Tag: Portland

‘Nooner’ sleeps with the fishes

~ Randy Seaver ~ 2 Comments

Dammit! Feeling devastated. I just learned (via social media) that my best friend in Oregon, Tim "Nooner" has died. This one really hurts It was the early 1990s. I lived alone in Portland, and often felt isolated, nearly 3,000 miles away from my family and friends. Tim and I were co-workers, he was a semi-reformed … Continue reading ‘Nooner’ sleeps with the fishes

Smoking in the boys’ room

~ Randy Seaver ~ 7 Comments

I have a friend --- let's call him Todd --- who thinks that the city of Portland, Maine is so hip, so cool and oh so wonderful. Todd fled the pace and grind of Boston in order to raise his family in place that is consistently ranked as one of the country's most "livable" cities, whatever that … Continue reading Smoking in the boys’ room