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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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MARCHING HOMEWARD BOUND

November 11, 2016 by

One step after another aims for homeward bound. Homeward bound is a promise you hear when you’re far from home. Service people hear it best. “You’ll be home by Christmas (or Easter, Thanksgiving.”) Make that next Christmas, or Easter, or Thanksgiving. No matter what you hear from the top, soldiers keep marching, sailors keep sailing, […]

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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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BROADWAY OREGON, A PARABLE

November 5, 2016 by

Two guys, just people who need people. The beauty of life we agree on: the Mona Lisa, Grand Canyon, and Broadway Oregon sparkle like universal jewels. You’re seen the Grand Canyon and Mona Lisa, or heard of them. Not Broadway Oregon. No one’s heard of it. You’re the first. I’m only talking to you. Kids […]

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RULES TO NOMINATE A NOBEL PRIZE FOR BLOGGERS

October 15, 2016 by

After Dylan it’s coming, a Nobel Prize for bloggers. If the times they are a changing, don’t get in the way, and the best change I can see is a Nobel Prize for bloggers. You’ve got your novelists, poets, playwrites, all deserving honor. Add blogger to the list, but with a few distinctions. Like no […]

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BLOGGER NIRVANA NUMBERS REACH ONE

October 4, 2016 by

The biggest number in Blogger Nirvana? The number one. The comparisons are endless: You’re not a runner if you don’t run. You’re not a walker if you don’t walk. You’re not a student if you don’t study. Not a rocker if you don’t rock. Agreed? And you’re not a writer if you don’t write.

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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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SUSTAINABLE FARMING TALKS TO SUSTAINABLE ADDICTION

September 2, 2016 by

Sustainable Addiction doesn’t listen to anyone but their Jones. You know you’ve got a hard charging audience like Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms when you write a post about them, send them the link, post it on Facebook with tags, and you end up with the biggest hitting post of the year. And it’s only […]

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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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OREGON LOVE IN THE DISTRICT

August 23, 2016 by

Reluctant traveler finds Oregon love on the road. The best part of traveling to the other side of North America is answering the question, “Where are you from.” The easy answer is, “Oregon.” The one that gets across is, “Portland, Oregon.” Saying anything else needs explaining, like Tigard, but since I get mail marked Portland, […]

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