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NEWSBREAK PORTLAND vs DIVISION STREET PORTLAND

October 7, 2022 by

Newsbreak Portland reveals the city to the world. Maybe not the whole world, but the newsbreak app is working on that. Trusted by 45M users and growing – the best local & breaking news source in the US, featuring local weather, alerts, deals, events and more. What is this “and more” all about? Fear. It’s about fear, […]

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PORTLAND BURDEN FROM DOWNTOWN TO HOMETOWN

October 3, 2022 by

Every city has a dream of tranquility, prosperity, and safety. Portland, Oregon has a burden. But what is the Portland burden? The city is supposed to be better. Now what?

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BREAKING DOWN THE STEPS FOR AN EMBRACEABLE FUTURE TO SNUGGLE

August 3, 2021 by

Breaking down anything to its basics is harder if you’ve never done it before. No matter how careful and cautious you are to include everything important, there’s always something missing. It’s like younger people breaking down the aging process. The only thing missing there is the age part, but that doesn’t stop anyone. I read […]

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AWAKE AMERICA STARTS AT HOME, YOUR HOME ON THE RANGE

June 29, 2021 by

After last year it’s time to awake America, time for an awake America? Or time to find a new boogieman? Who remembers the first time someone yelled, “Wake Up,” in your face. If it’s never happened, then never mind, go back to sleep. But if it has happened, was it helpful? Were you asleep at […]

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FATHER TIME ON THE MARCH EVERY DAY, EVEN FATHER’S DAY

June 19, 2021 by

When I was a kid, Father Time looked like my Grandpa. It helped that my Grandpa looked like President “I Like Ike” Eisenhower. I was six years old in 1960 when things changed. The new president looked more my dad’s age. The big job went from the Supreme Allied Commander Europe five star Army general, […]

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UNIVERSAL FEAR OF MASK WEARING IS A WEAPON. OH YEAH?

December 11, 2020 by

Universal fear is what the other guy feels when they face the same things as the rest of us. Like wearing a mask. Over here in America, see, we have rights. We have choices here in the land of the free, home of the brave. One choice is to embrace universal fear and hold it […]

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INFORMATIONAL BLOG REVIEW, PANDEMIC VERSION

October 22, 2020 by

An informational blog does one thing best: it informs. But you know that. From a professional blogging point of view, the information on a blog needs to stay on topic. This blog, boomerpdx, sounds like a Baby Boomer blog, and it is. But like the now second biggest demographic in America, thanks millennials, the sky […]

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MATURE FEAR? WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SAUNA STAYS IN THE SAUNA

September 27, 2020 by

Wouldn’t you expect old fears to subside instead of growing a new crop of mature fear? Well, guess again, pilgrim. Be afraid, but not paralyzed by fear. It’s a fine line. How fine? So, there I was, nervously standing in the one hundred eighty degree sauna in my usual sauna drag:

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SHINE ON LIKE YOU MEAN IT

September 23, 2020 by

Compounding the words Shine and On sounds like a cheerleader cheer when you say it out loud. Give it a try like this: “Shine on.” For the full power, try it like this:

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FRIENDSHIP FEAR: WHAT DO THEY REALLY WANT?

June 26, 2020 by

Friendship fear doesn’t start early. If you’re watched toddlers in daycare, they’re not afraid of new people. It doesn’t start in the neighborhood either. The bigger concern for young kids are older kids pushing them around. Unless you grew up in a bully-free zone, which is a homeschooled only child living under strict rules of […]

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