Everyone has a ‘Dream House.’ They know it when they see it. “That’s the house of my dreams.” Two blocks later it’s another house. I could drive around town all day looking at dream houses, but which one is the dreamiest?
NEW YEARS EARLY PREPPER FOR 2024
December 28, 2023 by
With New Years Eve pulling up on the calendar, why not a new you in the new year? But I had a good year, you say. Don’t you want an even better year? Of course you do. So ? ? ?
IMPORTANT PEOPLE NEED MORE IMPORTANCE
December 26, 2023 by
You know the important people in your life. How? Because they’re important to you. And you know why they’re important. Maybe you even tell them they are the important people in your life. But maybe you don’t, then what? They’ll tell you.
FEELING LUCKY? HOW LUCKY
September 12, 2023 by
Feeling lucky after doing everything right? That’s not luck, it’s proper preparation. Then it all goes wrong? That’s not luck either.
BLUE SKIES IN THE BOOK REVIEW MIRROR
August 31, 2023 by
Blue Skies came to me via Twitter. T.C. Boyle mentioned a new novel and he delivered. What he delivered felt a little too close to home for me, which kept me reading. How close?
CANCER CONVERSATIONS ONLINE AND OFF
August 11, 2023 by
Cancer conversations never get old for people who’ve had it, and those living with it. They happen in waiting rooms for chemo, waiting rooms for radiation, and waiting rooms for scans and probes. Sound fun yet? This isn’t a suggestion: Make it fun or a little of you dies in that waiting room. Find something.
BLOG COACH STEPS UP
July 19, 2023 by
The blog coach call came from a man who needed help. Why call me? Because I’ve got a track record of thirty-two hundred posts on boomerpdx. Not thirty, not thirty-two, but thirty-two hundred blog posts. I’d call me too. But there’s more, so much more.
TWITTER STARS MESSAGE ALIGNMENT
June 27, 2023 by
Twitter stars are those who make you stop on a speed scroll. You need to know more, see more, do more at that moment. They are on a bus, a subway, a plane, a train. A true twitter star makes you want to be there with them.
SUNNY DAY FOR CELEBRATIONS EVERYDAY
June 21, 2023 by
A sunny day is the best sort of day for cheering. You can go outside and walk around with the joy of the day, no matter what is celebrated. And you don’t have to dress like you’re going on an undersea adventure. Just open the door and step out. But what is there to celebrate? […]
TAKE ‘THE PAUSE’ TO SHOW RESPECT
June 20, 2023 by
‘The Pause’ in this post is the moment a medical team takes after a patient dies. Whoever is in the bed deserves a moment of quiet for the life they led. I’m a fan of people understanding the idea of respect and how it’s shown. But why wait until the last moment?
