Over on my Strange Up Salem blog I've put up a post which conclusively answers the question that plagues residents of our city: why is Salem afflicted with so much blah'ness?
We're cursed. That's got to be it.
Check out "Is Salem, Oregon cursed by a 'blah spell?" The answer is yes; the solution is described. Excerpt:
Thus the curse of Oregon's capital isn't to be infected with evil. Hey, that'd be interesting, cool, something to be proud of. (Las Vegas does just fine with that sort of curse.)
No, Salem's curse is existential.
It's to be doomed with a void at the barely beating heart of our slow-moving metropolis. It's a lack of creative energy, a deficit of imagination, an emptiness that blocks attempts to cure the lethargy that infects Big Ideas and turns them into a shadow of themselves.
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Brian,
I just don’t understand how you can describe as a Blah Town Salem. With Salem having 3 Wal-Marts, a Lowe’s, a Home Depot, and Carl’s Jr, there is plenty to do in Salem.
Wow, Wayne, thanks for reminding me of the marvelous things Salem has to offer. You didn’t mention all the Subway shops, though. Yum! I love fine dining!