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ORGANIC FOOD DELIVERY: INGREDIENTS FOR LIFE

December 17, 2016 by

  Where’s the organic food? All I see are fruit and veggies. Overheard in a grocery store produce aisle: “Let’s head to the deli and get something to eat, this is just ingredients.” Ingredients for healthy food? The top image is a box from Organics To You. They promise “Farm Fresh Home Delivery.” Not Meals […]

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FIRST BOOK YOU FELL IN LOVE WITH?

December 3, 2016 by

Not the first book you read, the first book you loved. Mine was Wizard of Oz, a beautiful edition with pictures. Not a comic book, but a good transition from comic books. It was Grandma’s book. I told her I loved her book. And I did, loved it enough to get one for a birthday, […]

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MILLENNIAL WORKER, MILLENNIAL GRINDER REVIEW

November 20, 2016 by

How to know if a millennial worker is a grinder.   Baby boomers remember a junior high class where they learned how to present themselves in the best light. Maybe you remember that class, because I don’t. But I do remember my millennials worker kid in a class taught by a man we met on […]

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HISTORY TEACHER TEACHES HISTORY?

November 16, 2016 by

  History teacher narrow focus gives poor view.   Darrell Huckaby says, “Take a seat, history class is in session.” Is he talking to you? Not when he says, “Ignorant young people who have no knowledge of how this Republic is supposed to work are dying to get attention by marching in the streets and […]

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OREGON’S BOOMER BLOGGER

November 9, 2016 by

An interview with BoomerPdx, Oregon’s Boomer Blogger   You are Oregon’s boomer blogger? How did that happen? By default. Baby Boomer bloggers seem obsessed with two things. Dating and retirement dominate that part of the blogosphere. Doesn’t that make sense? As a generation you’re going headlong into the retirement age. As a generation of horn […]

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STOLEN BY GHOSTS, SAVED BY LIFE

October 31, 2016 by

The once a year excuse: Stolen By Ghosts. Halloween comes with one special get out of jail free card. If you ever blamed the dog for lost homework, you know the drill. To make it perfectly clear, I conducted a scientific poll, asking Millennials, GenX, Baby Boomers, and Greats (the greatest generation from WWII, thanks […]

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MILLENNIAL VOTE, BABY BOOMER HISTORY

September 20, 2016 by

Who gets the millennial vote? Election spin twists faster and faster the closer voting day gets. One minute the official polls change, the next they change back. The 24 hour news cycles needs drama to keep the pot boiling, so why worry? Here’s why: For all the bashing they get, millennials keep surfacing as a […]

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POWELL JOBS, XQ, AND FOOD EDUCATION

September 16, 2016 by

Connecting dots for Powell Jobs and America, one post at a time. When stars align, you see things. Big dippers, little dippers, archers, crabs, lions, the whole scope of imagination is out there in the stars. Closer to home the stars look like Powell Jobs and her commitment to better education, better schools. Her husband, […]

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INFLUENCER MARKETING FOOD PRODUCTION

September 13, 2016 by

When an idea takes off with Influencer Marketing, it flies high. How many times do you see an ‘Organic’ label at the grocery store. How about ‘Natural?’ It’s all over television commercials, but what’s it mean? Is ‘organic’ a case of influencer marketing, or just a passing fad? Who’s the influencer? The question resonates with […]

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HOW TO POLYFACE FARM YOUR LIFE

September 4, 2016 by

Balance is the key to Polyface Farm your life. Fans of Polyface Farms and Joel Salatin know the drill: rotate animals from tract to tract, with other animals following and benefiting from each other. Learning the tricks of the trade from Polyface Farms will help when personal doubt and concern overwhelm the day. How is […]

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