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BRAVE BLOGGER? HOW BRAVE

It’s hard to explain bravery, as in a brave blogger, to a little girl when you scream like a little girl at the same things they scream about.
Mouse? EEEEEK.
Rat? EEEEEEEEK.
Spider? Run for it.
It started out so normal.

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CASUAL BIRD WATCHING WITH BABY DUCK

Casual bird watching is just a short drive away to the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge.
You never know what you’ll see, like this Egret.
A special egret. Why special? It has friends.
An egret and a blue heron together?

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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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NATUROPATHIC PHYSICIANS KNOW NUTRITION FIRST

  My wife shared a joke with me. She’s a naturopathic physician, Dr. Gillaspie. It had nothing to do with the old television show with young Dr. Kildare and his colleague Dr. Gillaspie.   “Early in our practices doctors from my class would talk about what it must be like as an RD, a real […]

Miranda Dating Rights For The New Era Of Rising STD

    Have you ever asked someone out on a date?   Probably.   Did you read them the ‘Dating Rights’ questions?   Going out on a limb here with probably not.   Why would you?

SECOND OPINION: WILL THAT BE ONE CHEMO OR TWO

From cancer.org: Cancer cells tend to grow fast, and chemo drugs kill fast-growing cells. But because these drugs travel throughout the body, they can affect normal, healthy cells that are fast-growing, too. Damage to healthy cells causes side effects. Side effects are not always as bad as you might expect, but many people worry about […]

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AMERICAN VOTER, THE REAL CAMPAIGN WINNER

A challenge for the American Voter? Who said the biggest part of a job is showing up? American voter knows their job, know where to go. Will they show up in the sort of numbers that reinforce participatory democracy? That’s the idea on the ballot, other wise, why bother? The ballot American voter drops on […]

IN PRAISE OF GOOD DRAINAGE FOR THE NEW YEAR

One of the highlights of Army basic training is a week long camp out. Everyone needs to enjoy the outdoors this way. You learn new skills and meet new friends. New friends come with the other half of the tent you’ll spend the week in…together. It’s called a shelter half. If you can’t get along […]

SHARING BABY BOOMER FITNESS GOALS

  If severe illness limits mobility, what do you do for baby boomer fitness?   If sitting is the safest place besides bed, how do you stay fit? More important, how can you help someone in such a condition? That was the challenge when I became caregiver for my Parkinson’s afflicted father in law. The […]

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LIFE REBOOT IN OREGON STARTS WITH A COLD SHOWER

      Finding water for an Oregon life reboot cold shower is not problem. Fourth biggest river, rains half a year, and this stuff cascading down cliffs. If you need a life reboot, be chill.

HIKING BABY BOOMER PORTLAND, pt. 3

Part One and Part Two. Portland bridges move people over the river. They also create fantastic venues for events. Above is Portland’s Mini Maker Faire from Sunday in OMSI’s parking lot. That’s the Marquam Bridge and I-5 overhead. A beautiful thing about Portland is its availability. I left my driveway at 1:30 and parked on […]

DEVILS PUNCH BOWL HAM HOCK STIRS IN OREGON FLAVOR

From the top of Otter Crest Loop looking south to Devils Punch Bowl Newport lies further south, Depoe Bay a little north. Oregon tourists need to feel a part of the big show to get the most out of their trip. Climb a mountain. Run a Hood To Coast. Stand in the Devils Punch Bowl […]

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