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A SECOND LOOK AT “THAT AIN’T RIGHT”

What’s a second look at this garage arrangement tell you?

What’s missing: a fitness area with a treadmill, squat rack, work bench, maybe a couple of cars stacked on a lift, and a designated music area with guitars, drums, and amps all ready to go.

Not to say this garage is lacking anything, but it looks more like a storage unit than a daily use area to build on, play in, and break a sweat.

This is a great set-up for people ready to move. Loading time in three, two, one . . .

FARMING DISASTER DONE ON PURPOSE

So much of the awful results of the farming disaster in the old Soviet Union came from bad policy decisions.

In the early 1930’s their main guy Stalin decided he knew more about science and farming than anyone.

He also had advisers explaining it to him in a way he agreed with.

Who doesn’t love the unconditional, “You are right, comrade.”

There was no room for disagreement.

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FOLLOW THE LEADER? NOT SO FAST

‘Follow the leader,’ they say.

‘It’ll be a fun learning experience.’

If that’s a green light for you, take another look.

Maybe ask a question like, ‘Where are we going?’

RESPECT PEOPLE WHO TRUST YOU, OR . . .

This is the shocking end to a man trusted to respect people in his country.

It was all good until it wasn’t.

Is there a lesson to learn?

The people he governed had had enough and voted him out?

Nooooo.

Based On Ian Karmel And Everything As F##k: A Warning Voice From His Generation To Boomers. Too many fitness fanatics urge us to better health. And we ignore them. You can’t ignore Ian Karmel. The Portland comedian and Portland Mercury columnist writes about his gym experience, the same gym experience boomers have been dodging. What […]

Life After Luxury Still Means Death, But In Comfort

Healthway.com posted a hot topic with ‘Doctors Reveal Which Everyday Habits Trigger Aging And Inflammation.’ Hey, where’s the luxury? Aging and inflammation doesn’t sound like luxury. Why? Because it’s not. I can hear some of you now say, “But we like luxury, we need luxury.” That’s what all luxury addicts say. Smart boomerpdx readers might […]

GET STARTED, KEEP IT GOING

Two of the hardest words to learn in the English language: Get Started. Most get started after they’re told what to do. “Stand up. Put one foot in front of the other. Repeat. Get started now.” It’s that easy and that hard to get started. With the reported obesity epidemic sweeping the nation’s youth why […]

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SCIENCE, HISTORY, OREGON’S BOOMER BLOGGER

Boomerpdx: Where science and history collide. Science and history carry the weight of understanding our common roots. First science, then history. Why? The early people didn’t read or write. By the time their remains were discovered in the fossil strata enough people made the connections. Look at those skulls. Do you see a Darth […]

Climate Change In My Kitchen Is Real

The first step to take when the air conditioning fails on the hottest week of the year, with an even hotter week on the near horizon? Stop making things hotter. No cooking. Eighty five degrees in the kitchen with nothing on is hot enough. Thinking of baking a polenta pizza? Maybe flattening […]

COMFORT ZONE AND BIG SNAKES? GET. OUT.

If you’ve ever seen a snake wrangler in their comfort zone, they probably don’t look like this. There I was in a lovely Santa Monica apartment with nice people in Los Angeles. They seemed like nice people, then I saw the snake in a cage. “Do you like snakes?” someone […]

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PUBLIC BEACHES FOR OREGON MARINE GARDEN, MARINE RESERVE, MARINE OIL SPILL

Public beaches usually mean one thing, like the one thing private beaches convey. Public beaches, like Oregon beaches, are available to everyone, anyone. Private beaches? Not so much. More like a backyard pool. But what happens when public beaches in Oregon come with obstacles? What are we supposed to do […]

SASQUATCH BIG RIG vs REAL LIFE RIG

How does the Sasquatch Music Festival pull off a three day stand without the drama of conflict and violence? It is America, but no violence? How can that happen? The rest of the world needs to know and maybe they can tamp down the problems in their neighborhood. It starts with […]

FIRE ON THE CAROLINA MOUNTAIN

A sunset walk on Sunset Trail, and Marshall Tucker. Fire on the mountain Lightning in the air Gold in them hills Waiting for me there

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What’s a second look at this garage arrangement tell you?

What’s missing: a fitness area with a treadmill, squat rack, work bench, maybe a couple of cars stacked on a lift, and a designated music area with guitars, drums, and amps all ready to go.

Not to say this garage is lacking anything, but it looks more like a storage unit than a daily use area to build on, play in, and break a sweat.

This is a great set-up for people ready to move. Loading time in three, two, one . . .

Historical Father’s Days in the olde country where I watched my children roam like Vikings conquering a new land.

The locals didn’t like our style of exploration.

The walkway through the ruins led to more investigation off the path.

“How would you like it if we went to your country and climbed on the Jefferson monument?”

“If it was in ruins like this it sounds fun.”

So much of the awful results of the farming disaster in the old Soviet Union came from bad policy decisions.

In the early 1930’s their main guy Stalin decided he knew more about science and farming than anyone.

He also had advisers explaining it to him in a way he agreed with.

Who doesn’t love the unconditional, “You are right, comrade.”

‘Follow the leader,’ they say.

‘It’ll be a fun learning experience.’

If that’s a green light for you, take another look.

Maybe ask a question like, ‘Where are we going?’

This is the shocking end to a man trusted to respect people in his country.

It was all good until it wasn’t.

Is there a lesson to learn?

The people he governed had had enough and voted him out?

Nooooo.

toughen up

boomer years

buckle up

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