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WEAR MASKS? WHY WEAR A MASK?

May 20, 2020 by

Wear masks for safety in a grocery store. Why? So the old man hacking and snorting behind you without a mask doesn’t have to live the rest of his life as a super-spreader? Wear masks so you don’t have to get into your homestretch kick running away from coughs and sniffles? Or to show you’re […]

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BETTER PERSON? BETTER THAN WHAT?

May 3, 2020 by

Does a better person replace a good one? Or is ‘better’ the enemy of ‘good?’ Like most things, it depends on who you ask. You get an answer either way, asking or not.

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QUARANTINE PARTNER: IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE FROM HISTORY

April 21, 2020 by

Instead of the quarantine partner you have, or don’t have, choose one person from history to spend the same time with. Some people would be good campers, some not, but one might be just right. Who would it be? Here’s a few:

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CORONAVIRUS TEST, (self test): PASS or FAIL

April 20, 2020 by

Prince w/ Gov of Kentucky A coronavirus test, according to medical experts, will be the biggest aid in breaking the quarantine. It’s a pass/fail test, like a college class where a real grade hurts GPA. What’s the big problem with testing? Availability is the biggie. #2 is the people.

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VIRUS TESTING REVIEW FOR DEADLY DISEASE

April 10, 2020 by

From available evidence, virus testing for the coronavirus is uncomfortable and expensive. And not as available in America as it is in other developed countries. However, virus testing for other bad things often feels like a rush job, a sales job, a ‘get it now or die’ job. But that’s not testing for coronavirus, it’s […]

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COACHING CORONAVIRUS: GO FOR THE WIN

April 8, 2020 by

What is the game plan for coaching coronavirus? What happens when the top guy claims he’s a cheerleader, not a coach? In a life or death game, and by most counts, life or death isn’t an overstatement with coronavirus, where is the Head Coach for the home team? Who is The Man?

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HISTORY SPEAKS IN A LOUD VOICE FROM A ROOF TOP

April 4, 2020 by

History speaks in a loud voice, sometimes too loud. And if it tells something uncomfortable, the only thing louder is denial. A boompdx reader checked in to ask about the Fox Theater posts. Why all the Broadway posts. “All two of them?” I said.

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HOW TO QUARANTINE LIKE A PRO? DO IT FOR OTHERS

March 30, 2020 by

The question isn’t “To quarantine, or not to quarantine.” Instead, the question is, “How do people make it work?” If you’ve got it figured out, great. You’re ahead of the curve. If not, here’s how it worked during cancer quarantine.

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GOOGLE ANALYTICS MAP DON’T LIE: OREGON TRAIL MEETS BOOMERPDX TRAIL

March 28, 2020 by

If Google Analytics is a trusted source, and why wouldn’t it be, then people from coast to coast stop right here. Did I say people? I meant bots from Chicago to Ashburn, Virginia take a moment on boomerpdx. Bots that don’t get sick and die. However you got here, and how long you stay, please […]

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EXPERT: YOU KNOW AN EXPERT WHEN YOU SEE ONE

March 27, 2020 by

The expert here is Yo-Yo Ma. I know he’s an expert because of reputation. A great musician, though I don’t know his top ten, or any other work he’s done. It could be any cellist, but there’s something about this one. Have you wondered where experts come from? Me, too.

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