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FISHING FAILURE = TRY AGAIN

What makes for a fishing failure?
Bad weather, wrong bait, no bites.
If that happens too many times, what do you do?
You want some salmon, you live in Oregon, it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out.
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FAILING FUN = TRY AGAIN

No one sets a course for failing fun.
But who’s kidding who.
Those who never fail haven’t tried hard enough.
But if you keep track of such things, failing fun happens every day.
Is it really fun, though?
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FAILED BLOG DIFFERENT THAN A FAILED MOVIE

BoomerPdx is a failed blog. (Does that make me a failed blogger? Uh oh)
After a Portland run to the art museum I came home and reviewed the evening.
You know what they say about writers?
We get to live things twice: Once in real life, once on the page.
Except I got sidetracked on Facebook.
How does that happen?
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FAILED MOVIES FIND FACEBOOK LIFE

How many times on a Facebook scroll do you find posts on failed movies, usually movies I haven’t seen to know if they failed, or how they failed, with a caption like: “Ignored and pulled from screens just after release has aged like fine wine.”
Or, “while considered a failure on it’s first release it has proven to be ahead of it’s time and grown into a cult classic.”
I’m happy to see people are watching old movies from the 80’s and 90’s, the 1980’s and 1990’s, not 1880’s and 1890’s, and finding renewed value in the work from that era.
I’m not watching them to get in on the buzz and post a review, but I will recommend Harold and Maude from 1971:

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THE LAST NUCLEAR BLAST

The last nuclear blast ended WWII?
Japan had a hard time deciding what to do, surrender unconditionally, or what.
The ‘or what’ began with Hiroshima and ended with Nagasaki, skipping Kokura twice.
I visited the two men in charge of the new nuclear bomb. They were quiet.
So was I.
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PREPARE FOR A DOCTOR VISIT

Do you get in shape for your doctor visit? For too many men it takes an force of nature to schedule a doctor visit. Women, not so much. That force of nature is called a wife after she makes an appointment two months away. She knows you’ll go; you know you’ll go. How you show […]

BICYCLE DAY FOLLOWED BY 420? CALL A DOCTOR, STAT

    Call a doctor and ask about the medical qualities of acid and weed. Maybe your doc has some non-medical experience to share, but probably won’t.   If your medical provider isn’t in the loop, boomerpdx will shine some light. No, not crack the sky light from the heavens above with a big voice […]

BODY CLEANSING JUICE FAST, WHAT TO EXPECT

Keep this in mind: You won’t starve. It might sound like cutting weight for wrestling season, but a monitored juice fast at the Portland Wellness Center is different. Think of it as a time to relax. Less time shopping for food and cooking. Fewer dishes to wash. That stuff takes time. How much time is a surprise […]

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LIFE LONG LEARNING STARTS EARLY

Baby Boomers do life long learning out of habit. What’s your excuse? Yes, I’m certified for leadership. At least that’s what the Fort Ord Leadership Academy says. What does a 21 Hour Leader Preparation Program do? In the wrong hands it turns a decent person into a tyrant. In the right hands it makes for […]

Humanities: Way Of Life Or Waste Of Time?

  What comes to mind when you hear the word Humanities, when a friend says they’re going to college to study Humanities?   Ask around and get back to me. I did it and came up with a few examples.   1-What are humanities?   2-Aren’t those the hippopotamus cousins that live in the Florida […]

Portland Baby Boomers Retire: Then What?

One thing is certain with all the baby boomer retirement ideas: No matter what they do, it’ll be wrong. The backlash on what’s taken for granted today, like equal rights, environmental awareness, and women’s right to choose, started from the boomer beginning. Who hasn’t heard racial slurs and been shocked that grandma didn’t know times had […]

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SHOW UP LATE? APOLOGIZE AND PROMISE TO JUMP

      I’m sorry I’m late.  

PUBLIC BEACHES FOR OREGON MARINE GARDEN, MARINE RESERVE, MARINE OIL SPILL

    Public beaches usually mean one thing, like the one thing private beaches convey. Public beaches, like Oregon beaches, are available to everyone, anyone.   Private beaches? Not so much. More like a backyard pool.   But what happens when public beaches in Oregon come with obstacles?   What are we supposed to do […]

THE OREGON BEER TRAIL TO PORTLAND

Oregon Brewers Festival Fans’ Points Of Origin. Courts of law rely on evidence. They need proof. Nothing helps close a case like proof. How do you prove Portland is a big draw, that the recent Brewers Festival draws huge numbers to Portland, who then go home and tell others? Put a map up with push […]

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