Took me all damn day to write this. But we got it done before the #PortlandTrailBlazers' first #NBA postseason game in five years. I am hoping for a win but until the dust settles in Phoenix I just want another chance to watch my team play.

#sportsjournalism #writer #rambler

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/04/14/blazers-postseason-2026/

Didn't have much bandwith for a proper rambled today. So I stepped away, took a breath and then scribble a poem about my age. It's a first draft, and I already have ideas where to go with it, but for now I say we all just enjoy it as it is. A newborn poem is a rare moment.

#poetry #blogger #ramble

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/04/12/man-thirty-two/

Absolutely nothing happened today. Nothing at all. That's why it's the perfect time to review resolutions and figure out what I want to do for the year ahead.

Hey, if taxes can wait till the middle of April, why can't I?

#creativewriting #mentalhealth #cherryblossoms #portland #birthdaypost

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/04/09/a-casual-ramble-about-sakura-trees/

Ten years after starting this website, I submitted the manuscript for my first ever poetry collection. Whatever happens, I will be working publishing the collection with a special gift for my Patreon subscribers. Read all about it! #creativewriting #poetry #ramble #firststeps

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/04/08/manuscript-mania/

As promised, the Trail Blazers made the transition into a new era under Tom Dundon and I have a controversial opinion for the board: I don't think Jodi Allen was a bad owner. It might sound crazy, but hear me out.

#PortlandTrailBlazers #sportswriting #nba #basketball

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/04/07/allen-estate/

The Trail Blazers just had their best win of the season. I haven't cheered that loudly for a big game in years. Exhilaration doesn't even begin to describe it.

Read more about why this was their best win of the season.

#ramble #sportswriting #nba #basketball #portlandtrailblazers

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/04/01/blazers-best-win-season/

Someone start up the Nick Cave record, Donovan Clingan is the Portland Trail Blazers center I have been waiting for.

#portlandtrailblazers #sportswriting #nba #basketball #ramble

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/03/31/donovan-clingan/

Last week was a flurry of activity but not of the kind I published on the blog. I attended another protest, volunteered at a fundraiser, visited the cherry blossoms and hiked around some waterfalls.

#update #writerlife #blog #casualrambles

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/03/30/update-protests-fundraisers-blossoms/

Isaac Asimov has done it again. He's got me knee-deep in the entire Robot/Empire/Foundation universe and wanting to go deeper.

Here's some reasons why.

#ramble #sciencefiction #bookreview #irobot

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/03/26/i-robot/

There was a time when my life was spent listening endlessly to music. A time when the only calendar item was the next artist interview or a show to review. A time when the only thing worth rambling about was another album.

This is one of those times.

#stevemillerband #albumreview #ramble #blog

http://thecasualramble.com/2026/03/19/your-saving-grace/