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SHARED PLACE FOR SHARING SPACE

A public park is a shared place for sharing space, and this one is one of the best at the job.
Some parks are better at it, some worse, but this one hits the sweet spot on every count.
A river? Check.
A forest? Check.
Comfy trails? Check.
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PILING ON SHOWS A PERSONAL PROBLEM

Just before a big election everyone becomes an expert on the issues and start piling on those they disagree with.
It’s a personal decision on whether to join in.
Instead of joining in the lowbrow debate of accusations and name calling, why not just vote?
Do what counts in the long run, not the number of clicks in the moment.
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DOWNTOWN PORTLAND CLEAN AND SAFE?

A reminder of how clean and safe downtown Portland on a trash can?
I’ll take it. Clean and safe.
That’s my starting point, my mind set, which doesn’t mean I’m skipping around like it’s the happiest place on earth.
We all know where that is. (Hey Bridgette)
Downtown Portland is the crossroads of the world in Oregon, and that’s worth a look.
I’m looking for you, with you, not through you.

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BLOG CONTENT OR JUST A NORMAL EVENT

Blog content goes one way or another? Noooo.
It’s goes wherever it goes and takes you, and the writer, which is me, along.
Things don’t always match up the way imagined, like writing a post of great importance that gets five hits.
What was it lacking?

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CAUTIOUS BABY BOOMER BLOGGER VISION

As a cautious baby boomer blogger harvesting stories and insights for more than four thousand (4031) blog posts running seven hundred and fifty words each, on average, comes to more than three million words.
Divide that by 90,000, the sweet spot number of words in a novel, and if I were a novelist I’d have written thirty three books by now.
Instead, I wrote, and continue to write, boomerpdx.
For that I blame higher education, college, grades 13-16, or 17, depending on your schedule.
There I was, a happy moron, happy to be dense, happy let it ride any which way life turned.
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BREAST CANCER: A MOTHER JONES FACEBOOK POST ASKS IF ALCOHOL IS A CAUSE. WHAT ARE OTHER CANCER CAUSES?

    From motherjones.com:   Susan Sontag once wrote that telling people about your cancer diagnosis tends to fill them with mortal dread. But when I’ve disclosed my illness to friends and told them that alcohol can cause breast cancer, I’ve never invoked enough mortal dread to deter anyone from ordering a second drink. Most women […]

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 […]

HPV16 TONGUE CANCER HARD TO UNDERSTAND? HOLD MY BEER

        Hpv16 tongue cancer is hard to understand, but only if you look at the numbers.   From cbsnews.com:   Eleven million American men are infected with oral human papillomavirus (HPV), which can lead to cancers of the head, neck and throat, a new study reports.   That equates to 1 in 9 […]

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BABY BOOMER ANTHEM UPDATE

Talkin’ ‘Bout Our Regeneration Baby Boomer Anthem. Let’s get it straight from the start. If you’re reading this you probably didn’t die before you got old. I know, it’s a big surprise. Especially for you big party dogs. By now you know to avoid white flour, white powder, and white lightning in excess. You’ve learned […]

COMMUNICATION BLIND SPOT IN THE EAR

    Long married couples carry a blind spot in their ear on certain topics; they’ve talked about things, or only one thing, so often the momentum of communication is too great to stop.   Try and reset the bar of understanding on those things in the blind spot. It might be the best gift […]

BOOMER SON OF ENGLAND DIES 13 YEARS AFTER STABBING

Boomer son Alexander Lloyd, dead at age 36, thirteen years after a stabbing left him in the sort of condition that calls for medical miracles. Family care helped him for from age twenty three, then an infection set in that couldn’t be stopped. Alex is the son of my wife’s cousin. My boys met their […]

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HIKING BABY BOOMER PORTLAND, pt. 3

Part One and Part Two. Portland bridges move people over the river. They also create fantastic venues for events. Above is Portland’s Mini Maker Faire from Sunday in OMSI’s parking lot. That’s the Marquam Bridge and I-5 overhead. A beautiful thing about Portland is its availability. I left my driveway at 1:30 and parked on […]

THE ENGLISH WAY OUT OF THE EU

How does England leave the European Union? By the English Way, thank you very much. Checking my history book on this, but the last time England left the European Union was Dunkirk in 1940. Wiki says: “In total, 338,226 troops were pulled off the beaches, of which 230,000 were British. However, almost all the army’s […]

FIVE DIAMOND PRESIDENT, OR HOW TO UNDERSTAND HIGH END HABITS

    For any questions about President Trump, his behavior in office, and general lifestyle, there’s a simple answer:   He’s a Five Diamond President. If that’s not good enough, he’s also a Six Star Diamond man.   What you see in President Trump is the result of decades of pampered living.   Nothing wrong […]

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