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DOWNSIZING ADVANTAGE? NO MORE HAUNTED HOUSE

August 16, 2021 by

The downsizing advantage hardly mentioned is losing a sense of place. And it’s a good thing. Move from the house you raised a family in and the reminders stay. The kids’ rooms, the family room, the office room, the dining room, the kitchen, and everything else, stays. The garage, storage spaces, window covering, decks? They […]

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FEELING BAD? THINK OF OTHERS WHILE YOU SUFFER

August 11, 2021 by

Feeling bad, as if it’s not enough, comes with extras, like those trying to help you feel better. Think of them while you’re in the throes of misery. Whether you know it or not, your suffering is their suffering. They feel better when you feel better. This came up at a recent gathering of some […]

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BREAKING DOWN THE STEPS FOR AN EMBRACEABLE FUTURE TO SNUGGLE

August 3, 2021 by

Breaking down anything to its basics is harder if you’ve never done it before. No matter how careful and cautious you are to include everything important, there’s always something missing. It’s like younger people breaking down the aging process. The only thing missing there is the age part, but that doesn’t stop anyone. I read […]

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NAME CHANGE FOR A GAME CHANGE, BUT WHAT NAME?

May 26, 2021 by

A name change for a blog is called a ‘relaunch.’ The big question is about timing. When is the right time to do a relaunch, a reintroduction, a restart? A name change for BoomerPdx is in the works and I need a helping hand. First, what’s wrong with a name like boomerpdx? It’s the boomer […]

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PICTURES MATTER, SOME MORE THAN OTHERS

February 25, 2021 by

Pictures matter most when the weeding out process starts. Where to start? If pictures matter more to you, then you start; if they don’t mean that much, let someone else do it, but give precise instructions. You want results, right? Baby Boomer parents aren’t the first to take endless pictures of the same thing, from […]

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AMERICAN ORIGINAL: BE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IT MEANS

January 17, 2021 by

An American original sounds special? Maybe too special, like a club that only allows members with the proper appearance, background, and complexion? And somehow you don’t fit any of the criteria? You don’t need permission to be an American original, even with feelings of being left out, discarded, passed over. But if that is how […]

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FAMILY VALUES: HOME HISTORY IN MEMORIES

January 11, 2021 by

The term Family Values gets tossed around often, so often the definition changes. After the events of January 6, I questioned family values in general, American family values in particular. Since we all have different values, different family values seems likely. There were no lock step in my family values growing up and I didn’t […]

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BOOMER VISION IN THE REARVIEW MIRROR CLEARS THE FIELD

December 2, 2020 by

Boomer vision is what we call it when things go right. “Yep, I saw that coming from the start.” But let’s call it what it is instead: experience. Even if we’re surprised by certain outcomes, we still call it boomer vision.

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CHRISTMAS SEASON: WHAT BOOMERS SHOULD KNOW

December 1, 2020 by

Christmas season for boomers comes with the sort of experience people go to therapy for. We know what to do, also what not to do. The important thing is we do both. With more readers coming in from faraway places like Shanghai China and Portland Oregon, it’s not too early to help them out. But […]

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TRUST BOOMERS EVEN IF NO ONE ELSE DOES. HERE’S WHY:

November 24, 2020 by

When there’s no one else to trust, trust boomers. What have you got to lose? ‘Mid-century modern‘ is such a design craze, what’s more mid-century than baby boomers. We’ve done the things that nostalgia looks back on, listened to classic rock the first time around, and made it out in one piece. What more could […]

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