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OFF GRID, NO PHONE SERVICE, BUT . . .

I’ve had mixed results with off grid peace and quiet.
Once I stayed in a place the had no telephones in the rooms for just that purpose, peace and quiet.
Sounded very thoughtful until a road grader started grinding across the parking lot pavement the next morning.
It couldn’t have been any closer if it had come through the front door.
My wife and I both chuckle when we talk about our honeymoon. One of us does.
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TIME TRAVEL INSIDE A LUMBER BARN

It’s just a barn, a lumber barn in the middle of nowhere, but so much more.
It’s an historical record, an archive of sawdust, splinters, slivers, and work. Hard work.
The main attraction is a train engine used to move big logs out of the woods, along with other man-killing machinery.
For me the big deal was the barn itself.
What a barn:

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OLD GROWTH LOGS FOR KNOT HEADS

Old growth trees are a time capsule, capturing events in each ring of growth.
Look at any standing tree and it carries the same message of time.
The mystery in old growth shows the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Want to take a look inside? Sure, you do.
Let’s go:

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HISTORICAL CORRECTION AFTER TIME OFF

After nine days away I need to post a historical correction.
It seems like the right time since I can look at visitors and break down traffic without posts.
Turns out I get hits on boomerpdx whether I post something new, or not.
Call me disappointed. My audience is automatic, which means bots, robots, and AI.
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NEW NAKED GYM GUY BOUNDARIES UPDATE, 2026

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You have boundaries; naked gym guy needs boundaries. 
Who sets the boundaries?
Two normal people join a gym: one of them works out and goes home, the other works out and showers at the gym.
Then it breaks down further.
Two people shower at the gym: sweaty guys and those who like to shower with sweaty guys.
It’s all in the same package, (excuse the pun.)
A current trend explains why so many people, like millennials, are uncomfortable in the gym locker room.
There’s good reasons why everyone feels a little, say, exposed.
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VETERAN SOLUTIONS FOR VETERAN PROBLEMS

If you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of veteran problems. The biggest veteran problems come when those who served say, “I didn’t sign up for this.” What is the ‘this’ in “I didn’t sign up for this?” The ‘this’ veterans talk about is the hard part for non-veterans to understand. Even veterans of […]

NIKE CANCER TEAM TRAINING CAMP REVIEW

  After a diagnosis for hpv throat cancer I found a cancer team. An Ear, Nose, and Throat specialist, a radiation oncologist, and a chemo-therapy oncologist, all gathered data for my best outcome.   That was the shared goal. I had a couple of others I shared with them, like avoiding opioid addiction and secondary […]

Dating Future: Medical Steps To Avoid Sex Cancer Without An Aversion

    The dating future may end up sounding like a job interview, or filling out a security clearance form.   Vice came out with a post that ought to make it a necessity.   Maybe is supposed to be funny, and I see the humor, but really? It’s not that funny, and I like […]

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RAISING KIDS THE BABY BOOMER WAY

An article posted by salon.com, an article from 2001 titled The Curse Of The Hippie Parents, reflects on a then thirty five year old woman’s memories from childhood. If she’s forty eight now, she’s almost in late boomer territory. Which means her parents were early boomers, the group who made it all possible by their […]

MARRIED LANDSCAPE WINNING TACTICS

    We play a game at my house called, “I’ll hire the ___ if you can’t do it.”   I like to think it comes with being married to the right person, a visionary.   Fill in the blank with electrician, plumber, carpenter, landscape crew. As long as husband isn’t on the list there’s […]

LAST BEER CALL? MAKE IT THE BEST LAST BEER

      (Part I of two.) The Last Beer Call Champion: Breakside Brewery IPA. After traveling coast to coast, Breakside blew the competition away. Drinking every beer in Portland since Grant’s and Red Hook were the only new beers on the rack shows how good Breakside is. Call it scientific research. You want to […]

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BOOMER TRAVEL: GO IT ALONE?

The Benefits Of Single Boomer Travel Are Many, Even If You’re Married? Good reasons to travel as a couple include shared experience above all. There’s a bond that occurs between a husband and wife traveling together. Pictures and video don’t tell the story. Neither does a diary or a narrative recounting. The glee and spirit […]

PORTLAND STREETS WITH BOOMERPDX, pt 1: THE BIKE

A Look Back At A 1980’s Bike/Car Conflict On Northwest 21st. What do you call an apartment living, bike riding, Portlander? Today they’re called hipsters. They either bike, walk, or take mass transit like eastcoasters. Maybe hipsters have always been here, but the name sounds too lame to claim. Hippie? Okay, it’s been around. Hipster? […]

6 POINTS OF YOSEMITE THE UNUSUAL

More Than El Capitan, More Than Half Dome, Yosemite Brings Added Value. 1. A bear made front page news. At least the man it attacked made front page news when he saved himself by flashing back to Vietnam. He went face to face with the Viet Cong and a bear and won both times. 2. […]

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