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CAREFUL LISTENING FOR THE NEW YEAR: CAN YOU HEAR ME YET

January 1, 2022 by

Careful listening to difficult conversations is key to better understanding. But you know this. You might not practice it, but you know it by a certain age. Think of being fifteen and listening to Mom and Dad explain how to drive a car after you got your learners permit. Careful listening then meant you might […]

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2021 REVIEW: MOST READ POSTS ON BOOMERPDX

December 31, 2021 by

The 2021 review shows 14,941 readers visited here for 19,549 ‘views.’ It’s the second highest number of visitors after a decade of writing on BoomerPDX. While big-time bloggers see these numbers as a good afternoon of traffic instead of a year, I’m still tickled to reach anyone anywhere. The only disappointment in the 2021 review […]

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SPORTS LITERACY FOR BOOMERS: KNOW WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH

November 19, 2021 by

Sports literacy runs through all sports, not just your favorite team, or my favorite team, though that would make things so much easier. It’s more than the Yankees, the Cowboys, or the Celtics; more than the Mariners, Seahawks, and your Portland Trail Blazers. On Friday nights it’s more than the high school football playoffs, more […]

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FRIDA KAHLO PAINTS PORTLAND IN DARK RAIN

October 22, 2021 by

Frida Kahlo came to Portland disguised as Vanessa Severo. Or was it the other way around? Either way, I met them when they both showed up at Portland Center Stage At The Armory and crowded the stage with characters.

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SELF ESTEEM: TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE

October 8, 2021 by

Self esteem is the last defense against doing something regrettable. If you’ve ever needed to build your self esteem, you know the risks. The early build up happens while kids travel the route from grade school, to junior high, high school, college, job, wife and kids. That’s one route. Call it the traditional route. There […]

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MACARTHUR FOUNDATION GENIUS GRANT FOR BLOGGER

October 2, 2021 by

The MacArthur Foundation takes it upon themselves to find people to give money to. Tagging the recipients of a $625,000 grant as genius is just icing on the cake. If getting the grant requires a genius level IQ, I’ll just stop right here. On the other hand, I think an extra, unexpected, $625K would make […]

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HEARTBREAK HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF LONELY STREET

September 17, 2021 by

I checked into Heartbreak Hotel on Monday, except it had another name. To my surprise there wasn’t a line at the desk; the crowd was already inside. The crowd is everywhere in the news.

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VICTIM DEFAULT AND YOU’RE ALWAYS THE ONE?

September 16, 2021 by

Victim default: “There you go again.” Or: “When did passive-aggressive wake up?” My favorite: “That mood swing make you dizzy?” If you want a professional opinion who do you ask? A professional, of course.

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INFLUENCER BLOGGING: BOOMERPDX IN A VACUUM

September 5, 2021 by

Influencer blogging is determined by the ‘most read’ posts on any particular blog. Take BoomerPdx for example. The influence this blog carries includes naked men in a gym locker room. If this was a marketing influencer blog, I’d market this idea for gyms: shower up, get dressed, and leave. Stopping hanging around, showboat. Speaking of […]

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FEELING BAD? THINK OF OTHERS WHILE YOU SUFFER

August 11, 2021 by

Feeling bad, as if it’s not enough, comes with extras, like those trying to help you feel better. Think of them while you’re in the throes of misery. Whether you know it or not, your suffering is their suffering. They feel better when you feel better. This came up at a recent gathering of some […]

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