Blame England? For what? For being so green, so lush, so historical with its leftover Roman roots? For having current people renting and living in four or five hundred year old houses? Go ahead and blame England for anything you want and you’ll be able to find evidence backing it up. Just make it good. […]
COMPLAINING COMPLAINER EXPLAINED
July 15, 2023 by
How does a complaining complainer solve problems? First they complain. Then they complain some more. To wrap things up they add a little more complaining. There you go, problem solved. Or is it?
LIFE EXPERIENCE SHARED AND IGNORED? SO WHAT
June 10, 2023 by
Life experience comes in two flavors: Useful and Not Useful. Boomerpdx comes in one flavor: Useful. So let’s look at ‘Life Experience.’
UNDERSTANDING SPORTS FOR THE NON-SPORTY
May 4, 2023 by
For starters, understanding sports, if you don’t already, and you’re past fifty years old, where have you been? But it does happen. One sign is when you hear, “Why aren’t there more touchdowns in baseball?” Or, “Do you shoot a field goal, or kick a field goal?” “Yes,” is the right answer, but first:
LIFE LESSONS ‘JUST IN TIME’
May 1, 2023 by
Life lessons usually come to light after class lets out. “Whew, now that was a life lesson,” is common. But what about life lessons you recognize in the moment? Those take a little more work.
PORTLAND FREEZE WORSE THAN SEATTLE?
February 5, 2023 by
The Portland Freeze that didn’t happen came when I moved to NW Portland. My apartment building was a busy place to live for students and professionals. The pretty lady who sold text books always looked like she just stepped out of Vogue. She was in a class of her own. And chilly. Hey Patricia. But […]
DOUBLE HAPPY WHEN FAMILIES JOIN TOGETHER
August 29, 2022 by
Double happy is the first time you hear, “Wait until you meet your girlfriend’s mother before making big decisions.” And your future mother in law turns out to be a champ. That’s a happy occasion? No, that’s a double happy occasion.
SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER MATTERS MORE TODAY
April 7, 2022 by
Practice speaking truth to power if you want to get good at it. Making the sort of change you want to see takes practice. I use ‘practice’ as a synonym for understanding why truth matters more today. Why? Because The Truth has taken a beating lately.
EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL? AN EARLY UNDERSTANDING
March 25, 2022 by
I remember thinking of equal rights my senior year in high school. In 1973, just before graduation where everyone would trek off and change the world, some of the class boarded a bus in front of the school. While we waited to leave, Principal Stuckey came out and played his bagpipes in a kilt. It’s […]
ZOOMER HELP TIPS, NOT THAT THEY’D ASK
December 20, 2021 by
Zoomer Help, Generation Z assistance, is the last thing anyone needs. Not with characteristics like this: Members of Gen Z are digital natives. When it comes to apps and devices, they don’t need instructions, and they don’t ask for them. And this: Members of Gen Z are highly educated. This is helpful in what way? […]
