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FALLING LEAVES OF AUTUMN

Falling leaves are the rule of the season. The only place without a carpet of leaves is a parking garage. But that’s Oregon, famous for trees.

COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN

If a writer isn’t complaining, what are the other options? After a quick look since I came up with nothing, it’s praise. Praising. But we’re not used to praising. That needs to change.

PLACING BLAME IN THE RIGHT PLACE

What’s the best way of placing blame? Pointing a finger? Yelling? Or checking to make sure there’s anyone or anything to blame? What about the blameless among us who’ve never done anything wrong?

FIXING BLOG THINGS AND COMPLAINING AT THE SAME TIME

Fixing blog things is part of joining the blogger world circus. I update boomerpdx and lose my subscribers? Twitter takes a dump and I lose my blog traffic? Facebook is unreliable? These are examples of fixing things online AND complaining. Waaaa. But, first . . .

CONSTANT COMPLAINING DONE THE RIGHT WAY

If you hear constant complaining without end, what do you do? Tune it out? Change the channel? Or listen and learn because we all know it’s impossible to complain all the time. There’s something else going on, but what?

BLOGGER RULES: COMPLAIN, A LOT

Blogger rules depend on the personality of the writer, but complaining endlessly is a common thread. I’m not a complainer, so it’s more difficult. Where is the starting line?

AMERICAN WAY FINDS NEW TRADITIONS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT

The American way used go be different. Not that we’re living in a new world, but it’s just different. Instead of “do your work, keep your mouth shut, treats others fairly” we get “find a gig, live out loud, tell others how to do it.” That’s a change from the lock-step life celebrated by those […]

GROWING OLDER LIKE CHEESE, WINE, AND MILLENNIALS

Growing older is a common lament for all generations. The silliest complaints come from the youths. Who are these youths? Anyone younger than the one complaining about growing older. Since I’m sixty-five and don’t complain, let’s look at those who do. Ready?

TOUGH GUYS ANSWER THE CALL

In the tough guys universe, Batman is the toughest. He’s a super hero without any freaky super powers, except his own ingenuity. He’s not from another planet like Superman, or affected by space radiation like the Fantastic Four, or bitten by a radioactive insect like Spiderman. Instead, he’s driven by demons, not science, but he […]

WEIGHT TRAINING MATTERS BECAUSE:

Weight training matters for one reason: we’re not strong enough. It’s that simple for us weaklings, no matter how strong you think you are. Find the strongest person you know and they’ll tell you, “I’d like to be stronger.”