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TIGARD LIBRARY LAST RETURN

Tigard Library fans? One of the biggest just checked out. Thomas Jefferson said he couldn’t live without books. Life without books? TJ sold his library to Congress after a bad fire. Turns out America couldn’t live without a Library of Congress, couldn’t live without books, like Jefferson. Joan Hensey couldn’t live without books, either; she […]

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN MOTHERS IN LAW DRINK

At Tigard’s Tapphoria good things happen when mothers in law drink. The first time I met the lady in white she was fifty years old and climbing out of ’69 Mustang fastback. Wearing black leather. Could have been Steve McQueen’s Mustang from Bullet. She and her second husband drove up from LA to see her […]

NEUTRAL BIAS BEER TASTER

A Beer Taster needs a clear palate, a neutral bias. If you agree a good beer, a great beer, is equal to the breath of life, then how can you tell if someone explaining a new beer shares your view? The breath of life part comes from CPR and the first puff of air you […]

POLYFACE FARMS, POLYFACE BOOMER JOEL SALATIN

The grass farmer of Polyface Farms. At a certain age you give yourself clearance to review your life, your accomplishments, the mountains you’ve climbed. If you have any laurels, you rest on them, trusting the comforts of your effort won’t wear thin. When is that time? Don’t ask me, and most of all, don’t ask […]

MAN-D OREGON BREWERS FESTIVAL GUIDE

Once a year the Man-D comes out of storage for the Oregon Brewers Festival. Traditions need respect. The beer hat named Man-D is part of tradition. Where’s the best place to wear the Man-D? Oregon Brewers Festival. See, the Man-D has magic for whoever wears it. The draw on Waterfront Park is the wide variety […]

FIRST RESPONDERS READY TO GO

In exhibition or action, First Responders are first for a reason. Every emergency, natural or man made, needs the same thing: HELP! First Responders are that help. The more you know about them, the harder their job feels.

ANXIOUS MILLENNIALS? WHO ISN’T ANXIOUS?

Anxious Boomers worse than Anxious Millennials? Who carries stress worse, young people or old? Millennials are the young part, boomers the old part. Which group is more stressed? Ask around, or look in the mirror and ask these questions;

BRENDA TRACY, UNDEFEATED

When you need help, Brenda Tracy is right here. How many times have you had problems no one understands? Every time you’ve had a problem? If you’re like most of us, you see half an inch of water and think you’ll drown. Brenda Tracy sees half an inch of water and walks right through. She’s […]

FATHER’S DAY LONG REMEMBERED

My wife’s dad passed away when she was nineteen. That’s him with his eyes wide open. Looks like a fun guy. From all reports he was a fun guy. Outgoing, loud, opinionated. He’d have fit right in with my group. He moved to America from England with a stop in Canada along with his wife […]

WHO NEEDS A BOOK TRAILER?

It starts with a book, then a book trailer. A book trailer is a preview, like the movie previews you watch before the movie you paid to see. Tonya Hamilton wrote a book, Wrestling With The Devil. A review of her book made it to BoomerPdx. We like books around here, the idea of books, […]