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HURT FEELINGS HANDBOOK FOR SENSITIVE PEOPLE

How to get over hurt feelings. When bloggers go off message during inflammatory times, call it conscience. Like having a conscience. When we go off message, we lose subscribers, readers. We lose income. Moola. Over hurt feelings? I’m no Muhammad Ali, but if speaking up makes a difference, do it. If you can’t say, “Take […]

WILWRITE 1, TRAIL BLAZERS 0

Picking two winners on the same night? Good luck with that. Tuesday night was Willamette Writer, WilWrite Night, for WordPress at Portland’s Old Church, and Game 2 in the NBA playoffs in California. Which one to focus on? With time for one or the other, which one to choose: a power point presentation on WordPress, […]

ONE WRITER’S RESPONSE TO BLOGGING BLOGGERS

Phillip asked about blogging bloggers, and which direction to take. Comments are a load of fun to read…on other people’s blogs. When you get questions about blogging bloggers and where to start on your blog, it’s gold. Phillip came in on the post with this blog comment: Wonderful blog! Do you have any hints for […]

FIELD BLOGGER BREAKDOWN

When a field blogger in the field gets locked out. There I was, gentle BoomerPdx reader, in the field. A field blogger. Just outside was blue sky, bright sun, and a swimming pool with northern lights at night. It wasn’t night time, not yet, when I found my problem. The problem wasn’t the temptation to […]

FOR NEW BLOGGERS ON THE WAY UP, pt 1

What is the best advice for new bloggers? If you’ve been online long enough people think you’ve got answers. Maybe you do, but does that make you a guru? It depends on how you answer requests like this: Hey! I understand this is somewhat off-topic but I had to ask. Does managing a well-established website […]

HAVE A PEACHY DAY

If life gives you lemons, make lemonade. If life gives you peaches, can them. Then saute up some vegetables, put on the rice cooker. Call it dinner and desert. Don’t forget the lemonade.

BABY BOOMERS GROW UP?

How can you tell when boomers grow up? When you wonder how you got where you are, it’s nice to have a reminder. Find a place that’s yours, where it would take some nosing around to find. That’s where the Shelf of Fame goes. It’s not for everyone to see, just a reminder of your […]

BLOGGING FOR ASPIRING WRITERS

The difference between an aspiring writer and a blogger? Story. A recent boomerpdx reader sent this comment about aspiring writers: Superb blog! Do you have any suggestions for aspiring writers? I’m planning to start my own blog soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you recommend starting with a free platform like WordPress […]

VIRAL BLOG VIRAL BOOMERPDX

Call it viral blog viral boomerpdx, per capita. Viral blog are the magic words. Viral blog means viral boomerpdx. This is viral boomerpdx, if we agree on viral numbers. If you’re reading this and you think, “This could be a viral blog, this could be viral boomerpdx,” please don’t send gray-hat links that may or […]

YOUR MOMMA IS SO PORTLAND MOMS BLOG THAT…

Portland baby boomerpdx blogger meets Portland Moms Blog blogger in a parking lot. Does a web address across the back window of a car in Haggen’s parking lot mean ask me about it? So I did. Jen Knight turned out to be sunshine on a cloudy day; the Portland Moms Blog founder, owner, and power […]