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SOCCER, FOOTBALL, AMERICAN WORLD CUP, FINALLY

The American World Cup showed city after city jumping for their teams.
Not so much the American team in the finals and semi-finals, but the good teams.
Why not American soccer? What’s gone wrong to prevent the home team from becoming regulars in the Sweet Sixteen, the Elite Eight, and the Final Four?
Maybe it’s the branding since college basketball has taken all the cool names.
Maybe it’s that American football is more about passing and running than kicking?
I’ve figured out the problem, and solution.
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THROWBACK BEACH RUN TO SEASIDE

Growing up in a coastal town took the drama out of any beach run.
North Bend was surrounded by Coos Bay with a high tide creeping on Virginia Avenue and sometimes giving 101 a good rinse.
With beaches to the north, south, and west, it was easy to find the right one.
Going to the beach wasn’t so much a plan as it was a possible destination a half hour away from town.
Then we grew up and things got more complicated.
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THE ‘HISTORY ANGLE’ TO CONFUSE CITIZENS: IT DIDN’T HAPPEN

The ‘history angle’ is not so much a disguise as an omission, of leaving things out.
Traffic on boomerpdx started coming in large numbers from China and Hong Kong, so I thought of ways to include them.
Write historical posts about the events banned in their country and address historical omissions gaining ground in America?
That’s one idea.
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TAKE A HARD LOOK, THEN ANOTHER

The last tine I took a hard look at anything my brain logged in.
Is it important?
Did it matter?
Should I care?
What to do about it?
The answers:
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BUILDING HISTORICAL HEALTH WITH AN ‘EXPERIENCE’

The good doctor says ‘historical health’ is important for local and national well-being.
The downside: you may discover things are not as you think they are.
The upside: you may discover you’re better than you think.
I call it Win-Win. Why?
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GET A LIFE, THEY SAY. WHAT DO YOU SAY AFTER THAT?

“Get a life” isn’t the worst thing you’ll ever hear. Don’t make it worse. Get a life translation: What ever you’re doing is either wrong time, wrong place, or just plain wrong. Get and new life and make better decisions? Is that the idea? Before you transform yourself into someone you don’t know, don’t want […]

EXPERIENCE: HOW TO TELL ONE THING FROM ANOTHER

      1. Visual: one is different than the rest.   2. Material: one is man made.   3. Use: one is decorative.   4. Location: chickens are world wide.

TRAUMA NATION AMERICA IN 10 POINTS

Is America The Leader In The Race To The Top Of Trauma? 10 Reasons For Yes On Trauma Nation America. Recent research shows DNA passes down trauma markers from parents to kids. That means if a father suffers a traumatic event his DNA adapts and gets installed in his children. It could be a good […]

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PARADE MAGAZINE FOR BOOMERS?

Sunday’s issue of Parade Magazine is full of gift ideas. Boomers, just look at ads instead. You open the Sunday Oregonian, or the big newspaper in your city, and the cover features ‘the hottest stuff to give and get.’ How hot? Scarves, socks, hats that will keep you warm in the chilly winter. But those […]

SELF CONTROL INTERVIEW BEFORE ASSAULT RIFLE PURCHASE

  What do we need to know before another assault rifle purchase?   In the short days before the next mass shooting, gun shops need to start an interview process for those making their first assault rifle purchase.   Besides the usual questions on the background check and ATF Form 4473, add a short interview […]

WHY THE BIG DISCONNECT? CHINA AND AMERICA

If You Never Fix What’s Not Broken, You’re Not Looking Hard Enough. There’s A Big Break. China is the world’s factory. Everyone agrees. If you disagree, look at labels in the nearest big box store. It’s also leading, or mentioned, in other categories too. Human rights, pollution, the usuals. Sometimes it’s a thin line between […]

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THOMAS WOLFE PACK PART 2

The rest of Thomas Wolfe pack part 2 begins with big shoes to fill. (Click here for Wolfe Pack One.) How big? Wolfe was six feet six inches. He didn’t prance around in ballet slippers. His sleds probably rolled to size fourteen or fifteen. Like a forty inch waist in mid-life, and shopping at the […]

HOW TO FIND PORTLAND AROUND YOUR TOWN

  Exhibit A: Lumbersexuals always find Portland A gen y or later man whom is trying desperately to be masculine by looking the part instead of being the part, eg, dressing up like a lumberjack. Did anyone notice the stage clothes of the grunge movement? Jeans, plaid flannel shirts. Same clothes, different context. But if […]

LA FREEWAY OR NYC SUBWAY: WHERE WILD THINGS ROAM

The BoomerPdx Transportation Award Goes To… Ask a New York City native how they get around without a car and they’ll say they know at least three ways to get where they need to go without hailing a cab. 1. Walk. 2. Bus. 3. Subway. When a New Yorker talks about the subway they make […]

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