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ONE BABY BOOMER’S MOUNT RUSHMORE

March 8, 2014 by

Greats, Near Great, And Who Was That?   The traditional list for Mt. Rushmore singles out the best of an era. The baby boom era is 1946-1964. Lot’s to choose from. Steven Spielberg makes most lists. So does Tom Hanks and Steve Jobs. Bill Gates is easy to find. Most recently NBA basketball players came out with […]

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HOME TEAM TO THE RESCUE

March 6, 2014 by

(written for oregonsportsnews.com) Sports and real life need more separation, like church and state. You have a team at work? How’s their conditioning? Are you wrestling with a problem? Did the problem try to pin you? And enough of the ‘end run’ talk. You can’t do an end run from your chair. As much as we celebrate […]

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NOTES FROM A FORMER ALL-IN SPORTS FAN

February 26, 2014 by

Check with older people, in this case the 40+ sports fans, and you won’t feel the lunacy of the field storming younger fans. Why? Because they’ve grown up? They don’t have time? They’re burned out? Or is it something else? If you have a favorite team, you’re a fan for life. That’s the deal. Maybe it’s […]

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BOOMER DIVORCE: WHAT TOOK SO LONG?

February 25, 2014 by

My Granddad was married seven times. It’s a family record that should last forever. If I got married when everyone else in my family did, around 20, instead of waiting until I was 31, I might have had a shot at the record. Added up, my marriage and divorce chart probably would have included my […]

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A GREATER DIVIDE: URBAN PLANNING

February 24, 2014 by

No Matter Which Side Of The Street You Live, Aging Makes Us More Alike. One look at the Sunday obituaries and you’ll see it. Older people resemble each other. It’s a good message for those who still dye their hair. You won’t be an autumn brown at ninety. What you will be doing is living […]

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MONUMENTS MEN, THE ULTIMATE BOOMER MOVIE

February 20, 2014 by

In The Baby Boomer World Encompassed By Boomerpdx, Who Expected This? Waiting a few weeks to review a new movie isn’t the sort of thing that pumps box office numbers. You want to hit it on the first night, or even better score a ticket to a preview showing. Timely reviews push new movies hard, […]

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SUICIDE AND THE BABY BOOMER

February 16, 2014 by

The stats don’t lie. Across the spectrum of opinion and numbers, one constant continues to haunt boomers. We cap ourselves. We pull the plug. And it’s happening a lot.

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7 OF SPORTS MOST FRIGHTENING MOMENTS

February 12, 2014 by

Whether survival instinct, or good sense, we all shy away from something. Or pay the price. As a kid I stayed away from green peppers and canned Chinese food, but they kept showing up on my plate too often. That meant I was in for a marathon dinner at the family table. The deal was […]

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DYNAMIC DENTAL TIME WITHOUT THE DRAMA

February 10, 2014 by

Have you seen the dental form that asks how you feel? How do you feel about dentists? About making dental appointments? How do you feel about waiting in the dentist’s waiting room? This isn’t about uncovering deep secrets, just a way for the doc to get a feel for their patient. It’s about feelings, and […]

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A YOU SANDWICH FOR THE ME GENERATION

February 5, 2014 by

You’ve heard of the ‘Wish Sandwich?’ That’s two pieces of bread and you wish you had something between them. (Originally posted on boomeon.com) As baby boomers, we are what’s in between, with kids on one side, parents on the other. The classic examples show kids living at home and grandparents in dire health. My sandwich […]

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