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PORTLAND OREGON BLOG MESSAGE TO YOUR WORLD

May 24, 2017 by

Who reads posts and comments on a Portland Oregon blog? The weird thing about writing online is the reach. From literally around the world, readers find blogs like boomerpdx. They come in on a variety of devices, operating systems, and browsers. It’s amazing how anyone finds anything in their own house, but finding a blog […]

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BEST SELF HELP? DRIVE PORTLAND TO LAKE TAHOE

May 8, 2017 by

  If you need the best self help run in America, take a drive I hear you asking now, “But, Dave, where do we go?” Not Europe. Save that for family and get blamed for museum and cathedral nightmares. For this episode of Get Lost, you only need two words: Lake. Tahoe. Or three words: […]

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PORTLAND WRITER NIGHT, @WILWRITE, ON WRITER RADIO

May 3, 2017 by

On Portland Writer Night everyone’s a writer To express feelings, first you’ve got to find them. That’s what writers do. Feelings about a nice day, delicious food, good company, and a warm bed? Not so much. Too easy. The veneer of the shared moment turns to smugness on definitions. Instead, find the feels for loss […]

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LEARNING TO LEARN PORTLAND BIG AND SMALL

March 20, 2017 by

  Life long learners need classes to learn Portland?   A New York man moved to Portland in his fifties. He returns to The City every year to find something new. “Just walk around the financial district in lower Manhattan and you can read the history of the area on the sidewalk,” he said. “I […]

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BOOMERPDX CHOICE: LIVING YOUNG OR OLD, LIVING IN PORTLAND

March 7, 2017 by

    Help a family move an elderly parent a few times to find the BoomerPdx Choice   A few things people new to Portland can’t fathom is how living in Portland felt in the late 70’s and early 80’s. It was a dive city. A studio apartment between NW 20th and 21st on Lovejoy […]

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BLAZERS MAKE A PORTLAND BOO BOO ON YOGI FERRELL

February 4, 2017 by

  It ain’t over ’til it’s over for the Blazers? Yogi says it’s over.   How does a six foot tall player on a ten day contract light up the Blazers for thirty two? The numbers add up to Yogi Ferrell. No longer a cup of coffee player with a quick look at the big […]

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LITTLE BEIRUT PORTLAND SHOWS UP

November 12, 2016 by

  Get ready for Little Beirut Portland the right way. Ask your policeman friends the right questions. + Is it safe? – No, it’s not safe. + Is tonight the night? –  We’re totally hands off. That’s why you see what you see. + Giving up the freeway? –  The big surprise was getting to […]

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PORTLAND MOVE REVIEW: WHERE TO LOOK

October 29, 2016 by

Things look different before a Portland move. The Portland move is actually a move to Portland, not the Portland of California, the Portland of the midwest, or the Portland of the South. Call it the Portland of Portland. But where do you start with someone else in the car planning a Portland move?

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MIO SUSHI MARKETING LESSON OF LOVE

September 19, 2016 by

More often than not, a restaurant review helps you decide where not to go. If the food is great and the service superb, do you really want to go there? It sounds more like an expense account place for out of towners. A glowing review eliminates the hit and miss of driving around until you […]

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CATCH PORTLAND FEVER

August 29, 2016 by

Once you catch Portland Fever you’re doomed. Drug stores don’t advertise shots in case you catch Portland Fever. It’s not shingles, pneumonia, or the flu. On the other hand it’s not polio, malaria, of tuberculosis. While not fatal, if you do catch Portland Fever, your life is ruined. After a few years in Portland, maybe […]

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