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BEST LAID PLANS OFTEN GO AWRY

This is what I like to tell people: the best laid plans often to awry.
At least that’s what I’d tell them if they asked.
No one has really asked, but I’ve heard talk that sounded like complaining, which deserves a solid answer.
You had plans? Well, now you know, the best laid plans often to awry.
Robert Burns said it differently in 1785:

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FOR THE LAST TIME: A LIST

You come to the last time after too many bad burgers, bad drinks, and bad decisions.
Enough is finally enough.
This post was inspired by a short visit to a local tap house, the last such visit.
What happened?
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MATTRESS SHOPPING + BABY BOOMER = MARRIAGE COUNSELING

Go mattress shopping and expect to find more than a mattress.
Like what?
The outstanding feature to me is meeting people who quote $20,000 for a new bed.
Sound normal to you? Not to me, and here’s why:
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THE GREEN BOOK MOVIE REVIEW

I saw The Green Book after watching documentaries on Bill Russell and Quincy Jones.
The sequence matters because real people in the docs had already explained in pretty stark terms how it was to be black.
The harsh reality they told showed up in scene after scene in a different context.
How different?
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AGING ALONG WITH QUINCY JONES, BILL RUSSELL, AND JERRY JONES

Time goes on and we’re aging along and it’s still hurry, hurry, hurry?
If you need to ask if it’s necessary, the answer is YES.
But, maybe it’s just me?
For better answers I watched documentaries about three men in their eighties.
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HPV AWARENESS DAY STARTS MARCH 4, START WALKING

  “Love is everywhere, unfortunately so is hpv.”   That’s the message on the first HPV Awareness Day, and from the looks of things, a message that is taking root.   It didn’t resonate with me in years past, not when I learned more about hpv and the numbering system, like hpv16. Not even last […]

BOOMERPDX DIET TIP

Five things to stop eating? Or zero? That’s A BoomerPdx Diet Tip. C – carbonated drinks R – refined sugar A – artificial sweeteners &colors P – processed foods Why stop eating anything? White bread, white rice, pasta. Sugar and cream. Stop eating that? Too controversial. Food is nutritional, cultural, and historical. Bread means farming […]

SECOND OPINION: WILL THAT BE ONE CHEMO OR TWO

From cancer.org: Cancer cells tend to grow fast, and chemo drugs kill fast-growing cells. But because these drugs travel throughout the body, they can affect normal, healthy cells that are fast-growing, too. Damage to healthy cells causes side effects. Side effects are not always as bad as you might expect, but many people worry about […]

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1947 – The Highlights Of Baby Boomer Year #2

PART 2 OF A CONTINUING SERIES Reality TV is born. Early television finds its mark broadcasting events in the U.S. Congress for the first time, then the World Series. The complaint, “Man, there’s nothing good on TV,” was first heard. Voice of America. Eastern Europe and the old USSR begin tuning into the broadcasts of […]

BOOMER CHALLENGES NEVER STOP

A common theme among Baby Boomers, the 50-68 year olds born between 1946-64? Boomer challenges. As kids we were challenged to make sense of our Depression-era parents. We never will. The magnitude of desperation in the 1930’s is too hard to grasp. How desperate? Jump out the highest window desperate. Shoot yourself in the brain […]

ILLEGAL ORDERS: FOLLOW OR NOT

How illegal orders were explained in the 1970’s Army. The beginning of the All-Volunteer Army came with something extra. New boots needed to know about ‘illegal orders.’ Call it a special understanding to make the Army a more attractive choice. Not more swearing, yelling, smacking, punching, and general ass-kicking. And no more illegal orders. The […]

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PORTLAND’S BOOMER CASTLE ON BROADWAY

You don’t have to go to France to feel the grandeur of a beautiful room. Or a cathedral in Spain for the ornate. Walk into the Benson Hotel on Broadway for the same feeling of WOW. The size is different, but the details are wonderful. For an Old World taste in the New World, this […]

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE LIVES IN BEAVERTON OREGON

  The Original Practice Shakespeare Festival staged Much Ado About Nothing Saturday night. It felt like a homecoming at the Elsie Stuhr Center. From pre-school to seniors and everyone in between, the OPS players dominated the room. William Shakespeare lives in Beaverton, if only for one night. But it’s more.

MILITARY PARADE IN ELEVEN ARMY MEDIC VETERAN STEPS

    1. Join the service and serve the agreed upon time. USMC, USN, USA, USAF, etc.   2. Go to boot camp. If it’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done the rest of your life, you’re not trying hard enough.   3. Go to school and get qualified to do a military job.   […]

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