BLOG PRESSURE DRIVES PEOPLE TO QUIT TOO SOON
Quitters find a way to quit that suits them, but blog pressure? Please. Who quits a blog after twenty nine days? In a blogger rule book, #1 would be ‘Don’t Quit Early.’ Some of us have a different idea...
View ArticleBLOG WORK BEHIND THE CURTAINS: WHAT TO EXPECT
One of the cruel joys of blog work comes at the start: Either figure out how to start, how to build a site, or hire someone else to do it. While I’m happy for folks who go either way, which is better...
View ArticleFEELING BAD? THINK OF OTHERS WHILE YOU SUFFER
Feeling bad, as if it’s not enough, comes with extras, like those trying to help you feel better. Think of them while you’re in the throes of misery. Whether you know it or not, your suffering is their...
View ArticleINFLUENCER BLOGGING: BOOMERPDX IN A VACUUM
Influencer blogging is determined by the ‘most read’ posts on any particular blog. Take BoomerPdx for example. The influence this blog carries includes naked men in a gym locker room. If this was a...
View ArticleVICTIM DEFAULT AND YOU’RE ALWAYS THE ONE?
Victim default: “There you go again.” Or: “When did passive-aggressive wake up?” My favorite: “That mood swing make you dizzy?” If you want a professional opinion who do you ask? A professional, of...
View ArticleHEARTBREAK HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF LONELY STREET
I checked into Heartbreak Hotel on Monday, except it had another name. To my surprise there wasn’t a line at the desk; the crowd was already inside. The crowd is everywhere in the news. Rob Van Pelt...
View ArticleMACARTHUR FOUNDATION GENIUS GRANT FOR BLOGGER
The MacArthur Foundation takes it upon themselves to find people to give money to. Tagging the recipients of a $625,000 grant as genius is just icing on the cake. If getting the grant requires a genius...
View ArticleSELF ESTEEM: TOO MUCH OR TOO LITTLE
Self esteem is the last defense against doing something regrettable. If you’ve ever needed to build your self esteem, you know the risks. The early build up happens while kids travel the route from...
View ArticleFRIDA KAHLO PAINTS PORTLAND IN DARK RAIN
Frida Kahlo came to Portland disguised as Vanessa Severo. Or was it the other way around? Either way, I met them when they both showed up at Portland Center Stage At The Armory and crowded the stage...
View ArticleSPORTS LITERACY FOR BOOMERS: KNOW WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Sports literacy runs through all sports, not just your favorite team, or my favorite team, though that would make things so much easier. It’s more than the Yankees, the Cowboys, or the Celtics; more...
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