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LEAVING HOME? NO, JUST GET OUT OF THE HOUSE TODAY

Leaving home is a life event?
Not so much after the first time, whether it was leaving for college, the Army, or a first apartment.
When baby boomers leave home what they’re doing is leaving their house.
So when did leaving the house become such a big deal?
Maybe right after some important study says not leaving the house is a sign of a problem.
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ONE QUESTION, ONE ANSWER, OR . . .

Ask one question, just one, and if you know each other, things start clicking, woman or man.
If you don’t know each other? Good luck. Maybe don’t ask anything.
It’s not any particular question we’re talking about; it could be anything.

 

“Is that a new car?”
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LIFE BEFORE SOCIAL MEDIA

As a seasoned blogger I’ve grown immune to social media.
Is someone who discovers boomerpdx on their own any different than someone who lands here based on algorithms and exposure?
With subscription numbers I can present to sponsors as a metric, they are not.
People, people like you, me, them, subscribe to blogs on a whim.
After a few awkward exchanges I’ve stopped bring it up. It’s better for all.
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PORTLAND SUMMER CHEER FROM HERE

How far is a carefree summer walk in the park from the pressure packed navigation through the urban sprawl for Portland summer cheer?
One moment you’re walking a forest trail along the mighty Tualatin River counting birds and snakes and turkey vultures.
Look, two snakes.
Take the bridge for a good look at the river recreation action.
It’s an Oregon dream, an American dream, played out in every corner of the country.
Most important, it’s our shared dream.

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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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TREATING CANCER WITH A POLYFACE FARMS MODALITY

Treating cancer like Polyface Farms. The best results save the land and the person. Machiavelli said the end justifies the means. But only if the end shares a happy ending? A happy ending in cancer is a cured patient. I’m not looking for a ‘successful surgery but lost the patient’ deal.

Baby Boomer Women To The Rescue

It sounds like modern medicine is taking a step backward with food and activity. No one suggests blood sucking leaches for health, or eliminating CAT scans or MRI. It’s more about what you do with what you find. Instead of tossing a chemistry lab for new remedies, a couple of doctors with research help are […]

Portland Mole Removal

  How many Portland baby boomers remember when they were pregnant, or their significant others were pregnant?   Didn’t the world seem full of pregnant women?   They were everywhere and you were part of it.   Then you had your baby and you didn’t notice as many pregnant women. Instead you saw a million kids. […]

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MEMOIR BLOGGER TALKS TO WRITER, GETS LOST

What’s the difference between successful books and the others? Books that get read and those that just get bought?   Empathy. Do you feel it? Does the writer make you feel it? Empathy and suspense, enough suspense to turn the page.   I met a writer, which is who I’d expect meet in a writers […]

BOOMER RELATIONSHIPS: GOING FOR THE WIN-WIN

Whether husband or wife, childhood friend or college pal, you eventually get this question: “Be honest. I want to ask an important question and I’d like an honest answer. Am I a bad friend?” How you answer reveals if you’re a bad friend, or not. So give a process answer. No sense digging a hole […]

BOOMER GENERATION BREAKS AMERICA ON TIME COVER BUT NOT IN OUR HEARTS

    At some point every generation can take credit for breaking America. The pinata of democracy is strong enough to take a few whacks.   It helps that those swinging the stick are usually too old to do much damage, but watching them still hurts.   Steven Brill explains it all for baby boomers, […]

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KEN KESEY, SOMETIMES A GREAT OREGON IN KERNVILLE

Kernville house for Ken Kesey’s Sometimes A Great Notion In some parts of America I balk at driving the back roads. I drive on, but carefully. Those roads show more about a shared history if you look hard enough. The Siletz Highway, OR 229 headed east off of 101 north of Depoe Bay, is one […]

SPACE NEEDLE BECOMES LAMP POST IF SEATTLE GROWS THE WRONG DIRECTION

    Reading right to left the image of Seattle changes from working port town Seattle to big league sports town Seattle to gorgeous big-city-over-water skyline Seattle, the equal to any world center. And then the forgotten Space Needle. There it is all by itself on the left. Alone. Can we finally agree? Seattle is […]

OREGON NIGHT LIGHT NECKLACE FOR CAUTIOUS SEA CAPTAINS, AND YOU

One picture doesn’t do the Oregon Night Light Necklace justice But here it is according to a State Park sign. Click the pics for full size. It’s a cool light house map on a big screen. Now imagine yourself on a wooden sailboat exploring another poorly mapped coast line. Another chance to crash on the […]

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