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MUSEUM DAY LIVE. WORTH IT?

September 24, 2015 by

This Saturday Opens The Door To A Free Museum Day Live. Will You Go? Of all the free things in the world, Museum Day Live looks like a steal. Two free tickets await you upon registering with Smithsonian Magazine. Name, email, the usual. Aside from balking at joining yet another list that may or may […]

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THAT PORTLAND?

September 19, 2015 by

What You Won’t See Won’t Bother You. The truth is you need Portland and Portland needs you. When you move here, take a good look in the mirror. You are the ‘new blood.’ You will ‘make a difference.’ You will ‘change things’ by your presence. Soon enough you notice other new people making a difference […]

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PDX BRIDGES NEW & OLD

September 8, 2015 by

The new pedestrian bridge brings new views of Portland. The view of the freeway looking south. To find it from I-5 north, take the Ross Island Bridge exit and snake around. Park your car before you make the right turn to the Ross Island ramp and you can’t miss it.           […]

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NEW YORK CITY IN THE 70’s

August 31, 2015 by

When The Going Gets Freaky In New York City In The 70’s, Fly That Freak Flag If You’ve Got One. I found comparison pictures of before/after Detroit, with today looking worse for wear. At the same time New York City photographers started showing their city in the seventies. It’s called everything from gritty, to terrifying, […]

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LANDFALL BOOK TOUR WITH AUTHOR ELLEN URBANI

August 28, 2015 by

Write A Book, Do A Book Tour, Then What? Ten years ago Hurricane Katrina blasted the Gulf States along the Redneck Riviera. How bad was it? Driving from Louisiana to Florida on Interstate 10, I was surprised how far back the houses started. Except they didn’t always start far back. Foundations remained from big places […]

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BOOMER CAREER PATHS LEAD MILLENNIALS

August 25, 2015 by

The Difference Between The Corporate Ladder And Building Your Own Boomer Career Paths? You’ve met people, chances are you’ve been one of them, who moved every five years. The company you started with out of college has been good to you, paying for your MBA good. The office joined in when you got married and […]

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HOW TO PORTLAND RIGHT

August 10, 2015 by

New Arrivals Need To Portland Right Or Else Why Move Here? You’ve met the new neighbor, the new kid on the block, the one who can’t stop talking about where they came from. Maybe it’s Boston they talk about, the loser in the Portland name coin flip. They love Boston and everything about it. With […]

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THE BAD SIDE OF TOWN

August 7, 2015 by

It Matters When The Bad Side Of Town Is Better Than Your Town Now. Remember those days, those second bike days, the days after your first bike? You moved up. You were cool. You were road worthy. And you knew how to cruise with the quarter you stole from your mom’s purse. You’d leave through […]

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BOOMER LEADERSHIP STILL LEADS

July 28, 2015 by

You Get Older And Wonder When Boomer Leadership Ends? It Doesn’t. Chances are good that you’ve been in the audience for a big presentation. It might have been a work related pep rally, a concert, or a spiritual event. Do you remember the speaker at the event, the band? You do if they reached you […]

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IAN KARMEL’S BOOMER GYM ALERT

July 25, 2015 by

Based On Ian Karmel And Everything As F##k: A Warning Voice From His Generation To Boomers. Too many fitness fanatics urge us to better health. And we ignore them. You can’t ignore Ian Karmel. The Portland comedian and Portland Mercury columnist writes about his gym experience, the same gym experience boomers have been dodging. What […]

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