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Connecting Boomer Exercise And Writing

January 22, 2014 by

Talk writing with a boomer, with anyone, and you hear a common story. “I’m going to write my novel (memoir, short story, or poem) when I retire. Or, “I’ve got it all figured out in my mind. Now all I need to do is find the time.” Or, “I’d like to write something, but all […]

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How To Be A Media Star In Seattle

January 22, 2014 by

Richard Sherman Takes A Bow. For all the sweet talk between opponents, no one except the Seahawks and their fans embrace the Seattle cornerback. He plays an isolation position and seems to live the same way. Don’t mistake this man for Pacman Jones and the ‘scrip club’ rain. Don’t put him with Hollywood Henderson, the […]

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Late Blooming Baby Boomers

January 21, 2014 by

Too Late To Be A Child Prodigy? Idiot Savant Carries No Age Barrier. Just Be Ready For Changes. Who doesn’t like a good label. They make things so understandable. Steve Jobs was a ‘genius.’ What else do you call the man who reinvented computers, phones, and music delivery? What did his employees call him when […]

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Starting At Anti-Drug Quarterback, Kevin Sabet

January 17, 2014 by

From wiki: In February of 2013, Salon Magazine referred to Kevin as “the quarterback of the new anti-drug movement.” Welcome to Oregon, player. Hope you enjoy this stop on your platform building tour. Mr. Sabet, a Cal Berkeley grad with a PhD from Oxford understands his audience. When the subject is weed, he gets it. Isn’t Berkeley famous […]

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When The Lights Go Down In The City

January 17, 2014 by

The Neon Gets Better. On a cold, dark, night, a city asks for caution. Even the familiar takes on an extra foreboding. With others, or walking alone, the sound of footsteps behind you quickens your pace. Empty shadows carry secrets you don’t want to know. Some streets are just not very inviting. Even in the […]

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LeGarrette Blount, High Flying Oregon Duck

January 16, 2014 by

New rules in the NFL further opened up the modern game. Great quarterbacks like Drew Brees put up numbers beyond reach, except for the player coming off the sort of injury and surgery cycle that ends careers. Peyton Manning at his best is as good as anyone has ever been. After he gets the play, […]

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Baby Boomer Career Choice: The Next Step

January 15, 2014 by

Portland baby boomers embrace their wonderful city as much as any bike riding hipster in tight jeans. They do it differently, but they did it first. Like being country before country was cool, boomers were cool before Portland became as chill as it is today. Don’t believe it? You should. Here’s why:

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Author Jill Kelly Speaks To Willamette Writers

January 8, 2014 by

She Tells Her Truth, The Writer’s Truth, Inside The Old Church. What do you buy a know-it-all for Christmas? Not an encyclopedia. What do you give a writer? A membership to the Willamette Writers always works. If that was a present to the writer in your life, then the first Tuesday in January would have […]

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The End Of BCS BS And Oregon Duck Football

January 8, 2014 by

Saying goodbye to the Bowl Championship Series era of college football means saying hello to the reasons Oregon played Texas in the Alamo Bowl on 12/30/13. The troubling question is how did the 10-2 Ducks, #2 in the PAC12, end up playing the 8-4 Texas Longhorns who finished #3 in the Big 12? If you […]

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How To Create A Stunning Blog Like Boomerpdx

January 5, 2014 by

Most bloggers get spam messages. Most bloggers delete them. Ugg boots and ‘cheap’ NFL jersey’s? You know if you need them. Every now and then you get a request that rings true. It’s straight forward and feels like it’s coming from on honest place, not a machine spewing spam notices on every url on the […]

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