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FIRST LETTERS IN MEMOIR: M E

July 11, 2019 by

I interrupted my blogging career when a story that needs telling appeared. The cancer that jumped to a bump on my neck opened the door to a bigger picture than, “Oh my, cancer in my neck. How did this happen?” I’ll always wonder how it happened, wonder how things would have been without it, wonder […]

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BLOG READERS, BOTS, AND WRITERS

July 10, 2019 by

Google analytics on blog readers is either the biggest tattletale in history, or an effective research tool. It shows and tells where blog readers like you find boomerpdx. Apparently I’m a big hit in Chicago, at least that’s what the bots say. Bot? What else hits a blogger page fifty times for an average of […]

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HISTORY CLASS NEEDS AUTHENTICATION, VERIFICATION

July 6, 2019 by

My father in law was a big history class fan; he gave his own history a good spin. The man had been everywhere and done everything, driven every kind of rig that’s ever been made, flown airplanes in every war that had airplanes. His stories were familiar the first time I heard them when my […]

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REALITY REGISTER HOME CAREGIVER STYLE

July 2, 2019 by

Longtime readers and followers of boomerpdx know the reality register. I learned about it during my home caregiving years. My father in law had Parkinson’s and dementia. I was his link to living at home instead of a nursing home, assisted living, or other accommodations. Picking him up when he was down included reality register. […]

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GYM TALK DARK SIDE LEADS TO BETTER LIFTING

July 1, 2019 by

I heard gym talk. It’s different than locker room talk, which is not about bragging. Gym talk takes some bragging since you’re on the weight room floor and not standing naked in front of a locker. A man was bothered. He’d had a tense moment with another man, an angry moment, and he couldn’t shake […]

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LEADERSHIP PATH, PATHOLOGY, OR JUST MOVE OUT OF THE WAY

June 28, 2019 by

As part of an attempt to establish my identity as a guide through events growing more common everyday, I offer Leadership Path, Pathology, Or Get Out Of The Way. It’s a take on ‘Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way,’ the saying hard chargers use when they get lost and don’t want anyone to […]

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LOOK FEAR RIGHT IN THE F’ING FACE

June 26, 2019 by

To new readers: I looked fear in the face during a match against hpv16 throat cancer. And I’m a chickenshit. Maybe you look fear in the face your own chickenshit way. This is how I did it; this is how you can do it:

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AMERICA: LOVE IT, LEAVE IT, OR STICK AROUND AND MAKE IT BETTER

June 22, 2019 by

America, love it or leave it, is a sentiment that echoes from past decades. The silent generation decided to speak up, finally, when their kids grew hair and talked about what America meant to them. Hippies decided to try and make it better by going to the country, going organic, macrobiotic, and talking it up. […]

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HPV16 CANCER, UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

June 20, 2019 by

Getting to know hpv16 cancer up close and personal the way Brent King and I have exposes the best intentions from some of the best people. They offer wisdom and sympathy; they’re sorry; they do their best to show they care. Sometimes the caring part is unfamiliar territory, so it gets awkward. I heard it […]

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Dave Mustaine: NECK CANCER

June 18, 2019 by

A facebook page for a blog, like boomerpdx, is a little confusing. Why not leave it all on the blog? Because good advice says reach out.Then the question is how far? No one reads blogs is the word, any blogs, so a blogger with low traffic is just one of millions. That makes everything okay, […]

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