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DESTINATION PORTLAND

March 18, 2016 by

Once you move out, the city becomes a backdrop for Destination Portland. Oregonlive posted the story 9 Legit Reasons To Leave Portland For The Suburbs. Like millions of stories to stay in the Rose City, there’s just as many for leaving. The more questions you ask people about leaving Portland, the more you realize no […]

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THIN SOCIAL VENEER

September 7, 2015 by

How To Tell If You’re On Good Footing With Thin Social Veneer. You all know what plywood is? Thin sheets of wood peeled off a tree, chopped into four by eight foot pieces, then glued together creating the super strong wood you build houses out of. And shelves, cabinets, and boats. Instead of solid wood […]

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MILLENNIALS CARRY BIG CHIP?

August 24, 2015 by

As They Age, Do Millennials Get More Bitter About Their World? Today’s news offers up an expert opinion on the Baby Boomer vs Millennial battle. How expert? Authored by the founders of a local public affairs company with ties to Republican politics, they are expert enough to explain how negligent baby boomers have swept the […]

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PODUNK TOWN, OR YOUR HOMETOWN

August 22, 2015 by

Nothing Explains Feelings For A Hometown, Your Hometown, Than Traveling Though Others. Drive down I-5, Highway 99, 101 down the coast, or 97 east of the Cascades, and you roll through one podunk town after another. You don’t even have to go far off the road to see them. Just drive by, take a look, […]

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TOM BRADY RANKS 10 TOP SPORTS SCANDALS

July 29, 2015 by

The heat Tom Brady feels today is the same heat applied to sports history and the scandals of yesteryear without Facebook and twitter. The way he responded to the appeal of his four game suspension would have worked for others? Maybe not, but it probably won’t work for him either. – Let’s start with Jim […]

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FACEBOOK: FACE OF BOOMERS

May 7, 2015 by

Was This Part Of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Plan? You start your computer, hit a few keys and look in awe. Go the right page and you see a family reunion, high school reunion, job reunion. Boomers dig reunions. Problem neighbors? Your town, your state, is taking turns aggravating you? It all goes away on a […]

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A NEIGHBORHOOD MURDER

February 4, 2015 by

How Close Is Too Close? Social media beat regular news to the punch. Again. No, it wasn’t Arab Spring and twitter. Not a former USSR satellite and a new Russian claim. How about a nice Portland, Oregon suburb and facebook? A facebook friend posted the story the moment they saw it…from Texas. The official story […]

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SIXTY @ SIXTY IN THREE PARTS

December 12, 2014 by

1. Know your roots. Remember where you came from. Turning 60 means you’ve met lots of people. You’ve had time to meet people; if you haven’t, get started. More than once you’ve had someone give this answer when asked, “Where are you from?” “Lot’s of places.” If you’ve given that answer it’s time to stop. […]

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YOUR LIFE IN THREE PARTS: PUBLIC, PRIVATE, AND SECRET

September 24, 2014 by

Where Do You Spend The Most Time? Too many times someone passes away and the information doors open. You find out more about them than you ever could have guessed, or wanted to know. How did you miss so much? It happens to everyone, but when someone close to you dies it feels different. Not […]

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BOOMERS FIND TINDER TO FEEL BAD

June 30, 2014 by

Whether you’re dating baby boomers, or wondering what it would feel like dating one in 2014, tinder.com may not be the best place to start. One man said he spent his first 48 hours on Tinder being ignored. It made him feel less attractive than when he started. If he wasn’t dating before Tinder, his […]

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