What comes to mind when you hear the word Humanities, when a friend says they’re going to college to study Humanities? Ask around and get back to me. I did it and came up with a few examples. 1-What are humanities? 2-Aren’t those the hippopotamus cousins that live in the Florida […]
How Older Men Express Themselves When No One Is Around To Call BS
July 18, 2018 by
I knew older men who’d been everywhere, done everything, and could drive any car ever invented. They’d had every job from sales executive to mailman, to factory worker, to fighter pilot in three wars. Sometimes it was true. One of them said he was shot down and imprisoned on a Japanese held […]
Dear Millennial Voters, All Of You, From Air And Water
July 13, 2018 by
The future is closer than you think, and you, millennial voters, will have the final say on the future you want. Now the last thing you give two damns about is a rant from a flowing silver haired, mustachioed, Mark Twain wannabe blogger. I get it. But, sometimes people need a little […]
EXPERIENCE: HOW TO TELL ONE THING FROM ANOTHER
March 26, 2018 by
1. Visual: one is different than the rest. 2. Material: one is man made. 3. Use: one is decorative. 4. Location: chickens are world wide.
NEW BETTER IS BETTER THAN THE OLD BETTER?
February 3, 2018 by
If Bruce is right, then what is the opposite called, the one who can’t listen over their own voice, thinks only what they’re told to think, and blind to the world around them. Fill in the blank with your favorite, even if advice from Bruce Lee isn’t best for you. I […]
WHAT SEVERE ILLNESS MEANS TO OTHERS
July 31, 2017 by
Under the category of ‘Who Knew’, severe illness opens the door to compassion. And it’s not all about you. Talk between cancer survivors is one thing; talk between a cancer survivor and someone untouched launches other topics. Some survivors are good listeners, others see the open door and rush right through. That […]
SCIENCE, HISTORY, OREGON’S BOOMER BLOGGER
November 15, 2016 by
Boomerpdx: Where science and history collide. Science and history carry the weight of understanding our common roots. First science, then history. Why? The early people didn’t read or write. By the time their remains were discovered in the fossil strata enough people made the connections. Look at those skulls. Do you see a Darth […]
THE AVATAR XPRIZE NEXT DOOR
October 8, 2016 by
Winners of Avatar Xprize: You, an Avatar, or both? BoomerPdx Insider Andy Collen of Happy Trials Animation broke the Avatar Xprize news. From Andy’s linkedin post, “The Future Is Avatars:” Just this month I have had the privilege of working on Avatar XPRIZE, innovation designed to unite science, technology and entertainment for the greater good. […]
