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BABY BOOMER CRY TOWEL

Who else needs a cry towel? Everyone.
Who admits it? Not everyone.
The problem is not everyone had a cry towel when it counted.
Like when they were a baby.
You can see it in people who think of kids as just another mouth to feed.
Instead of the biggest thing ever, that baby found themselves born into a convenient file.

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RECLAIMING MY TIME ON SOUTHERN OREGON COLLEGE SIXTY-FIVE YEARS LATER

Southern Oregon College Graduating Class of 1960: My dad.
He transferred after two years at Central Oregon Community College in Bend.
It was a well used path to the first college degree in his family.
He was thirty years old, an old 30.
Back then thirty was older, fifty was a grandparent. Hit sixty and you’re probably dead a few years.
Southern Oregon College changed his life. And, I’d like to say, since davidpdx strives to honor higher education, it changed my life too, although five year old me was still only five years old.
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RETIREMENT GYM GUY IN EVERYONES FUTURE

Meet retirement gym guy, the man who’s been everywhere, done everything, driven every kind of car made, and needs you to know all about it.
They know what you should do, when you should do it, and where.
With emergency warning levels, you’ll learn about their most recent illness, surgery, and recovery.
It could be going better, they say, but it is what it is.
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GAINING CONFIDENCE, losing confidence

The thing about confidence, gaining confidence, is making it personal.
Something bothers you until you do something about it, then it doesn’t bother you. As much.
Whether you fixed a problem, or not, you did something.
That’s a win in the davidpdx book, blog, post, something.
It’s win.
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EARLY TO WORK EVERY DAY

In my field if you’re not early to work, you’re late.
If you’re late you can’t be a blogger?
No, you can be late and blog, late and write, and it’s a good idea to be late.
Being late builds demand. Can’t you feel it?
But not too late.
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toughen up

BOOMERPDX DIET TIP

Five things to stop eating? Or zero? That’s A BoomerPdx Diet Tip. C – carbonated drinks R – refined sugar A – artificial sweeteners &colors P – processed foods Why stop eating anything? White bread, white rice, pasta. Sugar and cream. Stop eating that? Too controversial. Food is nutritional, cultural, and historical. Bread means farming […]

WHAT SEVERE ILLNESS MEANS TO OTHERS

  Under the category of ‘Who Knew’, severe illness opens the door to compassion. And it’s not all about you.   Talk between cancer survivors is one thing; talk between a cancer survivor and someone untouched launches other topics. Some survivors are good listeners, others see the open door and rush right through.   That […]

FUKUSHIMA FEVER OR BEER

That red line aiming for Oregon hit me with a wave of Fukushima Fever. If you don’t live on the Oregon coast, you drive to the Oregon coast. That’s how it works. If you don’t like the drive, you move there. I grew up on the Oregon coast so every time I go to the […]

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boomer years

BOOMERS FIND A WAY, NOT FADE AWAY

Boomers find a way, not fade away, in the time they share. How do you stay relevant or become relevant in something new? Too often baby boomers use the ‘invisible’ excuse as in, “I know I’m invisible because I remember when I wasn’t.” If that doesn’t ring a bell for you, give it a few […]

YOU QUALIFY FOR ONE LAST BEER IF…

  If you haven’t seen it yet, you will. Someone you know gives up the chase for the perfect beer, telling the world about One. Last. Beer. But it’ll never be you. Never. Whether it’s medical, legal, or family pressure, if you see a fellow beer lover after a year, and they say they quit […]

THE PORTLAND DREAM GROWS DARK

  Move to Portland, it’ll be fun they say You’ll learn to love clouds on a sunny day It might be weird but you’ll like that Bring your flannel and a lumberjack hat   Move to Portland and bring your skills The new people know how to find the deals Where food is organic, free […]

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buckle up

MANHATTAN STATES OF MIND ACROSS AMERICA

    Does anyone see a Manhattan sunrise and feel the power of the Big Apple, the urge to go out and take a big bite? Or a Manhattan sunset at the end of another satisfying day sorting chicken and chicken sh!t.   Manhattan promised you could make it anywhere if you could make it […]

TRAVEL ENGLAND WITH FOREVER YOUNG MILLENNIALS

  Aging in travel England Some moments remain frozen in time for better or worse. Remember when you missed middle school graduation and summer football workouts? Your parents decided to drag you around England instead. And your life was ruined. That last thing you wanted to do was be a show pony for your folks. […]

AT THE TRIMET BUS STOP

Public Transportation In Portland, The TriMet Bus Stop, And People. A man walks up to a trimet bus stop. A couple are arguing. The man ignores them. The lady seems agitated. The other man pushes in on her. Here’s what you do: Check your position. You want to be able to step away without the […]

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