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EMPTY SEATS VANISH IN A BIGGER ROOM?

Empty seats in a big room have a story. There’s the name tag on a table, but no one in the chair. Something happened, and like a book on a shelf that’s never opened, who cares? Maybe you ought to figure it out before more seats turn up empty. (The ‘you’ includes me, but mostly […]

PORTLAND WEED: A SHORT HISTORY

Portland weed once came out of Goose Hollow Inn men’s room. A dealer worked from a stall with a full waiting room outside, according to sources. Like all good history, BoomerPdx relies on primary sources and historical relevance to reflect past life. If that life takes a turn into hardcore drug addiction, it’s a life […]

LONELY PEOPLE: WHERE DO THEY ALL COME FROM

Lonely people come from the same place you come from. How can that be? They didn’t seem lonely. Why would they be lonely? As if you need to ask.

SEE ME FEEL ME/LISTENING TO YOU

“See Me, Feel Me” is The Who inviting their audience to wake up. Right behind you, I see the millionsOn you, I see the gloryFrom you, I get opinionFrom you, I get the story That was in 1969. What’s changed since then? What hasn’t?

TAKING TIME: EXPLAIN OREGON HISTORY TO YOUTHS

Taking time to explain history to younger people is a gift that keeps on giving. What if it’s someone from another country asking about a place like Oregon? Oregon? Who cares about Oregon? I know a young man from another country who cares.

HIPPIE HISTORY WITH FADING VISION

There should be more hippie history posts on a blog called BoomerPdx? I’ll talk to the manager. I like hippie-era history for one reason: the shifting time frame, and what was/is a REAL hippie?

WRITING CLASSES FREE TO CAREFUL READERS

Writing classes come with many disguises. Sometimes you sign up for a class; other times it’s just walking down the street. If you’re confronted by a mystery, then you’re set. Write it out. Is that all there is to it?

GOOD TIMING FOR A BETTER LIFE FROM COMICS TO SPORTS AND BEYOND

Good timing is what you see in the rearview mirror. It’s history, memory, and and it’s a rush. We all have our own story, unaffected and pure at first. Then things start happening. These things, those things, and we learn our story. Most important, we learn how to tell our story with good timing.

TOXIC HISTORY FOR MODERN TIMES

Toxic history is nothing new for baby boomers. You could say the same for every generation aging out, closer to the end than the beginning of life. That’s how it works if you don’t pay attention. Toxic old people push the toxic envelope to the max because they see time running out.

PORTLAND WEED: A SHORT HISTORY

LONELY PEOPLE: WHERE DO THEY ALL COME FROM

TAKING TIME: EXPLAIN OREGON HISTORY TO YOUTHS

HIPPIE HISTORY WITH FADING VISION

WRITING CLASSES FREE TO CAREFUL READERS

GOOD TIMING FOR A BETTER LIFE FROM COMICS TO SPORTS AND BEYOND

TOXIC HISTORY FOR MODERN TIMES

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