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Grilling, Suburban Life, and Impact to Health
And some props out to the Seattle Seahawks!
 • Stephen Pao
Episode 011 — Financial Response to OBBBA
Starting a Donor-Advised Fund in 2025
 • Stephen Pao
6:51
A Pleasant “After Burn”
Reflecting on my first hot sauce festival experience
 • Stephen Pao
Democracy in Trifecta, Gerrymandering, and Walkouts
Reflections from Oregon's Political Battles
 • Stephen Pao
10 Things I Love About Portland
A Week of Gratitude – July 13-19, 2025
 • Stephen Pao
Good Town Hall with Our Representative
“You can pretend to care, but you can’t pretend to show up.”
 • Stephen Pao
#NoKings - A Peaceful Event
“Portland police maintained a presence downtown Saturday and warned of traffic delays and street closures but told KGW that all events have been…
 • Stephen Pao
Pacmodo: My new favorite travel system
In yesterday’s post, I wrote about how traveling in retirement for me is different from my old days of business travel.
 • Stephen Pao
Retiring to Arizona?
“In Arizona, they salt micheladas, not sidewalks.”
 • Stephen Pao
Volunteering in Retirement
“In retirement, I thought I'd be relaxing, but instead, I made friends with people who thought 'relaxing' meant organizing events and webinars.”
 • Stephen Pao
Snow, Beers, and Medium
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
 • Stephen Pao
Why do I love Taco Time?
"Although comfort food will never break your heart, it might destroy your diet."
 • Stephen Pao
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