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LIVING LIFE AND LISTENING

Listening, being a good listener, is an important part of living life the way it should be lived.
Take it from me, a serial interrupter who has changed his ways.
I’ve changed my ways, and you should too.
What’s that you say?
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WHEN YOU NEED A FATHER FIGURE

This is my latest new mug, the Father Figure, and it’s my favorite of all time.
The handle is right.
The size is right.
It holds so much ice water I don’t need to refill it during my workout routine and lose focus.
But there’s so much more.
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LEARNING CURVE FOR BLOGGERS

A learning curve is something we face from the beginning.
From first grade to last grade, the challenge is never ending.
And that’s the good part.
Then there’s the other part.
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OLD AGE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

Old age is a place to avoid if you can help it.
It starts with the idea of, ‘I’m too old to do that,’ whatever ‘that’ is.
Too old to skydive the first time? Maybe.
Too old to bungee jump off a bridge? Probably.
If you get past seventy without skydiving and bungee jumping? Good job.
So what is there to do instead? Everything else.
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WHEN THE AMERICAN DREAM CHANGES? KEEP UP

If you wonder how you’ll keep up when the American Dream changes, don’t worry, you’re not alone.
Different people, different dogs, different places? Still keeping up?
Start in the easiest place: know your place.
Does that sound too rigorous? Too condescending?
Here, I’ll help you adjust:
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HPV16 VACCINE IN CONSUMER REPORTS

The HPV16 vaccine article in Consumer Reports pushes hot buttons across the board. It’s easy to understand why.   I’m a father of two, but it’s more than that. Too many parents are overwhelmed with the joy of their own reproductive skills and the bundle of joy as a result. I know I was.   […]

GYM MEMORIAL FOR BOOMERS

  The first thing you notice in a new gym is the pecking order. Strong guys group together. Old guys over there. Young men pumping out the reps. Ladies all over the place on every piece of equipment.   Women have the gym all figured out. Guys not so much.   Over time a few […]

HPV16 Cancer Side Effects Include Blogs And Memoirs

    If you chose to be ‘The Face’ of anything, few would choose cancer of any kind. Be the face of something grand, something happy, something exciting. But cancer?   Add ‘The Face’ of an STD that leads to cancer and you’ve got HPV16 cancer. The same culprit for cervical cancer in women leads […]

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BRUCE: THE BOOMER BOSS @ 65

I was twenty years old 1n 1975 and living in South Philadelphia just over the border from New Jersey. A neighborhood woman named Mary Ann said she’s going to a Bruce Show, that I ought to go along. It wasn’t a date idea as much as it was a right of passage. A Jersey comet […]

THE TICKING BABY BOOMERS

We didn’t start the fire? Maybe, but ticking baby boomers sure throw on the logs. A recent statement about relationships explains how you should never let others know what makes you tick. Why? If they know how you tick, they’ll wind you up on their schedule. Sounds stressful, like a hidden life with those who […]

ROLLING STONE AND PLAYBOY BOTH DIED IN 1980. WHO NOTICED?

  Growing up in the shadow of the sixties, I turned sixteen in 1970, two magazines ruled the media rack: Rolling Stone and Playboy.   Ten years later in 1980 two icons from each were murdered. John Lennon and Dorothy Stratten were both shot down in tragic style.   Rolling Stone and Playboy did a […]

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LOVE IN THE TIME OF TACOMA

One sure measure of a city on the way up is the people who move there. When the smart crowd shows up, things change. Of course it takes more than intelligence. It also takes commitment and patience. Combine intelligence, commitment, and patience in newly weds who choose to make Tacoma their home, and the fuse […]

BECK’S IN PORTLAND BEER CITY

A Euro-problem For Portland Beer? Or Just Me. In the beginning there was Blitz, the baby boomer’s original Portland beer. You can still see the remains of that other urban brewery around NW 12th and Burnside’s Brewery Blocks. It’s a nice re-use of an area instead of complete tear down. What isn’t around is the […]

BOOMER TRAVEL: GO IT ALONE?

The Benefits Of Single Boomer Travel Are Many, Even If You’re Married? Good reasons to travel as a couple include shared experience above all. There’s a bond that occurs between a husband and wife traveling together. Pictures and video don’t tell the story. Neither does a diary or a narrative recounting. The glee and spirit […]

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