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CAN OREGON SPORTS LEARN FROM ARIZONA

It’s About More Than Sun Screen. Oregon sports fans share one thing in common. We look for ways to relate sports to life. We like to make it personal no matter where we are. But where do you find Oregon sports in Mesa, Arizona? I was lost until I pulled into the Chicago Cubs spring training […]

BODY CLEANSING JUICE FAST, WHAT TO EXPECT

Keep this in mind: You won’t starve. It might sound like cutting weight for wrestling season, but a monitored juice fast at the Portland Wellness Center is different. Think of it as a time to relax. Less time shopping for food and cooking. Fewer dishes to wash. That stuff takes time. How much time is a surprise […]

WHAT DO WILLAMETTE WRITERS AND THE PCC CLIMB CENTER HAVE IN COMMON

According to his son Zane, Ken Kesey’s goal was making today different than yesterday. Was yesterday different from the day before? Today makes the cut if you’re not doing the same things as yesterday. It seems so easy, but there is a penalty. Log two similar days in a row and you’re off the bus. […]

A YOU SANDWICH FOR THE ME GENERATION

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 […]

A Gift For The Baby Boomer Smoker: Gut Punch Therapy

And It’s Not A Carton Of Marlboro Red Even a smoker smells it. They may stink up a car with their smoky clothes and breath, but they’ll know if another smoker has been there. Will they complain about the bad effects of second hand smoke? Of course. Smokers come in all shapes and sizes and […]

Baby Boomer Blogs On The Podium

You’ve seen Top 20 lists. Things get tighter with a Top 10. We’re conditioned by the Olympics to only care about the Top 3, the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists. Once you get this far, it’s an easy bump to say #1, The First Place Finisher, is all that matters. Even if it’s a 1/100th of […]

Baby Boomers, Gyms, And Church: Beware Of Hazards

Raise your hand it you attend church services on Christmas and Easter. Keep it up if you’ve ever been described as a Chreaster Christian. As Boomers age, and feel the gaze of their children and grandchildren upon them, they start making more of an effort on Sunday. Some might see the newly churched in the same light […]

The Best Medicine Not In The Cabinet

When the New York Times posts on Facebook you know it’s an important subject. Newspapers in the digital age can’t afford to waste print. Is it war in the Middle East? Famine in Africa? Economic doom in America? Is sweating good for you? It’s all of the above, but the last one is tricky.

Portland Boomer Thinks About Losing Weight?

Not For Long Let’s agree that you are thoughtful and considerate, that you know how to do the right thing and make an effort to do just that. So far so good? In addition, since you are a Portland baby boomer, a boomer living somewhere else, or just know boomers, you’ve had time to consider the […]

Baby Boomer Thanksgiving Restarts

The idea of a restart sounds like doing something new. A closer look shows something different. You restart after you start, then stop, and start again. The start and stop part makes it sound like you quit. Don’t fall for that trap. Restarting doesn’t always follow quitting. No one likes a quitter, but who doesn’t […]