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PIVOTAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS

Why does Pivotal Property Management Solutions sound like a lifeline for investment property owners? Because the work of property management grows with the times, and people need help. If you are a property owner, you know about getting help; if you’re considering an investment property, there’s a long list of help-points to consider. You will […]

NATURE WALK BEGINS WITH OPEN DOOR AND OPEN MIND

A nature walk is one small step for man, a giant step for whoever needs it. And, dear reader, we all need it. But there are hurdles and distractions to getting out. That’s where focus comes in. What’s the difference between a nature walk and exercise? Can it be both?

EARTH DAY CONGREGATION ON CANYON TRAIL

        Earth Day is what, another day? Just another day? Or a day to join others in an earthy stroll? This year it felt like a church was in session with a full choir singing an earth song to the heavens. In other words, Earth Day 2023 was a commune with nature […]

FAST MONDAY BOOMERPDX NEWS TROLL

Fast Monday, the big news day after the weekend. I like news, I like big news, but this isn’t an aggregating news site. Until now. The news is local and urgent on the day of the week that blurs past like the rainbow smear that evaporates when you wash your windshield.

WILDFLOWER WALKS IN THE LOCAL WILDERNESS

Wildflower walks after a wet spring? Don’t go too early. I found this flower and not much else. What I did find was even better.

FRAGILE CONDITIONS FOR A HAPPY LIFE

Fragile conditions lay all around us but we never notice until fragile turns into broken. Speak up too early and you’re ‘One Of Them’, a worry wort, or attention whore, or you’ve too much time on your hands, kind of person. I’ve seen a message, maybe you too, that life on earth is dependent on […]

TOP WEED CITY? PORTLAND OREGON AND IT’S NOT CLOSE

If Portland is the top weed city, who’s next? According to KOIN and Real Estate Witch, behind Portland and Denver, Buffalo, New York City, Seattle and Baltimore were recognized as the most stoner-friendly cities. Can you see the problem? I’ll help clear things up.

BEACH MUSIC BY PAT CONROY, A REVIEW

Beach Music sat in my TBR pile for years while I passed by. At over 700 pages it intimidated me. I like novels around 200-250 pages. The Great Gatsby clocks in at 208 paged; Catcher In The Rye runs 234 pages, more or less. Beach Music at 800 pages? I got a Harry Potter vibe […]

LEAVING PORTLAND ON NEWSBREAK.COM? OKAY, BOOMER

Leaving Portland is nothing new. People decide to move on and that’s what they do. No hard feeling? Unless you click on Newsbreak.

MID-CENTURY MODERN REMODEL LOVE STORY

Mid-century modern has a nice ring. Whether a chair, a table, or a house, there’s a built in appeal to the name. Mid-century people are called baby boomers, but you knew that. And there’s little that gets between a boomer and their stuff.