My current disappointment, and it’s not much, are the cherry blossoms of downtown Portland. I’ve been on others to get down there before they drop. What says spring better than a stroll along the Willamette River under a cherry blossom canopy? If I don’t go, it’ll be another year to wait. Do I go alone […]
BABY BOOMER ADVICE, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?
March 18, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Baby boomer advice comes in all shapes and sizes, every color of the rainbow, for better and worse. You get it without asking, without needing it, but you still get it. Ever wonder why? Here’s why: In a proper timeline, numbers go from ‘0’ to infinity. (And beyond.) Boomers haven’t aged on that timeline. Who […]
LINES CROSSED? DRAW A BETTER LINE
March 13, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Lines crossed is a warning” “Don’t cross that line, bro.” But who listens to that? It’s just a line, isn’t it? This is called ‘learning from experience.’
CONTINUING EDUCATION? CLASS IN SESSION
March 12, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Continuing eduction needs one thing: the continuing part, the part outside formal classrooms and proctored exams. Why? Because that’s where a good education starts working. For example:
PEDDLING FEAR FOR THE WIN
March 11, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Peddling fear is as old as the first recorded sunrise. “It’s getting hot and feeling hotter,” said early man. “If it keeps getting hot I’ll need a new wardrobe,” said early woman. “These animal furs will cook us both.”
SMART ENOUGH TO KNOW WHAT I DON’T KNOW
March 10, 2025 by Leave a Comment
‘Smart enough’ is a fair goal in education. It’ll take you where you want to go, and help avoid places you don’t want to go. There’s a self-serving element to it when you like school so much you go to college to become a teacher. Or, you like kids enough to give them a better […]
GETTING READY TO GET READY, THEN WHAT
March 9, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Are baby boomers getting ready? They’ve been getting ready all their life. The boomer baby is continually shown as a rebel, a kid who grew up with a pledge to ‘not be like our parents.’ It was fine until one day we became parents. It was fine until we got all the left-overs.
MEMORABLE MOMENTS THAT STICK
March 8, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This was a most memorable moment from the early years. One headline for life. It covers all of the important stuff: My name is spelled right, it’s a Greco-Roman tournament, and it’s North Bend.. There’s only one thing missing:
SIGNING PAPERS IN REAL INK
March 7, 2025 by Leave a Comment
Signing papers is a fact of life. Sign this, sign that, and move on. If you’ve signed and weren’t convinced you knew what you were signing? Welcome to the club.
BUSINESS BLOGGER vs BOOMERPDX
February 28, 2025 by 4 Comments
The business blogger has a root goal: make enough money to keep the doors open. They have a product, affiliated products, a service, and a sales pitch. The blog includes plug-ins up the whazoo to show pop-ups reminding you to sign up for a newsletter, get updates, or donate. They may be entrepreneurs, or part […]
