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CULTURE CHANGE FOR AGING BOOMERS

December 18, 2024 by Leave a Comment

Culture change happens when things aren’t going exactly the way you want them to go. You hear more about it in sports with losing teams. Troy: They need a culture change in Chicago. Joe: You can say that again. Troy: They need . . . Joe: We’ll be back after a break.

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WRITING REWARDS YOU MISS IF YOU DON’T WRITE

October 30, 2024 by

Writing rewards come in flavors other than green. JD Salinger said the act of writing is reward enough. That from a guy who locked himself up for his reward. But he didn’t throw away the key.

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HPV-16 CANCER IS A SNEAK

October 29, 2024 by

HPV-16 cancer is on the ballot this time around. You wouldn’t know it because there’s no hoopla, but it’s there. Sometimes it’s here, sometimes it’s there, but most of the time it’s a mystery. But, dear readers, as you know, cancer of any kind is a hard road to travel. What are my cancer talk […]

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STOMP OUT CANCER FROM THE KICK OFF

October 5, 2024 by

Stomp out cancer was the theme for the Oregon Ducks v Michigan State football game at Autzen stadium. It was a fitting theme in my family where cancer is no stranger. Maybe your family, too, but I hope not. Here’s what it looks like and sounds like:

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLE? A REVIEW

October 3, 2024 by

A healthy lifestyle doesn’t start after you recover from a dreaded disease. Some people take illness as a reminder to step up their health routine, some ignore the whole thing. Which one is the right response? Both work, just one better than the other. But there’s that other part.

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BREAKING STRIDE, LOSING MOMENTUM, PICKING IT UP

September 13, 2024 by

Breaking stride matters when you’re the lead horse in a harness race. Do that and you’re disqualified. What happens when you breakdown in your regular day to day life? Who notices that? You. Or you should, since everyone else does.

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ROCKY RELATIONSHIP WITH WRITING?

September 11, 2024 by

My rocky relationship with writing took a turn yesterday. It happens, but this one was avoidable. Boomerpdx was offline for ten hours. The longest ten hours of my . . . not my life. I just did other writer things. What writer things?

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AMERICAN IDENTITY IS NO SURPRISE

August 24, 2024 by

An American identity is more than a passport, drivers license, or birth place. It’s more than bragging rights and USA USA USA. What is it? Here’s one take on what it is:

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CUTTING WEIGHT FOR BETTER OR WORSE

August 8, 2024 by

Cutting weight is a fact of life in a sport like wrestling. A woman missed her weight in the Paris Olympics. She is the latest in a long line of surprises at the weigh in. The big surprise for me is that she didn’t forfeit the finals match and get the silver medal.

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WAKING UP TO THE SOUND OF INTERVENTION

June 15, 2024 by

Waking up? That’s what happens after you sleep long enough. It’s not the same as woke, but after sleeping long enough the idea of social justice might be more than an afterthought. The alert readers on boomerpdx can sense a thread going through most posts: Trying to do better, making a better life for others, […]

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