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INFORMATIONAL BLOG REVIEW, PANDEMIC VERSION

An informational blog does one thing best: it informs. But you know that. From a professional blogging point of view, the information on a blog needs to stay on topic. This blog, boomerpdx, sounds like a Baby Boomer blog, and it is. But like the now second biggest demographic in America, thanks millennials, the sky […]

MATURE FEAR? WHAT HAPPENS IN THE SAUNA STAYS IN THE SAUNA

Wouldn’t you expect old fears to subside instead of growing a new crop of mature fear? Well, guess again, pilgrim. Be afraid, but not paralyzed by fear. It’s a fine line. How fine? So, there I was, nervously standing in the one hundred eighty degree sauna in my usual sauna drag:

SHINE ON LIKE YOU MEAN IT

Compounding the words Shine and On sounds like a cheerleader cheer when you say it out loud. Give it a try like this: “Shine on.” For the full power, try it like this:

FRIENDSHIP FEAR: WHAT DO THEY REALLY WANT?

Friendship fear doesn’t start early. If you’re watched toddlers in daycare, they’re not afraid of new people. It doesn’t start in the neighborhood either. The bigger concern for young kids are older kids pushing them around. Unless you grew up in a bully-free zone, which is a homeschooled only child living under strict rules of […]

HEALTHCARE FACE OFF: COVID vs CANCER

Healthcare challenges take everyone to the woodshed. Whether it’s you, a loved one, or even a stranger, a health challenge boils down to one thing: Do you want to get better? Do you? Some actions send a mixed message.

MASKED MEN AND WOMEN: WHO WORE IT BEST

Masked men and women send a message to all who see them: “I don’t plan on killing you,” is the message. “Don’t blame me if you get coronavirus,” is the mask subtext. What they aren’t saying:

NAKED AND AFRAID: BINGE WATCHING CAMPERS STRUGGLE

Naked and Afraid has aired long enough for me to ignore every episode. Until last night. What better way to shed light on the covid19 quarantine than watching people camp in the wild without clothes, food, or water?

STORY TIME STORY WITH DAVE, OR IS IT DAVID

Story time begins with tradition. What tradition, you ask? All good stories begin the same. They might still be good stories, but not classic Story Time. Once Upon A Time:

UNDERSTANDING BOOMERS IN A FEARFUL TIME

A brave guide for understanding boomers. To start at the beginning, baby boomers dropped into the scene after Johnny marched home from WWII. The early stages of the population wave were raised by WW II vets and lived around WWII vets.

LOOK FEAR RIGHT IN THE F’ING FACE

To new readers: I looked fear in the face during a match against hpv16 throat cancer. And I’m a chickenshit. Maybe you look fear in the face your own chickenshit way. This is how I did it; this is how you can do it: