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ORPHAN X AND GREGG HURWITZ: THE HELPFUL ASSASSIN

January 31, 2017 by

Who to call when you need help really bad? Orphan X on speed dial.   Move it on over Jason Bourne, there’s a new franchise in town. Ethan Hunt, your next impossible mission is finding Evan Smoak. Good luck. This post will self-destruct in five seconds. Man, I’d better get busy here. Gregg Hurwitz shows […]

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SHARING BABY BOOMER FITNESS GOALS

January 16, 2017 by

  If severe illness limits mobility, what do you do for baby boomer fitness?   If sitting is the safest place besides bed, how do you stay fit? More important, how can you help someone in such a condition? That was the challenge when I became caregiver for my Parkinson’s afflicted father in law. The […]

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GREAT ATHLETES, GREAT PARENTS. BETTER RESULTS?

January 2, 2017 by

First place is what great athletes aim for. In the beginning competition reflected the nature of mankind. Whether you cheer for the first life-form slithering from the sea, or the Garden of Eden story, first place is the only place. First place is the happy place. Losers get disappointment and bitterness. They all come after […]

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MILLENNIAL VOTING HISTORY PRIMER

November 1, 2016 by

A BoomerPdx reminder for millennial voting. The biggest block of potential voters hit the polls this month. Is millennial voting up to the task? Are they ready for the burden they’ll strap on with the wrong vote? Look at the elderly man in the picture, also known as President Harry S. Truman. Why the huge […]

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YOUNG DONALD TRUMP IN HOLLYWOOD

October 10, 2016 by

How would a young Donald Trump handle being grabbed in Hollywood? Powerful men in modern times see themselves above normal rules. It’s the same story of big boys in every era: “You don’t tell ME what to do.” Donald Trump is no exception. But a young Donald Trump visiting Hollywood to make his name? How […]

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HOOK, BOOK, LOOK: JOEL SALATIN

September 12, 2016 by

In a hook for the ages, Joel Salatin drives his tractor right to the heart of health and nutrition. “If you think organic food is expensive, have you priced cancer lately?” He could have asked if you have priced heart disease, or diabetes, too. What he’s talking about is Death By Lifestyle through the choices […]

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CATCH PORTLAND FEVER

August 29, 2016 by

Once you catch Portland Fever you’re doomed. Drug stores don’t advertise shots in case you catch Portland Fever. It’s not shingles, pneumonia, or the flu. On the other hand it’s not polio, malaria, of tuberculosis. While not fatal, if you do catch Portland Fever, your life is ruined. After a few years in Portland, maybe […]

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THOMAS WOLFE PACK ON THE PORCH

August 26, 2016 by

If you don’t live in a state with a celebrated novelist, go to North Carolina and Thomas Wolfe. This is dark suited Thomas Wolfe, author of Look Homeward Angel, not white suited Tom Wolfe, author of The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. Same neighborhood, North Carolina and Virginia, but different eras. That Thomas Wolfe was such […]

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JB EXPLAINS ELECTION CHOICES

July 30, 2016 by

Baby Boomer Generation Knows Election Choices Putting a new tenant in the White House is always a roll of the dice, a gamble the entire world hopes goes their way. If you’re all about hope for better, then you seek ideas and writers who open doors, open windows, knock down walls of fear and doubt. […]

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BLOGGER BILL OF WRITES, PT 2

July 23, 2016 by

Why you need a blogger bill of writes when you call yourself a writer. If you’ve ever written anything that matters to you, you’re a writer. Say it loud, “I’m a writer.” Feels good, doesn’t it. Do it again. “I’m a writer.” Say it loud and proud, writer. “I’M A WRITER.” Now the hard part. […]

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