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USEFUL NOISE WHEN SKIP A ROPE IS THE SOUND OF COMFORT

August 28, 2020 by

The sound of useful noise is a comfort. Some find it in a guitar, others in a piano, still more in the song they sing in the shower. No one sings Skip A Rope for comfort. It’s a mean song that’s beginning to sound like a new national anthem. Hit the link to hear it. […]

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FLOWERS CELEBRATE AS SEASONS COME AND GO

July 16, 2020 by

Flowers celebrate every year on this fence. They all wait their turn to shine. The last one never sees the first one. The queen of the fence asks, “Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide, no escape from reality. Open your eyes, look up to the skies and see.”

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LIVING LIFE THAT PASSES THE TEST OF TIME

July 11, 2020 by

Living life? If that’s the answer you hear after asking someone how they’re doing, keep talking. Living the dream? Living life to the fullest? Those are okay, but living life is a problem? Why not ask a question, accept the answer, and move on? Because you care so damn much it hurts. Is that it?

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STEP UP TO LIFE CHALLENGES FOR A BETTER LOOK

June 18, 2020 by

Life challenges are all around, whether we see them, act on them, or ignore them. Like a slow leak in a car tire, you eventually notice. Then what?

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MUSCLE UP: LIFTING WEIGHTS AND WASHING UP FOR DISEASE PREVENTION

February 9, 2019 by

Lifting weights and building muscle in the right gym is disease prevention, as long as you wash your hands regularly and don’t touch your face. Common knowledge, right, don’t touch your eyes or mouth after handling weights in a public gym. But how bad can it really be? Well, remember all of the reminders in […]

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BIG MOMENTS CHANGE LIFE DIRECTION

February 5, 2019 by

The first thought I have when I hear someone complain about their life going nowhere fast? ‘Then do something to change your life direction.’ Do I give advice on what to change? Oh, hell no. My advice to boomerpdx readers follows the same line of thinking: Don’t offer advice to someone complaining about their life […]

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RISK MAKES THE REWARD ALL THE BETTER

December 14, 2018 by

    Looking forward to life after BIG LIFE events seems a little hollow. Less attention, more routine, but those damn feelings? When a normal day asks you to do something with it, what’s the answer? You’re still amped up on the big life event to risk taking on anything with other than full steam […]

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Hitchhiking Idaho With Stewart Abbe

August 15, 2018 by

    Forty five years is a long time. Just ask forty five year old men or women who are just getting used to what ‘middle aged’ means.   Right around forty five people either start feeling old, or fighting old. Both are a path to futility and failure, but that’s what feelings and fighting […]

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Auntie Pammy Leaves Legacy Of Lennox Lancer Love

August 2, 2018 by

  Life transitions can mean so many things. After all other guesses run out, the final life transition is the end. Auntie Pammy’s life ended, but she left a legacy of love that’s hard to ignore.   From the time the news went out I thought of the a meme that said, “Write about what […]

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Health Writing? Start With Cancer And Drill Down

July 27, 2018 by

  Health writing is about bringing hope to the afflicted. Cancer writing, not so much. One is about the future and the steps to make it better. The other is layered with dread.   One is about improving conditions, about personal bests, about gains; the other is layered with dread.   Health writing brings nutrition, […]

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