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AMERICAN CROSSROADS WITH QUESTIONS

April 27, 2025 by

American crossroads needs one thing: a car. You may fly someplace, take a train or bus, but you’ll need a car when you get there. Where you get the car is always an adventure, especially when it looks like a cathedral of cars. The Phoenix Sky Harbor rental car Mecca is a good set up […]

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HIGHER EDUCATION MORE AFFORDABLE OVERSEAS?

April 21, 2025 by

Higher education has never been more affordable according to the spam on boomerpdx. My special knowledge spam comes with a twist of learning. I knew writing about college would sink in somewhere, just not here:

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CLEAN SLATE? IT’S NOT TOO LATE

April 20, 2025 by

The clean slate, the fresh start, is possible every day. Start over, begin again, it happens every day. That’s a picture from the night I met The Schonz. He was a sassy old bird with a firm grip. He gave me a clean slate for any other famous Portlander I might meet.

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BLOG TRAFFIC INTERPRETED 2025: HAVE A SCHTICK

April 18, 2025 by

More blog traffic is the goal of most every blogger. Some call it an obsession. Figuring out how to draw more readers is an industry onto itself. Writers write the posts and hope for the best, then quit. But where is the help for better traffic goals?

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DANGEROUS COMBINATIONS TO BE WARY OF

April 9, 2025 by

Dangerous  combinations  come in every variety in all walks of life. In baseball it’s a fastball followed by an off-speed pitch for a third strike. For boxing it’s a left jab followed by a right cross for a knockout. In football it’s a running play followed by a pass. But, what about the non-sporty stuff? […]

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MUSEUM LIBRARY, LIBRARY MUSEUM

April 2, 2025 by

A museum library is a two for one deal. Go to the museum, check out the library. Someone always gets a surprise. What’s the surprise?

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WHY WRITING IS BETTER THAN THE REST

March 28, 2025 by

Why writing? That’s the question. Why not paining, sculpting, singing, playing an instrument, and any other creative outlet? Writing is simple, like running. One takes a pen and paper, a phone, a tablet, lap top, or anything else that contains and conveys words, and lays them down. For running it’s a pair of shoes. If […]

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BABY BOOMER ADVICE, WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?

March 18, 2025 by

Baby boomer advice comes in all shapes and sizes, every color of the rainbow, for better and worse. You get it without asking, without needing it, but you still get it. Ever wonder why? Here’s why: In a proper timeline, numbers go from ‘0’ to infinity. (And beyond.) Boomers haven’t aged on that timeline. Who […]

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GETTING READY TO GET READY, THEN WHAT

March 9, 2025 by

Are baby boomers getting ready? They’ve been getting ready all their life. The boomer baby is continually shown as a rebel, a kid who grew up with a pledge to ‘not be like our parents.’ It was fine until one day we became parents. It was fine until we got all the left-overs.

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THE SECOND PICK GOES FIRST? SOMETIMES

February 25, 2025 by

The idea of a ‘second pick’ can be a way of life, not a mistake. You’re heard of ‘one hit wonders?’ That’s what they call a band that only reaches the stratosphere of popularity with one song, not an entire catalog. Most of the time we hear ‘second pick’ and think of professional sports drafts. […]

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