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BLOG WORTHY vs NOT BLOG WORTHY? THE THIN BOOMERPDX LINE

November 15, 2025 by

I asked my kid the ‘blog worthy’ question this week. He had a slew of law enforcement gathered across the street from him. Me: Is it blog worthy? Kid: If it’s interesting. The kid obviously doesn’t read boomerpdx. When has interesting mattered? We talking about interesting, or interesting to me?

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“I HAD NO IDEA?” OK BOOMER

June 13, 2025 by

At some point ‘no idea’ or ‘I have no idea’ is the wrong answer. You can use it as an excuse up to a point, up to a certain age, and it isn’t seventy. Too often I feel like I should have an answer to the hard questions, something better than raising the white flag […]

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BLOG TRAFFIC INTERPRETED 2025: HAVE A SCHTICK

April 18, 2025 by

More blog traffic is the goal of most every blogger. Some call it an obsession. Figuring out how to draw more readers is an industry onto itself. Writers write the posts and hope for the best, then quit. But where is the help for better traffic goals?

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WEIRD PEOPLE? LIKE WHO

July 30, 2024 by

  Weird people you know invite you over for a backyard barbecue. That’s the scene. What could go wrong? They pull this out: Hearts and Gizzards. Let the grilling begin.

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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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