One or my favorite writers traveled across the country from California to New York. He called the Hudson “the river of his birth” which got me going. You can tell if you have a favorite author if they ‘get you going.’ I thought of the river of my birth, except it wasn’t a river. It […]
OREGON HISTORICAL BUSINESS
November 3, 2023 by
The Oregon Historical Society holds a special place in my heart. I took a temporary job there as a museum guard, a six month assignment to watch over an exhibit called Soft Gold. Six months turned into twenty-odd years before I signed off. It was a dream job from guard, to exhibit worker, to curatorial […]
HUSBAND GOALS, FATHER GOALS 2023
November 2, 2023 by
Husband goals? First, get married. Father goals? Then have kids. But what’s next? Let’s start with husband goals.
EVERY DAY IS A FRESH START. WHAT IF IT’S NOT?
October 27, 2023 by
That fresh start includes a shower and a shave. Okay, a shower, but keep it short. I felt a fresh start every day on the road for 4100 miles. And then? Husband time.
AUTHORITY FIGURES? KEEP LOOKING
September 27, 2023 by
Authority figures come in all shapes and sizes. The strangest are those who don’t know their role. Do you know who looks up to you? You should. Who do you look up to?
KEEP GRINDING, WRITERS
August 14, 2023 by
“Keep grinding’ is the message all writers tell themselves, but not out loud. Instead, what they say is their word count for the day. Maybe it’s a thousand, maybe more. The message they send is keep grinding.
RESPONSIBLE BLOGGER IN REAL TIME
August 12, 2023 by
A responsible blogger is hard to find? Not at all, just search for an echo chamber that repeats what you think. Find that blogger and you start wondering why everything else isn’t as easy. But that’s not what’s going on here. I’m not doing the work, you are.
BLOG COACH STEPS UP
July 19, 2023 by
The blog coach call came from a man who needed help. Why call me? Because I’ve got a track record of thirty-two hundred posts on boomerpdx. Not thirty, not thirty-two, but thirty-two hundred blog posts. I’d call me too. But there’s more, so much more.
PREMIUMIZATION BLOG: VALUE BEYOND PRICE
July 7, 2023 by
A premiumization blog way back in the 60’s? Never happened, but premiumized style was another story. This was THE style. No other accepted. I know this because . . .
AMERICAN STORIES: MOVING ON TO NEW LAND
July 4, 2023 by
American stories in early Oregon were about pioneers, travel, and hard work. How hard? As hard as it’s ever been clearing land by hand. But first they had to get here. And they’re still coming.
