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How Chief Broom Explains Politics

October 3, 2013 by

With Help From Ken Kesey. Every baby boomer born finds emotional relief in Beatles lyrics. It comes with the territory. You find yourself in times of trouble, then what? Do you let it be? Boomerpdx says consult the classics. Start with One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest.

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American Baby Boomer History, pt.1

September 2, 2013 by

  Little Baby Boomers launched into the world between 1946-1964, the year after WWII ended and LBJ’s first elected Presidential year. Imagine the tension, the residual stress, from a global upheaval that included carpet bombing and comfort women. They did what they had to do to save the world from Nazis and crazed Japanese militants and it […]

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Baby Boomers And The Kid Car

August 20, 2013 by

So Many Choices Where are the days when you turned sixteen and your daddy handed you the keys to your new ride? The boys got a muscle car and the girls a cute pink convertible. Those days are still around somewhere. Is this what happened when you turned sixteen: “Here, honey, take the keys and […]

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Boomer Gold Standards

August 3, 2013 by

At the rate of 10,000 a day, Baby Boomers drive into their golden years. They are the most prepared. They are the least prepared. The truth is, they are somewhere in the middle. Or, as Charles Dickens wrote: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of […]

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Age Unlimited

May 19, 2013 by

or, How Many Ways Can You Say Geezer?   Boomers roll up the years differently than any generation. Don’t trust anyone over thirty? Not any more. Hope you die before you get old? The Who didn’t, why should you. When does the slide to oldie but goodie begin? Check the Master athlete world records for […]

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