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UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL EMOTIONS BY WEATHER

April 23, 2026 by Leave a Comment

My California girl wife discovered regional emotions in her business. With empathy and experience she learned more about people by where they we’re from than where they are. I helped out with my research, and The Beach Boys. She grew up in the next town over from them.

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SHOWING REAL DISAPPOINTMENT MATTERS

April 15, 2026 by Leave a Comment

When you show real disappointment, when the crush hits, what happens? Scientists and skeptics have their answers, Davidpdx has his own, my own. Did I come to a conclusion through independent research because I’m such a free thinker? Read a few posts to dispel you of that notion. I’m more committed to commonplace and ordinary, […]

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THANKSGIVING NOTICE 2025

November 27, 2025 by

Thanksgiving notice starts at the front door? Uh oh, that’s where my pooper scooper is. That ought to cover the first three items on the list. And the next seven. Once you add a dog to the mix it throws off all ten virtues of a Thanksgiving notice. Either keep the lights low? Or . […]

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PORTLAND INSURGENTS ON THE MOVE

October 6, 2025 by

Portland insurgents need careful constant monitoring. They are as unpredictable in their actions as a local weather forecast. One minute everything is nice and peaceful, then they unleash more hell than the battles in Gladiator. Their weapons of choice are either beak, or wing. Once they get close enough to strike, it’s too late for […]

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MORE LIGHT FOR BETTER VISION

July 3, 2025 by

Better vision comes from two places at 70: It’s either understanding things better, or cataract surgery. Let’s go with understanding things better today. What do you need to see?

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BLAME ENGLAND FOR THAT?

May 22, 2024 by

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. […]

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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?

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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.’

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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:

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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.

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