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Learn The Tools, Then The Gun

May 27, 2019 by

War does one thing well, it gives a new vocabulary for death. One young man knew it front to back. “You’ve caught the best weather in Portland,” he said.  “Been too hot or too wet.  Not like this.” The weather?  It’s a start. He was built thick, maybe six feet tall. “Nice. After this I’m back […]

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MOST FEARFUL GENERATION TODAY: INTERVIEW

May 17, 2019 by

And it’s not the big ones The beauty of writing a blog is the feedback from unexpected sources. Most of the reading audience for BoomerPdx is afflicted by the internet ghosts of privacy protection, bashfulness, or worst of all, they’ve forgotten how to work a keyboard, so the feedback I hear is in person, which […]

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CALIFORNIA BOT FITNESS, OREGON STYLE

April 9, 2019 by

Do you know the feeling of new readers replacing bots after posting on fitness? Or new bots replacing old bots? California bots almost feel like a step in the right direction. But they’re not.

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BOOMERPDX: FORTY STATES HIT THIS BLOG

April 5, 2019 by

Blogging is dead, long live blogging? Does that mean boomerpdx is dead, too? Or, All hail the podcast? Now I need a boomerpdx podcast? Books were called dead not too long ago, but they refused to go quietly. What, I’ve got to write a book to support books and reading? Reading was dying, but didn’t […]

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BOOK OF DAVID, pt 1: How To Encourage Those Of Faith Without Losing Sight Of Your Own Beliefs

March 4, 2019 by

The real post title is Book of David and how I encourage those of faith without losing sight of MY own beliefs. I went second person plural in the title to create community, so it’s not all about me all the time. That’s my secret. Most writers don’t pull back the curtain back that. You’re […]

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TONY ROMO WRITNG COACH

January 22, 2019 by

    Tony Romo is getting great press as an NFL color commentator. His MVP showing in the AFC title game earned him the sort of career extension anyone would hope for. And he’s a second year guy in the booth. What if Tony Romo was a writing coach, as good a writing coach as […]

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BoomerPdx Blog Update, November

November 19, 2018 by

  The numbers aren’t good, but they are surprising. Australia found boomerpdx and lead the world outside America in racking up hits here, which makes me happy. Twenty seven other countries made the hard trip here along with twenty eight American states. I’m glad to see the number of states and countries keeping pace with […]

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Ben Affleck Married “What’s in your wallet” Girl And Lost His Way?

August 26, 2018 by

The Rocky Mountains are indeed rocky on an unreal scale. Literally rocks all over the place. In the ever changing landscape of our lives, we notice when a big rock makes a dangerous move. Ben Affleck is a big rock and he’s on a roll, from celebration to medication, which is what I call it […]

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MEMOIR BLOGGER TALKS TO WRITER, GETS LOST

July 7, 2018 by

What’s the difference between successful books and the others? Books that get read and those that just get bought?   Empathy. Do you feel it? Does the writer make you feel it? Empathy and suspense, enough suspense to turn the page.   I met a writer, which is who I’d expect meet in a writers […]

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F CANCER WALK DOWN PORTLAND SOUTH PARK BLOCKS

July 6, 2018 by

  If holding paper from an institute of higher learning means anything, it means exposure to civil discourse.   I hold paper from Portland State University, so F Cancer.   Can I get a, “Hell Yeah!”

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