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TAPPHORIA TAP HOUSE AT TEN YEARS

July 16, 2024 by

There’s good news and bad news: The good news: Tapphoria Tap House is a mile away from my house. The bad news: A mile away and I’ve walked it. They couldn’t be any closer. The best news? Ten years in, baby.

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WHAT MAKES A GREAT BURGER?

July 8, 2024 by

A great burger is a matter of timing. If you haven’t eaten all day anything would be great. That last thing you ate was a little off so you’ve been looking forward to the next meal. This burger fought through adversity to land on greatness.

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TIME CRUNCH? IT’S ALWAYS CRUNCHING AND THE SHOW STILL GOES ON

May 9, 2023 by

Time crunch? No one’s got time for that. Oh, wait. If you’re like me, you’re either late or early getting places. Mostly late, which always brings comments like, “Have you ever heard of time management?” Yes, I have, and I’m getting better at it each time. But there’s still that problem:

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SHOWING UP vs BEING PRESENT

March 14, 2023 by

Showing up means being present? Not today. It means being ready, being there, right there, right where you planned on being. Is that where you are? Right now? If not, why not?

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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN MORE THAN A BURGER

January 22, 2023 by

A communication breakdown is a problem. It’s also a burger, which isn’t a problem. The problem comes when a ‘failure to communicate’ gets your ticket punched like Cool Hand Luke. But, instead of food and prison execution, let’s talk about online communication breakdown. For example, take this blog. Please.

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REBUILDING PORTLAND A LITTLE AT A TIME

January 9, 2023 by

Rebuilding Portland means one thing: acknowledge what’s broken and fix it. What’s broken? The biggest thing broken is believing Portland is worth the effort. But how do you rebuild trust? You need to go out and find it.

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BEER WRITING IS ABOUT DESTINATION BEER? NOT ALWAYS

January 14, 2022 by

Beer writing is about the new, the bold, the best beers on the market. It’s citrus beer, fresh hop beer, hazy and low-cal beer. From first beer to last beer, destination beer is still king. Go out for a new beer and you’ll get more than you bargained for if your destination is Kalama, Washington […]

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HOUSE CALL COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN

June 9, 2020 by

A communication breakdown is more than a hamburger at the closest McMenamins. When it’s a house call breakdown, things can get twisted. While the burger never disappoints, a house call miscommunication can hurt. Confused yet? Let’s go:

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BEST OK BOOMER CITIES TO AVOID

November 6, 2019 by

According to a Brookings Institute study using Census data,Huffington Post shows the top ten cities with the greatest population growth for 45 – 66 year olds. Baby boomers are called ‘pre-seniors.’ Isn’t that nice? Since Portland falls into the tenth spot, and Beaverton is listed as a Washington city, boomerpdx takes offense. This ‘aging city’ Brookings Institute list […]

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Willie Nelson Brings More To Portland Than His Band

August 1, 2018 by

The old guitar picker takes the stage tonight at McMenamins Edgefield. Willie Nelson, all eighty five years of himself, takes the stage after opener Allison Krause.   More important, he’s on the cover of AARP magazine. Why is that important? How many public figures don’t want to talk about age? In a youth motivated culture, […]

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