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ON WRITING WELL, pt. 1

November 16, 2015 by

One idea is to write a lot, just not about writing well. As a youth I enjoyed reading about writers and their lives. Their work? Not so much. Writers’ biographies were more interesting than anything they wrote at the time. With the idea that living like a writer would make a better writer, those biographies […]

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PORTLAND COLD CASE

October 31, 2015 by

When A Portland Walking Tour Turns The Corner And You See Portland Cold Case. People love Portland. You’ve probably heard it before. If it’s not the cute shops it’s the funky food; the Portland Building and cast iron building span the years. Public art? Who doesn’t love driving by the eastside ramps off the Hawthorne […]

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BEST PORTLAND BLOGS

July 21, 2015 by

Portland Blogs For Baby Boomers; What Works, What Doesn’t. The best way to know a city is by its blogs. Just make sure you read them before you arrive. If a blog promises “Gorgeous photos of Portland’s neighborhoods, updated daily,” but you get a warning message instead, what do you do? The choices start with […]

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BLOGGER BLOGGING BLOGS

July 19, 2015 by

Writers Write About Writing. It’s called review, writing reviews. If you’re into reviews what would you rather do, write about food and drink and travel, or blogs, or books? My advice on BoomerPdx: Do it all. One benefit of reviewing books is you get free books; a detriment to reviewing books is you get free […]

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EXPLORING WHY? WHY NOT?

July 18, 2015 by

“I Looked ‘Round Me For A Reason When There Wasn’t Nothing Else To Blame It On.” -the Eagles Has anyone explained to you the difference between What and Why. If they did, would you believe them? I recommend a mentor, even if you don’t tell them about their mentorship. Be a good listener and you’ve […]

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DOCTOR MOLE PDX AND HTaccess

May 16, 2015 by

The Mystery Of Setting Up doctormolepdx.com For Doctor Mole PDX. Once you cut through the chaff of bloggers you find two types. You don’t have to agree, but the proof is there for the taking. If you’re a blogger, thinking about a blog, or like reading about blogs, you’ll laugh. The echo of blogger laughter […]

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OREGONIAN OF RECORD

April 14, 2015 by

When News Leads, The Oregonian Gets There First. Before the internet we watched television news. Walter Cronkite explained how it was before signing off each night with, “And that’s the way it is.” Baby boomers got used to watching the non-telegenic Cronkite’s newscast. No need for a pretty boy like Brian Williams giving the news […]

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GOOD BLOG OR BAD BLOG

April 3, 2015 by

A Five Year Search For Good Blog, Bad Blog. Good blogs make money. Lots of money. Back up the armored car to the garage kind of money. How do they do it and where can you find out how much? Start with the right website. Let’s get bad blog out of the way. You’re on […]

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A Gathering Of Oregon Sports News Writers

February 25, 2015 by

Part Of The Oregon Sports News Writing Crew. According to legend the most difficult task for online people is climbing out of their basement and actually going someplace. A google search doesn’t qualify as ‘going’ someplace. Meeting others at a particular time and place qualifies as going someplace. Joel Stein, writer for Time Magazine, understands […]

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BOOMERPDX: GLOBAL BLOG

February 11, 2015 by

Map Don’t Lie. Who remembers pen pals from their youth? The typical baby boomer answer might be, “If you remember your youth you’re not a boomer.” That’s not the youth we’re talking about. Pen pals came from many places. Kids’ magazines ran ads for pen pals in England, or Germany, or Virginia. Running a blog […]

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