp in the picture comes from here .) It gets darker earlier in Portland than in Texas, where last I lived.  In fact, as the days...
Sunday, November 03, 2019

Whither In The Dark?

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(Image from here .) Are you in the dark about why this week's Self Help Radio has the theme "in the dark"?  Hey!  Me too! ...
Saturday, November 02, 2019

Preface To In The Dark: Moving, Day II

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"In The Dark" is the theme of this week's Self Help Radio.  More about that tomorrow. We woke very early, we packed, we retr...
Friday, November 01, 2019

Moving Day, Part I

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Today is the day we move into our new house.  We are actually buying a house in Portland.  That might mean we're staying here a while.  ...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

All Those Halloween Shows

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Once again I remind you there are many, many Halloween shows on the Self Help Radio website - specifically on the Self Help Radio Hallowe...
Monday, October 28, 2019

Self Help Radio 102819: Halloween 2019 - Frankenstein!

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(The tattoo I got for the show didn't quite work out - but before I added the SHR logo, this photo made its way to this page !) The...
Sunday, October 27, 2019

Whither Frankenstein (Halloween Show 2019)?

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(I wish I could remember where I found this.) When I first conceived of this blog, I thought it might be a nice place to discuss the wh...
Saturday, October 26, 2019

Preface To Halloween 2019: Woefully Unprepared For This Week's Show

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Seriously.  I haven't done much work on this week's show.  Today I spent the day shopping for our new house.  Then I waited at the n...
Friday, October 25, 2019

Portland Drivers, or, Driving In Portland

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Initially I was charmed by the slow pace of Portland.  I think I even wrote about the whole "20 is Plenty" campaign here to make t...
Thursday, October 24, 2019

Sugar Substitute (Episode 169)

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You'll recall I do another radio show, not just Self Help Radio, but one called Sugar Substitute , it's on Tuesday Mornings from 2-4...
Monday, October 21, 2019

Self Help Radio 112119: Illusions

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(Original illusion here .) According to this website (which does not cite its source), the Buddha said, "We live in illusion ...
Sunday, October 20, 2019

Whither Illusions?

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(An illusion from here .) The first people to dream of radio waves thought they were a kind of magical illusion.  & they were not wr...
Saturday, October 19, 2019

Preface To Illusion: My Friend Who Hates Magic

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The truth is, I don't have an opinion either way about magic or magicians - I've been entertained by them but I don't know if I...
Friday, October 18, 2019

Something New To Learn Every Day

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A couple weeks back, I revisited an old theme, my favorite music from the year 1969.  On that show, I played a song from Joni Mitchell's...
Thursday, October 17, 2019

Radio Radio

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So, I've done a lot of radio recently - perhaps it's true I'm a boy who can't say no - but this week I just wanted to do Sel...
Monday, October 14, 2019

Self Help Radio 101419: Comfort

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(Original image here .) The big question is, is Self Help Radio a comfort zone?  Or a discomfort zone?  Or is it, as my wife might say,...