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LUXURY LIVING FOR LESS THAN YOU’D THINK

Luxury living starts with a mink coat and a diamond ring? Of course it does, Dahling. Why not add a private jet and mansions in different time zones? George Clooney just moved to France with Brad Pitt nearby. If you’re looking to live among the stars, this is your chance. Is there any greater luxury? […]

FULL HOUSE WITH A HOUSEFUL

A full house comes in a variety of forms. But you knew that. There’s cards, then there’s my houseful last night. How full?

CALL THE MEDIC. ALL BETTER?

Call the medic when there’s something wrong, anything at all. MEDIC. Right here, pal. Calm down. All better? Good.

BIG PLANS FOR A SMALL TOWN

Big plans come with big responsibilities. Such as? Such as, if you buy stuff for a plan and fail, you’re stuck with the stuff and no plan. Or, like so many, you pretend the fail was part of the original plan. See how easy that was? All done, but . . .

COMFORT BLOG LIKE COMFORT FOOD, BUT LESS FATTENING

Comfort blog? You don’t know it, but you need one. Fortunately I write one. But why is it comforting? What’s more comforting than Jeff Bridges explaining the origins of life? By his measure, I’m a nine year old.

TOO OLD FOR A NEW STORY?

Too old to start over? The big hurdles begin with the definition of ‘start’ and ‘over.’ To start, just to start, is a fight against inertia to move forward on a project. There’s that page for a new story. The letters won’t get on there by themselves.

HIDDEN WRITING HYPE FROM THE FIELD

  The hidden writing on boomerpdx is in plain sight. But ‘plain sight’ isn’t what it used to be. It’s not that I use livestock viewing code: “M r pigs, I c m.”

WWII DOCUMENTARIES SHOW TOO MUCH DEATH

WWII documentaries and death usually go hand in hand. That’s what you get watching video about the deadliest war in human history. But the bigger story is for those who lived to tell. Or a blogging veteran, U.S. Army, ’74-’76.

LIFE CONTINUES, MEMORIES INCLUDED

Life continues after bad things happen. It continues, but some memories make it a heavier lift. Maybe that’s why some writers keep things light and fun? They don’t want to add to the burden we all carry? What about those burdens?

GENERATIONAL GENERALITIES? DON’T TAKE THEM TO HEART

I admit that generational generalities come in handy. I use them all the time when I’m feeling too lazy to read anything new. Like a checked box, they are what they are and will never change. Never, ever, change. Except when they do. Then what?