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BECK’S IN PORTLAND BEER CITY

March 23, 2015 by

A Euro-problem For Portland Beer? Or Just Me. In the beginning there was Blitz, the baby boomer’s original Portland beer. You can still see the remains of that other urban brewery around NW 12th and Burnside’s Brewery Blocks. It’s a nice re-use of an area instead of complete tear down. What isn’t around is the […]

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PORTLAND’S EASTSIDE ALIVE

March 19, 2015 by

An Outsider Guide To Portland’s Eastside ‘Neighbourhood.’ When Virgin Atlantic blogs about your city expect a few things to be off. Not wrong exactly, just not quite the same as it looks. Portland’s eastside has an Artisan Quarter. Artisan? Quarter? I’ve heard Paris has a French Quarter but this is the first I’ve heard of […]

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PORTLAND BEER HUNT

March 10, 2015 by

Portland Beer Of The Year Starts Here. Do you see a beer sign? A brewery sign? Anything that says beer is near? It’s not an accident. Once you park your car it’s still a mystery. To help out, this place in across the street, maybe two streets, from the Rose Garden, Modo Center, Memorial Coliseum. […]

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THE OREGON SECRET, part 1

December 22, 2014 by

Finally Exposed: Portland Street Car Suspicions… Read the transportation editorial on the Oregonian’s Opinion front page, the sort of benchmark work a newspaper of record addresses online and hard copy. In other words, try and stay awake. No thwarted world terror plans to reflect on. No national shootings of note. Just an honest request to […]

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BABY BOOMER MISSION CREEP: AIR TRAVEL

October 27, 2014 by

You Know How To Tell Time, So Does The Airport. Air travel asks one thing: Can you be on time? Successful travel is that easy, and that complicated. After an extended road trip in a rental car you don’t want to miss the plane home. Who knows what happens if you miss that flight, but […]

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WINNERS OF THE BOOMPERPDX 500, pt.2

October 23, 2014 by

It starts like all good races, “GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES.” The BoomerPDX 500 starts with directions. “There will be some right turns, there will be some left turns.” That’s more than you can say about the Indy 500. What more is needed? A map helps. Instead of time limits, the BoomerPDX 500 is a finishing […]

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THE BRIGHT ANGEL SIDE OF LIFE

October 19, 2014 by

Bright Angel is the name of the trail that runs from rim to rim across the Grand Canyon. It’s a place to meet new friends and enjoy the outdoors. An interpretation of Bright Angel is Baby Boomer ass kicker. If you make it down a mile and a half to the first bathroom/water stop and […]

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WONDERS OF WIFE WORDS (WWOW)

October 18, 2014 by

A Boomer Husband Interpretation. A Zen retreat sits near the base of Thunder Mountain. The area of peace and reflection draws people from around the world. It seems Sedona is a world magnet for healing and renewal. If you chose a day for peace and harmony, this is the place. My wife and I found […]

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BOOMER TRAVEL: THE ROAD TO UPPER SEDONA

October 17, 2014 by

Or How To Drive A Roundabout Without Sideswiping Half The State. Let’s praise the newest traffic separator sweeping the nation. This British import will be bigger than the Beatles. Not a stop sign, not a traffic light, the roundabout is a two lane puzzle designed to deliver drivers any direction they want. Or just go […]

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10 THINGS THE SEDONA VORTEX WON’T DO

October 15, 2014 by

But You Would. 1. Help confused drivers find their way through one roundabout after another. The place has more of them than a YES album, more than an English county. The problem starts when drivers think yield means stop. Learn how to navigate this simple alternative to traffic lights.

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