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TIME TRAVELER

March 28, 2013 by

BABY BOOMERS SEE YOUR WORLD THROUGH NEW EYES (When a facebook friend is also the first English teacher you had who improved the language, pay attention. In his words:) ‘Home.’ Quite a word. I just traveled ‘home’ with my aging little brother up the Columbia River Gorge to Arlington/Hermiston in Oregon’s high desert. The land […]

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PORTLAND DOORS

March 23, 2013 by

BOOMERPDX SCOUTS THE CITY FOR BABY BOOMERS On a visit to Portland do what you need to do, then take a walk. There’s no charge for discovering the whimsy and wonder people walk through. When you hear, “Come to the light” make it this one.

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THE AGING RACE

March 2, 2013 by

NO ONE WANTS TO FINISH FIRST As a writer on Baby Boomer culture, one aspect is unavoidable: end of life decisions for us and our parents. It’s not an every day thought until the time comes, then it’s an every minute thought. One day you’re out on the football field playing while your parents cheer […]

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Going Abroad With Boomerpdx And Pink

January 7, 2013 by

On The Crazy Diamond’s Birthday The knowledge base of an average Cambridge, England citizen grades higher than nearly everyone else. This is no surprise to those who track smart places. The shocker is the intellectual foundation in Cambridge reaches beyond the university. In America, Cambridge means Harvard. It’s a welcome brand. What do you want to see on your doctor’s license, Dr. Yes from Harvard Medical School, […]

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THE DEAD PLAYS BABY BOOMER BY THAT CLOSE

December 24, 2012 by

If you’ve been to a Grateful Dead show, then you know about the long strange trip. If it was a Dead show at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington, it’s longer and stranger. But it was more than a Dead show. It was the Allman Brothers and the Doobie Brothers too. A Boomer-fest, but that’s […]

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King Arthur, The Baby Boomer’s Friend In Need

December 11, 2012 by

If reading tales of kings and queens encourage a child’s imagination, dragging them up the treacherous goat trails of Tintagel Castle makes it real. Who does that? Baby Boomers seeking greater cultural meaning. King Arthur is a good one to focus on. You know the story well enough to sound like an authority. Sword in the […]

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The Baby Boomer Face Of Spain During An Emergency

December 7, 2012 by

Who Do You Call The best way for Baby Boomers to learn a language is living it. My kids did it. My wife did it. Now it’s my turn? Spain seemed like the best place to learn Spanish since that’s the language’s origin, as I’ve been told. But it sounds different in Spain than it […]

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THE HEART OF PORTLAND

December 5, 2012 by

  Urban life grows more imposing the closer you get to Burnside. The pretty lights you see from I-5, the beautiful reflection off the Willamette, disappear once you park your car. Trade wheels on the road for shoes on the sidewalk and the pace slows enough for a good look around. You still see the […]

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