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THE UNSINKABLE MARTHA HULL

Art from the heart by the unsinkable Martha Hull. The last days of 2015 Portland Saturday Market ends on Christmas Eve. During the waning hours it’s called “Festival of the Last Minute.” Christmas gifts, presents for yourself, or just a look at working artists? You’ll find it all. And that’s where you’ll find the unsinkable […]

BOOMER CAREER PATHS LEAD MILLENNIALS

The Difference Between The Corporate Ladder And Building Your Own Boomer Career Paths? You’ve met people, chances are you’ve been one of them, who moved every five years. The company you started with out of college has been good to you, paying for your MBA good. The office joined in when you got married and […]

MARTHA HULL IN PORTLAND SATURDAY MARKET

Death’s Daughter And The Basket Of Kittens With Martha Hull In Portland. I had a mission one Saturday: Portland Saturday Market and Lagerfest. The first stop was a tribute to the inextinguishable flame of creativity; the second was an attempt to extinguish that flame in art beer. Only the first succeeded. You know how it […]

BUSINESS NETWORKING ON BOOMERPDX

Is Networking As Important As It Sounds? Yes, It Is. Before you yawn off another self-hyping internet noise maker, consider this: Work used to mean show up, do the job, and go home. Then it became get an education, show up, do the job, and go home. The day gets longer when you start attending […]

When Baby Boomers Need Advice They Ask Boomers. How About You

Every month a group meets to discuss their entrepreneurial progress. Why? Because there’s something magical about belonging to a group of motivated people breaking new ground. Most are baby boomers, or have the spirit. They’ve broken new ground, old ground, and everything else most of their lives. If they’re not all boomers, then they’ve earned […]

Boomer Business or Marriage Counseling

If you’ve been married long enough to eat the rest of the wedding cake you saved in the freezer, chances are you’ve heard about Marriage Counseling. If you’ve been in business for yourself there’s an equal chance you’ve talked to someone about better business tactics. Why not cut the time in half by talking to […]

Portland, Boomer Writer Magnet

Boomer NW Introduces Courtney Pierce. Like iron shavings on a magnet, baby boomer writers cling to Portland. Why? It’s not because flavorwire.com lists 20 great American cities for writers. Not when Portland, Oregon comes in 17th with Jersey City, NJ and Iowa City, Iowa on either side. If you were a Milwaukie novelist where would you meet a […]

Dark Boomer Treasure And Martha Hull

A Noir Memoir And Dark Boomer Treasure. The last time I thought so hard about the alphabet was someone asking, “Who told you to write? Who said you could write?” My answer, “Dad, what’s the big deal? I know the alphabet.” I sang the alphabet song to prove it. “Son,” he said, “you’re an English […]