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THE RENTAL GAME CHANGE UP PITCH

March 8, 2023 by

The rules of the rental game go like this: You pay someone to live in their room or drive their car. If you’re thinking hotels and Hertz, there’s been a change. Like a change up pitch in baseball, it’s leaves people wondering what happened. First the change up:

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FAMILY COLLECTIONS OVERLOAD? OFFERUP

August 22, 2017 by

    Where is the line between family collections and hoarding? How can you tell when you’re over that line, way over?   In this well researched post on BoomerPdx I will dip into the experience of a Museum Collection Manager for an interview. Readers familiar with such details will automatically know what I’m talking […]

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POLYFACE OREGON EVOLUTION

October 28, 2016 by

A state of many faces: Polyface Oregon (Inspired by Joel Salatin and Polyface Farms in Virginia) 1. Change your point of view. Is Oregon all about timber, fishing, and farming? Or a high tech mecca on the leading edge of Asian commerce? On one hand it’s a thriving environment for Airbnb, Uber, and OfferUp, start […]

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MILLENNIAL BASHING? NOT SO FAST, BOOMER

December 9, 2015 by

Baby Boomers need to stop Millennial bashing for the sake of all. Remember the generation too lazy to work, to loaded to care, and too free to stick around? Were those millennials or boomers? Self pampered boomers look at millennials today with everything from disgust to loathing, especially since they raised them. They are experts […]

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OREGON SHARING: WHEN IS IT ENOUGH?

February 17, 2015 by

The Sharing Economy, Or Just An Excuse To Complain. For all good reasons to share, because it’s the right thing to do, because you can make money doing nothing, because it’s so easy, there’s as many reasons not to share. That’s the sharing economy. Use my stuff for a price. A lower price than buying […]

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HOW GoLocalPDX IMPROVES OREGON

September 3, 2014 by

A Local Source For BoomerPDX Endorses GoLocalPDX For Good Journalism. Before Portland becomes the go-to city for all things hipster and start-up, GoLocalPDX spills the beans on why not to move here. Maybe it’s an inside joke from a company who recently opened their own Portland outlet? GoLocal started on the other side of America, […]

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THE LAST GENERATION (before the internet)

August 23, 2014 by

The Moment Of Internet Conception. Being the last of anything signals a changing of the guard, but the last generation before the internet? Is this special? It’s not the last Civil War, or WWI, veteran. It’s not the last generation before electric lights. If baby boomers are the last generation before the internet, then we’re […]

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PORTLAND OREGON SHARING ECONOMY

June 13, 2014 by

Try It Bro, You’ll Like It. Baby boomers are into sharing? I don’t think so, but Portland baby boomers are getting a close-up of modern sharing. But let’s back it up a little, first. Young boomer non-conformists, known as hippies, shared everything. They shared rides, loves, and space. They shared food, drink, and music. Listen […]

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