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BRAND LOYALTY? STAY TRUE

April 28, 2025 by

The best thing about brand loyalty is consistency. You know what to expect, you like what you get, and ask for more. But I have a hard time being loyal. You, too?

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AMERICAN CROSSROADS WITH QUESTIONS

April 27, 2025 by

American crossroads needs one thing: a car. You may fly someplace, take a train or bus, but you’ll need a car when you get there. Where you get the car is always an adventure, especially when it looks like a cathedral of cars. The Phoenix Sky Harbor rental car Mecca is a good set up […]

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PORTLAND REVIEW FROM I-5 SOUTH IN THE BACKSEAT

April 26, 2025 by

  Portland review coming off 84 toward the Burnside Bridge.

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FUTURE RECREATION: TRAINING STARTS TODAY

April 25, 2025 by

Future recreation is always in question. What will change? Today we have climbing walls, but how often will anyone use those skills in real life? Better to hone your fence climbing skills, not rock climbing.

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WARNING SIGNS TO WOMEN LOOKING FOR RED FLAGS

April 24, 2025 by

Warning signs for women come in all shapes and sizes from stop signs to rip tide signs to the groovy ‘What’s your sign’ guy. Some of the signs are lifestyle related, like the above picture. Would you guess this is how women interpret how guys would live without them, or some guy’s dream house. Either […]

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BOOMER CONFUSION RIPE FOR HARVEST

April 23, 2025 by

Boomer confusion is rampant, just ask. If it’s not one thing, it’s another, until it’s everything all of the time. One think I like to remind myself about: Golden eggs do not come from a goose.

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MAKE MONEY THE OTHER WAY ON BABY BOOMERS

April 22, 2025 by

Make money doing the work. But what if the work is shady? Like a financial service that holds money six month after a bookkeeping mistake is brought to them? Not good.

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HIGHER EDUCATION MORE AFFORDABLE OVERSEAS?

April 21, 2025 by

Higher education has never been more affordable according to the spam on boomerpdx. My special knowledge spam comes with a twist of learning. I knew writing about college would sink in somewhere, just not here:

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CLEAN SLATE? IT’S NOT TOO LATE

April 20, 2025 by

The clean slate, the fresh start, is possible every day. Start over, begin again, it happens every day. That’s a picture from the night I met The Schonz. He was a sassy old bird with a firm grip. He gave me a clean slate for any other famous Portlander I might meet.

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PUBLIC BLOG, PRIVATE READERS

April 19, 2025 by

Dear Friends, I’ve come to realize that writing a public blog is a time hog. According to an expert (wife), it’s not normal. And I don’t disagree. But I like it. Sound familiar?

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