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READING OUT 2022: TOP POSTS ON BOOMERPDX

December 31, 2022 by

Reading out 82nd Ave in Portland Oregon leads the list. Instead of looking like a tired stretch of New Jersey road with Bruce Springsteen sitting on his daddy’s lap as he steered through town, 82nd was a magical fairly tale in 2022. Did I mention magical? I called it Dream Street. That’s what it was […]

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ALPHA MALE OREGON TEST

December 30, 2022 by

The Oregon Alpha Male is a different breed. It’s more than dressing up in cool guy clothes and driving a fancy car. More than showing up at a public event and making a splashy entrance. Being an Oregon Alpha Male is more than appearance.

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DRIVEN PEOPLE STAY ON TRACK

December 29, 2022 by

You know driven people the moment you meet them. How? By asking what they do? No, they’ll tell you before you ask. Something like, “My name is David and I’m good.” Convincing enough? How about:

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WRITE NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE

December 28, 2022 by

‘Write now’ is what I hear every morning at 5, or sometimes 6:30. Keeping a schedule is good; having something to say is good. Why is joining them together so hard? Some answers make sense, some don’t. Mine are . . .

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BOOMER MISTAKES TO CLEAN UP

December 27, 2022 by

Baby boomer mistakes? What mistakes? In some circles everything boomer related is a mistake. This isn’t that circle. Instead, I’ll look at common mistakes and regrets to avoid. This is for younger generations.

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GRANDPARENT CHRISTMAS BLESSING

December 26, 2022 by

A grandparent Christmas is different than another Christmas? It is for the willing, as in willing to keep things on schedule. Not so much for those who set a time and place and use it for judging others. Like everything else that goes one, things come up to delay the time. But it doesn’t effect […]

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CHRISTMAS RULES FOR EACH OTHER

December 25, 2022 by

Christmas rules, even when it crowds my December birthday. I could complain, but it would be a stretch. This year I shared Christmas, and my birthday, with my dog’s first birthday. And others. It was a good kind of crowd.

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FIXING BLOG THINGS AND COMPLAINING AT THE SAME TIME

December 24, 2022 by

Fixing blog things is part of joining the blogger world circus. I update boomerpdx and lose my subscribers? Twitter takes a dump and I lose my blog traffic? Facebook is unreliable? These are examples of fixing things online AND complaining. Waaaa. But, first . . .

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WEIGHT LOSS: DOES MY MAN MUU MUU MAKE ME LOOK FAT?

December 23, 2022 by

Weight loss is a cruel joke on December 23rd. Christmas cookies, Christmas candy, Christmas cake and pie? Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Eat it or risk hurting someone’s feelings. Eat it and say you liked it.

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SETTING GOALS IN TIME, NEW GOALS

December 22, 2022 by

Setting goals is more a lifestyle than anything. We want more, we want less, we want what we don’t have. What’s the one thing you never have enough of? Time. But, you can make time.

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