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BLOG READERS, BOTS, AND WRITERS

July 10, 2019 by

Google analytics on blog readers is either the biggest tattletale in history, or an effective research tool. It shows and tells where blog readers like you find boomerpdx. Apparently I’m a big hit in Chicago, at least that’s what the bots say. Bot? What else hits a blogger page fifty times for an average of […]

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FAKE NEWS SHARED BY BABY BOOMERS, BUT WHY?

January 11, 2019 by

    For online fans of social media there’s a drumbeat across many platforms saying the same thing: Baby boomers share more fake news than any other demographic. The usual cutoff age is sixty five, so I’ve got another year before I hit that wall. If you are a boomer I’ve got a question: Do […]

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SOCIAL MEDIA SUPER STAR IN THE WINGS

December 18, 2018 by

    News reports about social media and the ‘new awareness’ we all need to observe will never keep grandma from posting new baby pictures. ButI think I get the point of the warning. From my census training I learned how to gather visual evidence at the door if a citizen didn’t want to interact […]

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Deliverables Packaged For Use, Not Admiration

September 6, 2018 by

    People used to the limelight have an instinct to show their best side.   Movie stars know where the cameras are, where their marks are to stand, and what to say.   Call them a spokespeople delivering emotional content to the emotionally starved.   Emotionally starved? Yes.  

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Bob Dylan Time Shift From Second Gear To Overdrive

August 16, 2018 by

    Like so many today, I also feel change in the wind, and like any baby boomer worthy of the tag, I consult the only text reliable enough to lay it all out in understandable language.   No, not the Bible, or any religious narratives.   I turn to Bob Dylan, and so should […]

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Auntie Pammy Leaves Legacy Of Lennox Lancer Love

August 2, 2018 by

  Life transitions can mean so many things. After all other guesses run out, the final life transition is the end. Auntie Pammy’s life ended, but she left a legacy of love that’s hard to ignore.   From the time the news went out I thought of the a meme that said, “Write about what […]

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BLOG TRAFFIC: CLICK THROUGH READER CAN’T GET NO SATISFACTION

June 25, 2018 by

    Does blog traffic show up unexpected? What makes readers stay and look around once they do find you on accident?   First, it’s not an accident. At least blog traffic shouldn’t be accidental. That’s why we buy and install Genesis framework on a wordpress platform with a News theme from Studio Press.   […]

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HISTORY HERO IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR

May 6, 2018 by

    As I reflect on a history and pick one history hero, it starts with the yard sign I had posted and now keep in the garage.   Obama and Biden weren’t the perfect match, didn’t get everything right. What they did was put a best foot forward. They proceeded as if they knew […]

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DEMOCRAT PARTY OFFICIAL WEBSITE PHONE CALL

February 16, 2018 by

  I got the call last night from the Democrat Party, and like a story that goes public after signing non-disclosure statements, I felt a sense of freedom.   The phone call on my land line, yes I still have a land line, was a money call. One hundred dollars was the starting point.   […]

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espn EXPIRED CONTRACT, FIRED, DOWNSIZED, LAID OFF. HOW HAVE YOU HANDLED THESE THINGS?

April 26, 2017 by

What happens with an espn expired contract happens everywhere. Every day David Mamet told the secret in Glengary Glen Ross: ABC, or Always Be Closing. That’s how the pros work, always ready for the next job. Do that enough enough and you get the good coffee. If you wait you’re slipping behind. The shock of […]

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