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MALHEUR SEVEN JAIL LESSON

October 27, 2016 by

Anyone feeling revolt needs the Malheur Seven Jail Lesson. Law and Order sounds like a good idea for bad guys, until you fall into bad guy status. Then it’s persecution, oppression, tyranny, etc. Call it what you will, but you’ll be calling from jail. If you’ve been in, or known anyone who’s done time, pass […]

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4 F’s OF BOOMER HAPPINESS

October 22, 2016 by

  FUN: it’s something you share.   FORTUNE: some you make with others.   FAITH: that your difference makes a difference   FAIRNESS: what you help others understand…when they ask.   (fill in another F?)

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BUSY HANDS TELL THIS STORY

October 20, 2016 by

Hers were busy hands. She was a woman who did more than she took credit for, gave all she had, then made more. Joan needed busy hands. A baker’s daughter, she learned lessons early; how to mix and cook and clean up afterwards was in her DNA. Memories shot through a hospital room in a […]

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GRADING NOBEL PRIZES ON THE IMMIGRANT CURVE

October 12, 2016 by

American Nobel Prize winners ruin the immigrant curve. So far six Americans won Nobel Prizes in 2016. All are immigrants. Nor does this year’s success of immigrants to the US appear to be a one-off.  After analysing Nobel winners, Stuart Anderson, of the National Foundation for American Policy, found that immigrants have won 40 per […]

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THE AVATAR XPRIZE NEXT DOOR

October 8, 2016 by

Winners of Avatar Xprize: You, an Avatar, or both? BoomerPdx Insider Andy Collen of Happy Trials Animation broke the Avatar Xprize news. From Andy’s linkedin post, “The Future Is Avatars:” Just this month I have had the privilege of working on Avatar XPRIZE, innovation designed to unite science, technology and entertainment for the greater good. […]

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DONALD TRUMP GOVERNMENT SERVICE REVIEW

September 30, 2016 by

Where to find clues to the future Donald Trump Government. Signing up for government service includes a possibility across all departments and services: You may get your ass kicked. You’ll get it from a supervisor who wants you to do more than your pay grade so he can do less than his. You may get […]

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FIRST MT. ANGEL OKTOBERFEST

September 26, 2016 by

And it won’t be the last Oktoberfest. A buddy explained how it’s been since he gave up beer. Maybe you’ve heard the same talk? Maybe you’ve told someone why you gave up beer? Oregon beer is one reason people move here. Blame the hops. It might be a reason they leave, too.

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MILLENNIAL VOTE, BABY BOOMER HISTORY

September 20, 2016 by

Who gets the millennial vote? Election spin twists faster and faster the closer voting day gets. One minute the official polls change, the next they change back. The 24 hour news cycles needs drama to keep the pot boiling, so why worry? Here’s why: For all the bashing they get, millennials keep surfacing as a […]

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MIO SUSHI MARKETING LESSON OF LOVE

September 19, 2016 by

More often than not, a restaurant review helps you decide where not to go. If the food is great and the service superb, do you really want to go there? It sounds more like an expense account place for out of towners. A glowing review eliminates the hit and miss of driving around until you […]

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AUTHOR FANHOOD NEEDED FOR BOOMERS

September 14, 2016 by

If you’re a grown up adult, show your author fanhood. You have a favorite athlete, movie star? A favorite politician and king. Why not a favorite author? Where’s your author fanhood? It’s not that big a deal, and it doesn’t make you a pretentious phony. Fanhood reaches all areas of life, why not authors? College […]

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