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BABY BOOMER LIFE COACH: CHIP KELLY

Eat Right And Get Enough Sleep? Kelly Would Have Said The Same To Rocky. Does it get any easier than this? Don’t load up your plate three times at dinner and drop into a food coma in front of the television. You don’t need a coach to tell you that. Or do you? Be a […]

MRS. DOUBTFIRE IN THE HOUSE

Robin Williams Lives In Every Boomer, so does Mrs. Doubtfire. I met my mother in law before Mrs. Doubtfire came out in 1993, but the shock of them being the same person never left. Robin Williams could have studied his part with her help. She’s from England, has a domestic science degree, and taught what […]

METH: THE MESSAGE, THE MESSENGER, AND FITNESS

Breaking Bad Goes Good? What’s the first thing to consider when you meet someone in tremendous shape? Good diet and workout? Steroids? Human growth hormones? Meth? That last one is a sticker. Who says meth is a health supplement? Any hands? No? Ok, meth is not a fitness supplement. Meth is a soul robbing drug […]

STEPHEN GASKIN: THE HIPPIE KING EXITS FARM

Believe in something or someone enough and you’ll follow them to the ends of the earth. Those following Stephen Gaskin to the ends of the earth found it in Tennessee. Gaskin’s death at age 79 explains much about the counter-culture of the Sixties in general and hippies in particular. A mobile society means moving away […]

STOP SMOKING, BUT HOW?

If nothing else, Baby Boomers seek one-of-a-kind, original, experiences. No off the shelf gear for this picky group. No out-of-the-box baloney for them. They want something delivered in goods and services that means more to them than anyone else. Boomers invented the personal computer, and we customize them to fit out unique view. Boomers didn’t […]

THE PEOPLE BEHIND BOOKS

For Example: I met the author during years of employment with the Oregon HIstorical Society. Some people called him TV. He was the regional history boss with enough pull to land international exhibits in Portland. While TV was the lead dog, he had a capable team pulling behind him. One of them was Bob Stark, […]

TRADING PLACES: DONALD STERLING AND DAN SNYDER

How Would The Clipper’s Owner Handle The Redskins’ PR? Someone please tell Anderson Cooper to invite Dan Snyder the next time Don Sterling comes on. One possibility: In the studio Cooper puts on his best Johnny Mac face and says, “Mr. Sterling, a recorded fan of racial bias, and Mr. Snyder, an NFL owner with […]

WOMEN OF ICONIC MEASURE

Are There Any Other In Icon Shoes? How fabulous? First, the originals Icon shoes.

BOOMERS, THE FAIL GENERATION?

Deborah Bial Says Yes And She Should Know. Deborah who? Ms Bial is the founder and president of the Posse Foundation. With her help, thousands of urban kids have found their way to higher education. It’s a big deal. Kids with little chance to weave their way through the rigors of applying, acceptance, and actual […]

WIFE BEATING NOT JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS

Violence Toward Women Has No Explanation That Matters. If you’ve broken up a kid fight, you’ve heard one of them say, “He started it.” With that information you have choices. Punish one of them, both of them, or neither of them. Was the one who said ‘he started it’ reacting, or were they the instigator? […]