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VIRUS TESTING REVIEW FOR DEADLY DISEASE

April 10, 2020 by

From available evidence, virus testing for the coronavirus is uncomfortable and expensive. And not as available in America as it is in other developed countries. However, virus testing for other bad things often feels like a rush job, a sales job, a ‘get it now or die’ job. But that’s not testing for coronavirus, it’s […]

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AUTHORITY MAN: KNOW THEM WHEN YOU SEE THEM, HEAR THEM

April 9, 2020 by

Authority man comes in all different shapes and sizes, but the flavor never changes. Even when they favor you and I, empathy leaves a slightly bitter taste. We cheer when authority man rules our way, but forget that we’re one misstep from being ruled against. Then what happens?

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COACHING CORONAVIRUS: GO FOR THE WIN

April 8, 2020 by

What is the game plan for coaching coronavirus? What happens when the top guy claims he’s a cheerleader, not a coach? In a life or death game, and by most counts, life or death isn’t an overstatement with coronavirus, where is the Head Coach for the home team? Who is The Man?

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DAD BOSS TAKES A STAND, (with wife’s approval)

April 7, 2020 by

Every dad boss worth a damn had the right woman for back up. Is it true? Sift through the sands in your hourglass for the outstanding influencers in your life. Go ahead, I’ll wait . . . If you remember that teacher, that coach, that neighbor, for their insight on situations good and bad, men […]

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BOSS MAN: WHEN THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON STOPS CARING

April 6, 2020 by

Boss man is an old term by now. Like Ram Rod, as in, “Who’s the Ram Rod of this operation,” it’s time has come and gone, like Rowdy Yates. Still, Boss man has power, whether you like it or not, whether it resonates or not. But, what is a real Boss Man? They come in […]

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GYM LADIES AT REST? NO, THEY NEVER REST

April 5, 2020 by

Do gym ladies miss the gym more than gym guys? They probably don’t miss gym guys as much as gym guys miss them. Taking a shot here. Why is that?

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HISTORY SPEAKS IN A LOUD VOICE FROM A ROOF TOP

April 4, 2020 by

History speaks in a loud voice, sometimes too loud. And if it tells something uncomfortable, the only thing louder is denial. A boompdx reader checked in to ask about the Fox Theater posts. Why all the Broadway posts. “All two of them?” I said.

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PORTLAND FOX THEATER HISTORY UP IN THE AIR ON A RAINY DAY

April 3, 2020 by

For Portland history, or any history, like the Fox Theater history, the events remain the same. It’s the interpretation that changes. This is why you trust your sources in regard to what you hear and believe, and what to reject. Primary sources make the difference. But what is a primary source? Take this, for instance:

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OLD PORTLAND BECAME NEW PORTLAND RIGHT AFTER I MOVED THERE

April 2, 2020 by

The term Old Portland usually applies to the city with pictures of a flood, like the flood of 1861, or the floods of 1894, 1948, 1996. By the way, it rains in Oregon, sometimes a lot. Will that ever change? No, but attitudes will change, have changed. But that’s not the Old Portland on boomerpdx.

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STORY TIME STORY WITH DAVE, OR IS IT DAVID

April 1, 2020 by

Story time begins with tradition. What tradition, you ask? All good stories begin the same. They might still be good stories, but not classic Story Time. Once Upon A Time:

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