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INVENTIONS FROM ANCIENT CHINA TO AMERICA

April 8, 2017 by

Sharing with ancient China didn’t begin here. China invented paper money. Did they invent the safe soon after? Why don’t we hear more bank robbery stories from China? From ozy.com: Moving two tons of red stuff — Communist China adorns scarlet notes with a likeness of Mao Zedong — was hardly a one-man job, and […]

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HOW TO AVOID BAD MARRIAGES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE

March 5, 2017 by

    Help millennials avoid bad marriages by following these steps   Dating mores change over the years. From meeting someone, meeting their parents and siblings, to marriage and living happily ever after, things change. You meet their parents, they meet your parents. What could go wrong? These meetings always have agendas, some hidden, some […]

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WELCOME TO BOOMERPDX

  A renewed sense of direction runs through The Boomerpdx like a road map. Every generation finds something odd about others. The Boomerpdx book boxes dive into choices facing Generation Baby Boomer from the inside. From dead center in the generation, The Boomerpdx sees life from both sides now. Now we know what Joni Mitchell […]

SUPER BOWL RECORD BREAKS ON MY DVR. OFFICIAL REVIEW

February 6, 2017 by

  One Super Bowl record goes to the top of the list. No spoilers.   Every modern sports fan has a back up plan, as in DVR back up. Especially on Super Bowl Sunday. At least that’s the plan. Since every commercial isn’t Super Bowl grade, or even close when you can actually figure out […]

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ASTORIA BOOKS, ASTORIA DOCUMENTARY, ASTORIA PLAY

February 2, 2017 by

Call it Little Big Astoria?   No one doubts the importance of Astoria in Oregon history. Little Big Astoria looms in the imagination from early sea captains challenging the Columbia Bar, to Lewis and Clark showing up overland, to today. The fish packing, lumber mills, and ebb and flow of new people keep Astoria current. […]

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WRITERS, WRITING CLASSES, ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS

January 14, 2017 by

Best advice from writing classes?   College freshman might change their major. More than once. But over and over? Relax, it happens. And it’s not pretty. Finding yourself in college is expensive. Even if Major Changer milks it long enough they finish with a degree others call worthless, as in, “what were you thinking?” That’s […]

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INSULTING ENVIRONMENT CLOSES ROADS, MINDS

December 18, 2016 by

  Keep an open mind to insulting environment. Global warming, from either man-made pollution, or natural cycle of atmospheric anomalies and melting ice-caps, is still about the environment. You can’t hide from that old environment. It’s all over the place; we all share that one. And we’ll share the insulting environment after it changes. Whether […]

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BOOMER GYM UP, MILLENNIALS ON DECK

December 15, 2016 by

Presenting the Best of the Best Gym Boomers They show up like clockwork and put in the work. Their personal record is attendance. If they don’t get results they think of suing the gym. Normal boomers get in, get out, and make a better day. The others look around for inspiration.

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BLACKENED BLOGGER WORLD LIGHTENS UP

December 14, 2016 by

  Blogger world wisdom says keep your post short with a snappy title. SO GET BUSY AND WRITE? If they could say it and make you believe it, a blog guru would say write a great title and skip the post to concentrate on the next snappy title. “Headlines,” they growl “Headlines make the post.” Pretty soon […]

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BOOMER ARMY RACE RELATIONS, 1974

December 11, 2016 by

The time Army race relations got it right. In the early stages of the All-Volunteer Army, recruiters filled the ranks with whoever showed up. The draft ended, so most of the smart guys stayed out of the way of The New Army. The people who did show up had their own agendas. Some wanted college […]

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