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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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IF YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, LOOK WHERE FOOD COMES FROM

Small print shows where food comes from. Smaller print explains what food factories add to improve shelf life. You need good shelf life when you ship long distance. A three year expiration date on food might be something to skip for dinner. If you know people who identify as ‘foodies’ you’ve heard about the fresh […]

WHAT PEOPLE NEED AND WHAT THEY DON’T SAY

What people need is a break from their trials.   An old joke goes like this: How do you catch a unique rabbit? You ‘nique up on it. How do you catch a tame rabbit? The tame way, you ‘nique up on it. It’s pretty funny if it’s the only joke of the week. More […]

Baby Boomer Women To The Rescue

It sounds like modern medicine is taking a step backward with food and activity. No one suggests blood sucking leaches for health, or eliminating CAT scans or MRI. It’s more about what you do with what you find. Instead of tossing a chemistry lab for new remedies, a couple of doctors with research help are […]

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Climate Change In My Kitchen Is Real

  The first step to take when the air conditioning fails on the hottest week of the year, with an even hotter week on the near horizon?   Stop making things hotter. No cooking. Eighty five degrees in the kitchen with nothing on is hot enough.   Thinking of baking a polenta pizza? Maybe flattening […]

GENERATION BOOMER AND THE DAMAGE DONE

They came in the as Boomer Generation, leaving as a Generation Boomer. Generation Boomer, at least those with millennial kids, lived up to the name. Our Millennials lead the list of the ‘most populous generation’ category. And most photogenic. You can’t be too smug when you’ve produced the biggest generation since the Baby Boomers, the […]

Dylan Song For 2018 Mid-Term Elections

Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don’t stand in the doorway Don’t block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There’s a battle outside And it is ragin’. It’ll soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin’.  

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DEAR SASQUATCH! IT DISAPPEARED, BUT I GOT THE PICS

    How can this be the end of Sasquatch!? It was my first time and now it’s over?   My impression? I should have signed up earlier, but probably not last year.   People camping near us gave a round up of great times. It was their fifth Sasquatch!

DESTINATION PORTLAND

Once you move out, the city becomes a backdrop for Destination Portland. Oregonlive posted the story 9 Legit Reasons To Leave Portland For The Suburbs. Like millions of stories to stay in the Rose City, there’s just as many for leaving. The more questions you ask people about leaving Portland, the more you realize no […]

SASQUATCH BIG RIG vs REAL LIFE RIG

    How does the Sasquatch Music Festival pull off a three day stand without the drama of conflict and violence? It is America, but no violence? How can that happen?   The rest of the world needs to know and maybe they can tamp down the problems in their neighborhood.   It starts with […]

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