The Oregon Alpha Male is a different breed. It’s more than dressing up in cool guy clothes and driving a fancy car. More than showing up at a public event and making a splashy entrance. Being an Oregon Alpha Male is more than appearance.
FIXING BLOG THINGS AND COMPLAINING AT THE SAME TIME
December 24, 2022 by
Fixing blog things is part of joining the blogger world circus. I update boomerpdx and lose my subscribers? Twitter takes a dump and I lose my blog traffic? Facebook is unreliable? These are examples of fixing things online AND complaining. Waaaa. But, first . . .
GUEST BLOGGER RANDALL CUTHBERT
December 15, 2022 by
A guest blogger is one who finds their way onto a blog one way or another. My guest blogger career to boost boomerpdx showed me what it takes. Did I know Dr. Cuthbert would have what it takes? I had my suspicions.
ALONE AGAIN, NATURALLY OR UNNATURALLY
November 26, 2022 by
If you find yourself alone again, don’t despair. The young people will find others and wistfully remember their alone days. The elderly treasure their memories of an active, busy, life. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. What gets in the way? Social media?
PORTLAND HATERS EXPLAIN THEMSELVES
November 16, 2022 by
Portland haters on twitter get to the point in roundabout ways: Real time, not the other time? That’s not a good start.
VOTE BLUE FOR A BETTER YOU, MILLENNIALS
October 31, 2022 by
Vote Blue ‘for a chance’ to be a better you is more like it. “But what’s a better me, BoomerPdx?” Sure, go ahead and ask a blogger that question and don’t be too surprised at the answer. Is there a right answer?
RECOMMENDED READING: T.C. BOYLE’S ‘GOING DOWN’
October 29, 2022 by
Recommended reading for writers? Common advice is to read everything, whatever that means. Do I read everything? Everything in a bookstore, or library? No, I read for inspiration, I read for cause, and my cause is writing.
AMAZON PRIME DELIVERING MORE THAN ORDERED?
September 2, 2022 by
Amazon Prime ruled the road during a recent outing. It wasn’t every car, but enough to make me wonder: ‘Are these electric vans? Why aren’t they electric vans?’ I must have wondered aloud because my wife said, “This is a lot of vans. What’s going on. You should blog this.” So . . .
TIMING MATTERS, AND NOW IT’S HIP TIME
August 4, 2022 by
Timing matters when it comes to personal health Don’t wait too long, or jump too early, just be on time. Call it good luck, serendipity, or negligence, but you’ll know when the time is right to act. But not everyone is on the clock.
TEN HAMMERS? THINGS IN THE HOUSE WHEN ONE IS ENOUGH
June 23, 2022 by
Ten hammers ought to be enough? Who has ten hammers? Me. And they’re all looking for a nail.
