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QUIT NOW? THEN WHAT

July 12, 2023 by

Quit now and forever hold your peace? Who do you say that to? And who would listen? Quitting is the easy part, it’s what comes next that’s hard to figure out.

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GOOD ADVICE FROM ‘THE EXPERTS’

July 6, 2023 by

Good advice comes just in time, right when you need it. First you’ve got a problem that stumps you, then you discover the solution. You read about it online or overheard a conversation in line. And you acted on that good advice that came from . . . ?

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MAJOR COMPLAINT OR GENERAL COMPLAINT

July 5, 2023 by

Major complaint: the specific reason for being here, or there, or anywhere. But why complain? If you want to be smarter, thinner, richer, happier, what’s stopping you? First, you need a plan.

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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.

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PORTLAND SUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

June 23, 2023 by

The Portland summer is why people move to Oregon. It’s also why people move away. Why? Because it doesn’t last long enough. That wasn’t the case yesterday at Portland Center Stage.

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SUNNY DAY FOR CELEBRATIONS EVERYDAY

June 21, 2023 by

A sunny day is the best sort of day for cheering. You can go outside and walk around with the joy of the day, no matter what is celebrated. And you don’t have to dress like you’re going on an undersea adventure. Just open the door and step out. But what is there to celebrate? […]

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TAKE ‘THE PAUSE’ TO SHOW RESPECT

June 20, 2023 by

‘The Pause’ in this post is the moment a medical team takes after a patient dies. Whoever is in the bed deserves a moment of quiet for the life they led. I’m a fan of people understanding the idea of respect and how it’s shown. But why wait until the last moment?

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AUTHENTIC LIFE TO LIVE? DO IT

June 17, 2023 by

An ‘authentic life’ is hard to explain? Not if you’re authentic.

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ROSE FESTIVAL DONE RIGHT IN PORTLAND? RAMBLE ON

June 11, 2023 by

Rose Festival week for Portland Oregon baby boomers when we were single? It was good, real good. We didn’t have cars back then and it didn’t matter since we lived so close to the parade route through Portland. Yesterday was a throwback to those days of old in New Portland. What’s the biggest difference between […]

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LIFE EXPERIENCE SHARED AND IGNORED? SO WHAT

June 10, 2023 by

Life experience comes in two flavors: Useful and Not Useful. Boomerpdx comes in one flavor: Useful. So let’s look at ‘Life Experience.’

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