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GIVING CAREGIVING SHOWS EXTRA LIFE

January 22, 2017 by

The biggest booster from giving caregiving?   Adapted for Parkinson’s, it becomes “Hate the disease, love the relationships it builds.” It works for most every disease at every age. The idea of extra life works for all, too. Doctors treating Parkinson’s are the key relationship, but they need equally strong links to those in their patients’ lives. One link of […]

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HIDING THE TRUTH IN PLAIN VIEW? GOOD PLAN, MAN

January 13, 2017 by

Hiding The Truth? From baby boomers? Try again.   Sports fans know all about hiding the truth. Others not so much. For all the memory problems on record, no one forgets the highlights of hiding the truth. Did Barry Bonds get help breaking the all-time Major League Baseball home run record? He’s the head of […]

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MAN-SCAPING LEG SHAVERS HAVE THEIR REASONS?

December 30, 2016 by

Is any Man-scaping that important? To who? Shapely well-turned legs are a standard on all fashion runways. Their smooth look means one thing, a terrific shaver. No nicks or cuts in high fashion lady-scaping. You’ve seen the ‘model’ walk? They walk a different walk. Maybe it’s the shoes? An anatomical anomaly? They walk a line […]

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SOCIAL FILTER, FIREWALL, THE FINGER BREAK

November 21, 2016 by

You need a social filter or firewall when you get the finger?   In some circles flipping the middle finger, flying the bird, is just another form of non-verbal communication. Someone hears, “Blah, blah, blah blah blah,” and raises that finger in response. How to respond to a silent signal in public without conflict? That’s […]

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WEIGHT ROOM POLITICS

July 6, 2016 by

Who does the lifting in weight room politics? And where? Next time you’re in the gym take a good look around, I mean a really good look, and you’ll see something different. Without asking, BoomerPdx discovered the lifting habits of Democrats and Republicans. Using skills of pure observation, the old muckraker makes the call. And […]

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10 REASONS FOR BOOMER ISOLATION SHAME

May 23, 2016 by

More often than not, boomer isolation goes bad. Who of your friends would you vote for as Most Likely To Be A Hermit? Loosing touch with people doesn’t mean they’ve taken to boomer isolation. If you wonder, give them a call at the last number you have for them and see who answers. If they […]

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THE 500 CLUB

September 8, 2015 by

The Only Rule For Joining The 500 Club Is Benching Five Hundred Pounds. I’ve seen it done on television and youtube, never in person. Until last week when a man loaded up the bench bar and repped over 500 lbs with no spotter. If you’re like me, the only way you’re benching 500 is pushing […]

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BOOMER BAD HABITS

August 26, 2015 by

Will Millennials Learn From Boomer Bad Habits? Inc.com ran a story about sniveling losers who all do the same things over and over. They might be aimed for younger people, i.e. millennials, but it rings true for all. Instead of the blogger habit of stealing content, I’m going to use the big points and add […]

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RODDY PIPER, BOOMER DAD

August 1, 2015 by

You Meet People In The Gym, People Like Roddy Piper If you’re not in the celebrity stalking business, where do you meet them? You really don’t. Roddy Piper was a gym rat at 24 Hour Fitness, working the cables and staying fit. I met his son in the sauna, sweating it our before one of […]

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HOW HARD? BOOMER HARD

July 27, 2015 by

Growing Up During Baby Boomer Years Made You Hard. The last thing you want to be called is soft. Soft in the head, soft in the gut, soft arms. Part of living a sedentary life, not a lazy life but not active, is how it leaves a body. Soft. Soft and lumpy after too many […]

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