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OREGON PIONEER, GOLD MAN, GOLDEN LOGGER, THAT GUY

March 5, 2021 by

The Oregon Pioneer atop the Salem capitol dome is every boy who grew up in the golden era of Oregon logging when you could drop out of high school, get a job in the woods, then buy a house, a truck, and a boat. All you had to do was show up early and do […]

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RELATIONSHIP TRAINING FROM ONE BAD DATE TO THE NEXT

February 16, 2021 by

Relationship training should happen before any long term relationships to avoid the question, “What is wrong with you?” This goes out to the guys in the audience: You will eventually run out of prospects for a Saturday night out if you don’t learn the ropes. Even married people get shut down if they don’t know […]

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SPORTS EDUCATION STARTS WITH KNOWING YOUR TEAM

January 26, 2021 by

Sports education with Raider Coach Tom Fores started in middle school at a parent teacher conference. I was the parent, the teacher was Miss Flores, my kid’s teacher. She was whip smart and knew how to reach her students in ways other teachers couldn’t. As a science teacher, she had an advantage. The night of […]

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EDUCATIONAL DYSFUNCTION: THE OTHER E D

January 13, 2021 by

Educational dysfunction happens to everyone when they get to a point in a project that needs extra help. Frank Thomas is an Auburn University man, something left out in commercials he appears in. The Big Hurt knows the education drill. Doug Flutie is a Boston College man who gets it, too. Whether books, YouTube videos, […]

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GAINING SELF RELIANCE STARTS WITH GOOD TEACHERS

January 3, 2021 by

Self reliance feels like the best goal to aim for, but how do you get there? We all start from the opposite end, as little babies depending on others to lead the way. Those common beginnings fade away in the self reliant types we look up to because they do everything so well. We forget […]

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BLOG TRAFFIC: BOOMERPDX FROM NATION TO NATION

December 15, 2020 by

Blog traffic map via google analytics. The big difference between the top map and every other map of the world is that this one tracks where the hits, the readers, the bots, showing up on boomerpdx originate. It’s a blog traffic map, which isn’t very writerly since geography isn’t about plot, story structure, or how […]

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WORKING WRITER STATEMENT: MOVE THE PILE

November 15, 2020 by

T.C. Boyle is a working writer with the sort of social engagement skills that can’t be taught. He’s got instinct on his side. Instinct is essential in the work he does, which is writing books and short stories that get read. It’s a familiar instinct for those who pay attention. And I do, which is […]

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GRADUATE STUDENT: ALL I NEED TO KNOW? PROBABLY NOT

September 25, 2020 by

A graduate student goes to graduate school. If they finish, they get an advanced degree. Then the rest of us can look up to them. I do, don’t you? If not, why not? They deserve admiration for getting a Masters Degree for mastering their major. Still doubting the process? After reading this you’ll be an […]

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BOOK SEARCH FROM FIRST LIBRARY TO AMAZON

September 22, 2020 by

My first book search occurred in the first library I remember. It was more shock at so many books in one place than a search. In a small library in a small school in a small town, I was small and looking for a small book. I still like small books. When I was slightly […]

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WONDER WHY NO ONE ASKS, “WHERE ARE THEY NOW?”

August 21, 2020 by

Who doesn’t wonder about people from different parts of life and wonder why they left, or why you left? Something happened. If it wasn’t something that required therapy or the law, an occasional ‘wonder why’ happens. And it’s okay. Yeah, I feel better, too.

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