A boomer walk is like any walk. Put on a pair of shoes and lay one foot after the other. Simple, right? But since it’s a boomer thing, there’s more. There’s always more. In this case . . .
CAREGIVING REVIEW WITH HUNTER THOMPSON
November 16, 2024 by
A caregiving review needs an expert. I am that expert and this is my review with help from Hunter Thompson. His famous quotes are care-worthy:
WRITING REWARDS YOU MISS IF YOU DON’T WRITE
October 30, 2024 by
Writing rewards come in flavors other than green. JD Salinger said the act of writing is reward enough. That from a guy who locked himself up for his reward. But he didn’t throw away the key.
ROCKY RELATIONSHIP WITH WRITING?
September 11, 2024 by
My rocky relationship with writing took a turn yesterday. It happens, but this one was avoidable. Boomerpdx was offline for ten hours. The longest ten hours of my . . . not my life. I just did other writer things. What writer things?
LIFE BEGINS WHEN? PT. 1
August 31, 2024 by
Life begins the moment you realize you’re having fun with the people around you. If the people are scientists of varying disciplines, life origin is based on solid theories. It’s a whole ‘nother story with anyone else. What if it’s some random blogger?
NEW IDEA GETS OLD TOO SOON?
August 19, 2024 by
Remember that new idea that was going to change everything? It was so obvious, so perfect. What happened? You forgot about it, didn’t write it down. Or one of your trusted sources said, “Your new idea will never work.”
THE NEW THING vs OLD THING
August 13, 2024 by
My new thing is blogging like I’ve never blogged before and calling myself a writer. “So what do you do?” “I’m a blogger.” “No, I mean what do you really do?”
EXTRA EFFORT WHEN IT MATTERS
August 5, 2024 by
Extra effort often gives a big win in sports, at work, in life. Or you get lucky. After a big win you don’t need to do anything extra. So why do people ask, “What’s next?” after a big victory?
WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE, A PORTLAND STORY
August 1, 2024 by
Women’s healthcare is just another story if you’re not a woman, don’t know any women, if there are no women in your life? Does that sum things up for you, or does it sound far fetched? Everybody has women in their lives at some point. Just ask your mom, your grandma, your sister, your wife, […]
BONA FIDE BLOGGER WITH VERIFIABLE TRUE STORY
July 29, 2024 by
The idea of a bona fide blogger doesn’t come from O Brother Where Art Thou. They say bona fide, just not blogger. Lately I’ve been working with the words verify and verifiable in terms of truth and bona fide fits right in. So does the word trust. You know the word trust?
