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SELF MYTHOLOGY: DEATH, DYING, PAT CONROY’S DAD

December 18, 2017 by

  What are the best stories told but the ones we tell about ourselves. From Greek gods to Steinbeck sharecroppers we can be whoever we like when we tell our own stories.   Of course the best self mythology comes from the biggest liars and you can’t believe a word they say, still we need […]

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DOWNSIZING DOWNER: I’VE BEEN LIVING IN TRASH AND DIDN’T KNOW IT. ARE YOU?

December 17, 2017 by

  Downsizing Downer Part One:   Storage closet. Hardwood. 3 hinged doors. 5 shelf interior. Curved top. Three-dimensional painted front. Large storage capacity interior in a stylish format. European designed import probably, 1940s 1950s.   In other words, a converted armoire barely hanging together by sub-standard euro-fasteners that evolved into an ‘entertainment center’ then a […]

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COMFORT ZONE AND BIG SNAKES? GET. OUT.

December 8, 2017 by

      If you’ve ever seen a snake wrangler in their comfort zone, they probably don’t look like this. There I was in a lovely Santa Monica apartment with nice people in Los Angeles.   They seemed like nice people, then I saw the snake in a cage.   “Do you like snakes?” someone […]

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AUTUMN LEAVES, AUTUMN DOGS, BEST TIME OF YEAR

November 15, 2017 by

    How often do dogs change my day? Every day.   And it’s not always my dog.   A walk on a trail, a lady with two frisky hounds, and it’s a lively moment.   Just two middle aged people on a hillside in the wilderness. Sharing the wonder of it all.   Autumn […]

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SPORTS BOUNDARY FOR JASON WITTEN COWBOY FANS

January 20, 2017 by

  How serious is a sports boundary? Ask a Cowboy fan.   You’ve been at gatherings where there’s a game playing in the TV room. Maybe it’s a family reunion, or a party, or a guy in the neighborhood’s house. Someone catches you watching the game. “Oh, you’re one of them?” they say, and leave. They […]

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MONEY MEN, GENERALS, DANCE THE DANCE

December 10, 2016 by

  In a band of money men and retired generals, who plays which instrument?   Extreme wealth and unlimited power have one thing in common: they know how to close the deal. It might not be an ideal exchange, but it sets up a better one. Money men know how to roll with economic downturns. […]

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WRITING CLASS: THOMAS WOLFE ON BOOMERPDX

August 30, 2016 by

Who needs a writing class? Everyone needs a writing class. Written by a baby boomer blogger, this writing class strikes to the heart of communication in written words. It’s a Writing Class, not talking class. Talking comes after writing class. First think about what you are writing, then write. Afterwards find someone to talk about […]

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BABY BOOMER BLOGGER RAG

January 13, 2016 by

When you’re a baby boomer blogger, you rag, that’s what you do. But are you good at it? If you’re a baby boomer blogger and you’re not good at ragging it out, find a way. You don’t want to be left behind, the one who didn’t rag enough. Like Robert Kennedy said, “If not you, […]

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IN PRAISE OF CANAPRENEURS AND THE OTHER SPOT

January 2, 2016 by

Canapreneurs manage risk with cannabis business. The Other Spot was part of it. Who remembers their favorite bar? Was it on a college campus? In your neighborhood? Maybe you’re still looking. Here’s one blogger’s list: J.C. Dobbs, South Street, Philadelphia. Long and narrow with a band playing in the back. It was the ‘go to’ […]

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TRUMP ARMY SUICIDE WATCH

December 6, 2015 by

If you’ve got no friends on the left, then you’re right for the Trump Army. Like the preeminent brain of our time, belonging to Neil deGrasse Tyson, BoomerPDX strives to gather information and let readers decide. Why not follow the leading American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator’s tactics when it comes to the political […]

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