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THE LINE FOR AMERICAN REFUGEE STATUS

December 14, 2015 by

If you’re an experienced refugee, it is better as an American refugee? What does America expect of the new people showing up? Be a good neighbor and learn the rules of the road. About the road: if you drive a luxury car with vanity plates you need auto insurance. If you don’t, you’re not following […]

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BOOMER STRIP CLUB FAIL

December 1, 2015 by

New parents find new friends for their kids. Boomer strip club daddy is one to avoid. So there you are, on a play date with kids and wives and dads. I was one of the dads. It’s all going so well. No one is throwing toys, no one is bleeding or crying. At least not […]

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PORTLAND STRIPPER OF DIGNITY

November 29, 2015 by

The Oregonian explains the Portland stripper. BoomerPDX does it better. Everyone had a stripper story, or ought to. Like the time they got up on stage just before getting thrown out of the bar. Or the time the dancers got the crowd so revved up the bartender started flashing. This isn’t one of those stories. […]

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MARRIAGE COUNSELING MATTERS

November 13, 2015 by

Who can explain a thirty year marriage. One woman? One man? Thirty years? And no one talks about it. No one wants to talk about it when Time Magazine asks if monogamy is dead. That’s part or the deal, or at least part of what I understood when I took the vow. Took the vow. […]

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BABY BOOMER GOLDEN YEARS

November 2, 2015 by

In spite of laying the best of plans for a comfy retirement, things happen. Things go right, go wrong, and your plans change. Maybe you’ve had someone do your forecast for living a good life and it felt pretty good. Ask them to do a series of forecasts. One for you and your wife. One […]

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BOOMERPDX COOKS SHEPHERDS PIE

October 29, 2015 by

The Best Flock Food? Shepherds Pie Of Course. It’s PFM And BoomerPdx Cooks It. People who like to cook act as if it’s no big deal, but it is. Who likes to cook? Anyone tired of microwave entrees, boiled sausages, and hamburgers that come out of drive-up windows. If you have a group to cook […]

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THE FIGHT FOR LOVE?

October 13, 2015 by

Not All Relationships Start In The Sunshine When You Fight For Love. What happens in the dark eventually determines how things work out in the long run. Be sure that’s what you want. 1. The guy dates a lot of women. He’s in his late twenties and still dates high school girls. He went to […]

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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN MADE EASY

September 26, 2015 by

You Don’t Need To Break It Down When Communication Goes Well. But When It Doesn’t? Divorce creates a communication breakdown, along with everything else. You probably wouldn’t be divorced if you were a better communicator. But now you are divorced and now you can barely talk. Look around and ask who you’re supposed to talk […]

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THAT PORTLAND?

September 19, 2015 by

What You Won’t See Won’t Bother You. The truth is you need Portland and Portland needs you. When you move here, take a good look in the mirror. You are the ‘new blood.’ You will ‘make a difference.’ You will ‘change things’ by your presence. Soon enough you notice other new people making a difference […]

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THIN SOCIAL VENEER

September 7, 2015 by

How To Tell If You’re On Good Footing With Thin Social Veneer. You all know what plywood is? Thin sheets of wood peeled off a tree, chopped into four by eight foot pieces, then glued together creating the super strong wood you build houses out of. And shelves, cabinets, and boats. Instead of solid wood […]

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