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BLOGGER NIRVANA NUMBERS REACH ONE

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.

MILLENNIAL VOTE, BABY BOOMER HISTORY

Who gets the millennial vote? Election spin twists faster and faster the closer voting day gets. One minute the official polls change, the next they change back. The 24 hour news cycles needs drama to keep the pot boiling, so why worry? Here’s why: For all the bashing they get, millennials keep surfacing as a […]

MIO SUSHI MARKETING LESSON OF LOVE

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 […]

INFLUENCER MARKETING FOOD PRODUCTION

When an idea takes off with Influencer Marketing, it flies high. How many times do you see an ‘Organic’ label at the grocery store. How about ‘Natural?’ It’s all over television commercials, but what’s it mean? Is ‘organic’ a case of influencer marketing, or just a passing fad? Who’s the influencer? The question resonates with […]

SUSTAINABLE FARMING TALKS TO SUSTAINABLE ADDICTION

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 […]

WRITING CLASS: THOMAS WOLFE ON BOOMERPDX

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 […]

NEUTRAL BIAS BEER TASTER

A Beer Taster needs a clear palate, a neutral bias. If you agree a good beer, a great beer, is equal to the breath of life, then how can you tell if someone explaining a new beer shares your view? The breath of life part comes from CPR and the first puff of air you […]

FARMERS FISHERS BAKERS, MARY SCHMITT

BoomerPDX spotlight: Georgetown’s Farmers Fishers Bakers. What happens when you’re late for breakfast and the place you want is shifting to lunch? When the place is Georgetown’s Farmers Fishers Bakers, and Pastry Chef Mary Schmitt asks you to come back in an hour, you come back in an hour. Most of the time you find […]

POLYFACE FARMS, POLYFACE BOOMER JOEL SALATIN

The grass farmer of Polyface Farms. At a certain age you give yourself clearance to review your life, your accomplishments, the mountains you’ve climbed. If you have any laurels, you rest on them, trusting the comforts of your effort won’t wear thin. When is that time? Don’t ask me, and most of all, don’t ask […]

OREGON LOVE IN THE DISTRICT

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, […]