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No Matter Where You Go There You Are

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K Mark Schofer

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No Matter Where You Go There You Are

What’s a skill you consider basic, that most people don’t actually know how to do?

I am back in Portland for the Portland Seattle soccer match. In Portland I don’t need GPS to get around.

I taught the kids how to orient themselves. Those are the west hills, the river divides east and west and all the streets run alphabetically. .

Now that I live up north I use GPS far too much. Yes the Puget Sound is west, the cascade mountains east. Still I revert back to GPS for navigation, despite the fact that I have more time to get lost right now.

My wife had an appointment today in Portland at 1100. GPS informed us a wild detour that made no sense to me. Still we blindly followed the routes. We left at 7:05 and made her appointment at 10:59.

Who knows I probably would have been late using pure intuition.

2 responses to “No Matter Where You Go There You Are”

  1. Stephanie Avatar
    Stephanie

    So gorgeous.

  2. vermavkv Avatar
    vermavkv

    What a charming and relatable reflection! I loved the contrast between knowing Portland almost instinctively and now relying on GPS in a new place. There’s something special about being able to navigate a city through landmarks, rivers, hills, and the patterns of its streets—knowledge built through years of living and experience.

    And that GPS detour story made me smile! Sometimes technology takes us on a mysterious adventure, yet somehow gets us exactly where we need to be—just in time. Leaving at 7:05 and arriving at 10:59 certainly proves that trusting the machine occasionally has its rewards! 😄

I would love to hear you opinion as well

Hello,

I’m Mark

His friends observe Mark seems wired a little differently. Perhaps it’s more likely that noticing little things often missed by others is a relic of a quieter, simpler time. He has a way with words, which he refuses to let be hindered by sub-par typing skills. People have great stories to tell if you sit and listen.

A belief dear to Mark is that there is certain beauty in the world. You simply have to look for it.

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