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THE BOOMER END OF THE SPEEDO CHALLENGE

March 2, 2017 by

    Any challenge but the Speedo Challenge?   Even without a dashing, single-ski dock start, or the dive team Speedo, the man carried a lethal air. He looked like he could fight death and fear, and win. It made him an icon. Leaping off a houseboat deck rail into thin air with one foot […]

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PRESIDENT OBAMA LETTER TO OREGON’S BOOMER BLOGGER

January 18, 2017 by

  Fan letter delivers President Obama letter.   What happens after you write a fan letter to the President of the United States? You like their act so you write them to say so. Then forget about it. They’re not looking for a new best friend. Besides he’s got Joe Biden. The memorable part was […]

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OBAMA FAREWELL SPEECH, OR CITIZENSHIP CLASS

January 11, 2017 by

President Obama farewell speech a study in civics.   At the crossroads of history, President Obama gave his last big goodbye. The heart of his farewell? The Constitution. You’d expect different from a Constitution scholar with twelve years in the classroom? Like a great politician, a showman for the ages, he did it in Chicago […]

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THE DAY DRUGS STOPPED WORKING? NEVER

January 9, 2017 by

  The last place you want to go after the drugs stopped. The drugs stopped working at a mom and pop funeral parlor where the owners lived upstairs. A shiny metal coffin sat in the chapel with a beautiful young woman inside. She wore a conservative suit, the sort of clothes that get people hired […]

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WHAT THE FORCE ALWAYS SAYS AT THE END OF THE DAY

December 28, 2016 by

Carrie Fisher shows The Force was strong in this one You wake up one morning and things are different. Not illness, or foreboding, just something not quite right. Call it a feeling. Now what? Either spend the day riding doubt to the end of light, or do something else. Here’s a vote for something else. […]

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KITCHEN TABLE BEER TRAVEL: OREGON TO GERMANY

December 4, 2016 by

  Beer travel starts at John’s Market in Multnomah. Culturally aware types emphasize art and architecture for reasons to travel. They love the history, the land, the people. And they can’t stop talking about all the new stuff they learn. If it’s someone you know, you listen like you’re not hearing an endless variation of […]

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SCIENCE, HISTORY, OREGON’S BOOMER BLOGGER

November 15, 2016 by

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 […]

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LITTLE BEIRUT PORTLAND SHOWS UP

November 12, 2016 by

  Get ready for Little Beirut Portland the right way. Ask your policeman friends the right questions. + Is it safe? – No, it’s not safe. + Is tonight the night? –  We’re totally hands off. That’s why you see what you see. + Giving up the freeway? –  The big surprise was getting to […]

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AMERICAN VOTER, THE REAL CAMPAIGN WINNER

November 7, 2016 by

A challenge for the American Voter? Who said the biggest part of a job is showing up? American voter knows their job, know where to go. Will they show up in the sort of numbers that reinforce participatory democracy? That’s the idea on the ballot, other wise, why bother? The ballot American voter drops on […]

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ONE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM VISIT LATER

October 17, 2016 by

Museums make you feel something; in the Holocaust Museum it’s fear. Why is the Holocaust Museum, or more correctly the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, so frightening? Call it a learning tool. Older visitors who’ve watched a few Holocaust movies and documentaries need a reminder that the events shown in the Holocaust Museum actually happened. […]

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