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PYTHON PLANTS VOTED OFF THE TRELLIS

September 8, 2021 by

Python plants are like real pythons: they squeeze like nobodies business. Over eighteen years I’ve had a few go rounds here, one of which included cutting all of them down. They grew back stronger. I’ve had discussions with the Lead Gardiner about replacing them all together. It’s never been a fruitful talk. Until yesterday.

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DESPERADO DAYS, AN OLD SONG FOR CURRENT TIMES

September 7, 2021 by

Desperado days come into focus when you ask a millennial if they’ve heard the song before. Maybe it depends on how you ask? “This is my anthem song, my guide in the ’70’s, the song that rang true then and now. Ever hear of Desperado?” I’ll be honest here, if someone asked me like that […]

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ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL IS SUPPLY CHAIN MAGIC

September 7, 2021 by

A brick sounds simple. It’s just a brick like the one above, below, and on each side. Most of the time it’s not important, that brick, and it just does it’s work quietly. The work part makes it an icon. That brick didn’t fall out of the sky and get picked up by some wayward […]

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GRADING COVID REACTIONS LIKE GOING TO SCHOOL

September 6, 2021 by

Grading covid like it was a class is an easy way to understand how people react. But first let’s be clear about one thing: death is not a failing grade. However, anti-mask, anti-vaxx death is another matter. Dying from ignorance, arrogance, and intolerance is a failing grade. I saw a clip of people protesting for […]

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HOMEWARD: THE DREAM AND THE REALITY

September 6, 2021 by

Homeward bound isn’t so much a destination as it is a memory. Sure you can go home, but is it really home if you’re gone a while? Yes it is, and it’s the memory that defines your relationship to where you are. Are you home? Close to home? Check your look in the mirror to […]

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OREGON DUCKS FOOTBALL FLASHBACK: IT’S HOW YOU FINISH

September 5, 2021 by

The Oregon Ducks played an opponent out of the Power Five conferences for the first game of the 2021 season. It was a tune-up for the biggest game on the schedule: Ohio State next week. They were supposed to roll in, roll up the score, and bore us half to death with plays called and […]

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INFLUENCER BLOGGING: BOOMERPDX IN A VACUUM

September 5, 2021 by

Influencer blogging is determined by the ‘most read’ posts on any particular blog. Take BoomerPdx for example. The influence this blog carries includes naked men in a gym locker room. If this was a marketing influencer blog, I’d market this idea for gyms: shower up, get dressed, and leave. Stopping hanging around, showboat. Speaking of […]

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MOUNT MARATHON, OR FITNESS MOUNTAIN? SAME THING

September 4, 2021 by

Mount Marathon is the only mountain I’ve climbed, and that’s the trail up in the image. It’s my Mount Marathon, but that’s now how it started. What’s it really like?

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OBSERVATIONAL RESEARCH: HOW ARE THINGS LOOKING IN TEXAS

September 4, 2021 by

From the sound of the words alone, ‘observational research’ sounds sketchy. ‘Observational’ asks who is doing the observing. If it’s Bob Tom in Texas observing the landscape, a landscape of livestock, who decides his cows are ‘host bodies’ for more cows to increase his herd, he’s being a good rancher. But if it’s Bob Tom […]

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FEELING EMPTY? HOW TO FILL UP WITHOUT GUILT

September 3, 2021 by

Feeling empty sounds about right, but that doesn’t make it right. What to do? No one needs some random Boomer explaining how they filled up ‘back in the day.’ Besides, was there ever a time like this where finger pointing got out of control with so many solutions for feeling empty? And so much blame? […]

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