Baby Boomers and blogs? It even sounds like a perfect match. So simple yet so elegant, like a Victoria Secret model’s wardrobe. And like that model, your blog needs legs. Bloggers call it traffic. Traffic? They call it traffic, like cars? If you’ve ever had a yard sale, you know the drill.
Johnny Shaw In The House (Old Church)
September 6, 2013 by
Once a month on the first Tuesday, Willamette Writers meet in Portland, Oregon. The Old Church near Portland State plays host. Eleven times a year a guest speaker takes the stage. The missing month is August because of the Conference. Johnny Shaw, author of Dove Season, spoke to the gathering for September. One part industry insider, one part […]
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Cursed
August 16, 2013 by
Slate’s culture blog, browbeat, asks of there’s a Good Will Hunting curse on Ben Affleck and Matt Damon? NW Boomer says no, but what about Robin Williams and director Gus Van Sant? Robin and Gus will work it out if there is a curse, but there’s help for Ben and Matt. Writers Sharan Shetty and Holly […]
Joel Stein, Boomer Enough
August 9, 2013 by
If you read Time Magazine, you’ve heard of Joel Stein. If not, he’s got the Awesome Column toward the back of each issue. And he fills it up boomer style. What is boomer style? Doing stuff that doesn’t seem to matter at first, but then grows legs and runs. Joel had a runner in a […]
BOOMERPDX PREDICTS NEXT WORLD CHAMPION
July 30, 2013 by
As a Baby Boomer blogger and sports fan, it’s important to keep up with local athletes. Sometimes that means going the extra mile. But first a little history. In the world of amateur wrestling, the first two World Champions were Oregonians. And they won their titles the same year at the same tournament. The first […]
