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THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP, OR WHY YOU DON’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS

If you want to experience friendship, have friends, be generous. Loan money, loan tools, loan your car. That’s also the way to experience friendlessness when they don’t repay, return, and crash your car. The other way is spending time together. My wife says I don’t have any friends because the only people I spend time […]

UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL EMOTIONS BY WEATHER

My California girl wife discovered regional emotions in her business. With empathy and experience she learned more about people by where they we’re from than where they are. I helped out with my research, and The Beach Boys. She grew up in the next town over from them.

NW PORTLAND FROM 1980 TO YESTERDAY

I take snap shots of NW Portland, not out of nostalgia but celebration, where you walk past buildings like this block after block. It’s the only area in town where authentic city life happens, where new people arrive, settle in, and walk from apartment to work. That’s the plan, the dream, and when it works […]

LESSON PLAN FOR TODAY: COMMON HISTORY

First we review what makes up a lesson plan. Wiki says: A lesson plan is a teacher’s detailed description of the course of instruction or “learning trajectory” for a lesson. A daily lesson plan is developed by a teacher to guide class learning. Details will vary depending on the preference of the teacher, subject […]

YOU SEE IT YOUR WAY, I SEE IT MINE? IT’S THE SAME GAP

And now, the end is near And so I face, the final curtain Wait. What? That’s the story? That’s all there is? You want it your way, you get it your way, and now this? Nooooo. Nope. Not quite. There’s more. My friend, I’ll say it clear I’ll state my case, of which […]

DO WHAT MATTERS BECAUSE YOU MATTER

When you find yourself asking ‘what really matters anymore’ the correct answer is ‘You matter,’ which isn’t a problem until you start doing weird shit to prove it. Like what? Look around, get the news, and some days it seems like there’s an effort being made to make you feel like you don’t matter. How […]

GIVING BACK TO PORTLAND STARTS WITH A TOUR GUIDE

Giving back sounds like something you do just before dying. It’s either the death of the giver, or the death of the receiver. Now I know what you might be thinking: give back, or give up? Neither one fits the bill of the giving back I’m doing, which is?

DAVIDPDX @ boomerpdx, A REGAL OREGON BLOG REVIEW

When I look for an Oregon blog I google ‘oregon blogs.’ Does that sound right to you? Good, it should. What isn’t right is the first listing, an unfriendly welcome to sign in and ‘keep up with the topics, feeds, and trends that matter to you.’ In a search for ‘oregon blogs’ the topic is […]

THE ART OF FRIENDSHIP, OR WHY YOU DON’T HAVE ANY FRIENDS

UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL EMOTIONS BY WEATHER

NW PORTLAND FROM 1980 TO YESTERDAY

TO MY DEAR READER, FROM A BLOG

DO WHAT MATTERS BECAUSE YOU MATTER

GIVING BACK TO PORTLAND STARTS WITH A TOUR GUIDE

DAVIDPDX @ boomerpdx, A REGAL OREGON BLOG REVIEW

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