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.
GOOD READERS 2023 TOP TEN POSTS, SO FAR
May 27, 2023 by
Good readers decide what makes the Top 10 on boomerpdx. But are they actual readers or casual scrollers seeking something based on a headline? Which are you? What makes you stop and stick around on any blog? Let’s do a test beginning with a question:
ATTENTION ECONOMY SPENDING CAP
January 19, 2023 by
Google’s response to ‘Attention Economy’ is “About 569,000,000 results (0.47 seconds).” I didn’t read them all, but the first few referred to the ‘so-called’ attention economy. ‘So-called’ because no one wants to be shamed for thinking there’s such a thing as an attention economy? Look at that top picture. What’s it say? More than you want […]
WRITE NOW OR FOREVER HOLD YOUR PEACE
December 28, 2022 by
‘Write now’ is what I hear every morning at 5, or sometimes 6:30. Keeping a schedule is good; having something to say is good. Why is joining them together so hard? Some answers make sense, some don’t. Mine are . . .
VANITY PROJECT, OR INSANITY GOALS
November 10, 2022 by
“Vanity project.” That was my answer to the question of, “Why do you write online?” Some answers included, ‘to be remembered, to share, to enlighten.’ It’s all vanity project with different goals.
RUGGED INDIVIDUALISM vs COMPLIANCE AND LIFE FORCE
November 1, 2022 by
Rugged individualism: the life force that separates quitters from finishers. Ask one of them why they do hard things and expect a question in return: “Why not?” It’s a confidence builder, and role to model. Then there’s personal compliance, which shouldn’t be a problem, but . . .
VISITING PORTLAND CHECKLIST
August 30, 2022 by
Visiting Portland? Google it and to see how things look before making plans. Travelportland.com comes in as the ‘official city guide.’ It shows food, books, and Portland activities. Looks like a nice place, but what will the updates say after the next demonstration? Keep looking.
SEATTLE STYLE: WHERE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BEGINS
August 27, 2022 by
Seattle style is a picture artists could paint and it wouldn’t look like Portland. But the comparisons never end. Get on the whine line and listen. Seattle traffic, Seattle housing, Seattle expansion. Look down the road and hear the same thing about Portland traffic, Portland housing, Portland expansion.
PORTLAND WEED: A SHORT HISTORY
August 25, 2022 by
Portland weed once came out of Goose Hollow Inn men’s room. A dealer worked from a stall with a full waiting room outside, according to sources. Like all good history, BoomerPdx relies on primary sources and historical relevance to reflect past life. If that life takes a turn into hardcore drug addiction, it’s a life […]
NURTURING YEARS, OR CHECKING OUT
August 23, 2022 by
Nurturing years change over time. From the duties of planting and raising nasturtiums in third grade, to raising kids in your thirties, the stakes rise. Then everyone grows up and no longer need nurturing? No, that’s not how it works.
