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BABY BOOMER ANTHOLOGY, A LIFE IN COMMON

May 20, 2016 by

Every family has a man with so much backbone you’d think he has two of them. Such a man might have been injured on the job and took up another line of work. Maybe that man was a logger who broke his back in the woods and took up ranching. His biggest regret was missing […]

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HISTORY, OREGON HISTORY

May 18, 2016 by

You could walk by this building on NW Everett and just keep walking. Nothing to see here, just a worn out facade in a beat down part of Portland with chips and stains. A couple of radiator shops across the street complete the view. If there was anything special about it, there wasn’t a sign, […]

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TIGARD POLICE EVENT AFTERMATH

May 6, 2016 by

From the bloodless Tigard Police event. I stopped in the local market for a few cold Beck’s Bombers. A Tigard police rig sat in the parking lot. Should I stop, or should I go. I stopped. I stopped in, bought a few Beck’s Bombers since my regular place had a few warm ones last time, […]

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TIGARD POLICE EVENT: NEIGHBOR RELATIONS, PT3

May 3, 2016 by

Are you good at neighbor relations? Want to be better? After talking to the Tigard police and the woman who owns the house the Tigard police event centered on, what’s next? One of the men who drives a diesel farm truck up and down the quiet roads sat in his rig while I mowed my […]

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LIFE LONG LEARNING STARTS EARLY

April 16, 2016 by

Baby Boomers do life long learning out of habit. What’s your excuse? Yes, I’m certified for leadership. At least that’s what the Fort Ord Leadership Academy says. What does a 21 Hour Leader Preparation Program do? In the wrong hands it turns a decent person into a tyrant. In the right hands it makes for […]

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HOW TO DRAG A PORTLAND DRUG HOUSE

March 7, 2016 by

Dragging the gut for young baby boomer is not the same as dragging Portland drug house. If you are in the drug life, a drug house next door is perfect. If you’re not in the life, the neighbor might crowd your style. Imagine a quiet street of stately homes. Sprinkler systems, architectural lighting, and meth. […]

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STOP CALLING DONALD TRUMP A BOOMER GODFATHER

February 24, 2016 by

Leopard spots and zebra stripes don’t change. Donald Trump does.   Born in 1946, Donald Trump is a leading edge baby boomer.   His years were prime time hippie-era where you set free what you loved to see if it came back, or not.   How did he miss the boat on sex, drugs, and […]

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STREET FIGHTING MAN, OR PUSH OVER

February 6, 2016 by

Breaking up a street fight doesn’t take a street fighting man. My reward for breaking up a street fight was a punch in the face. Street fighting is a personal thing, apparently one you shouldn’t interfere with. Except when it’s in your neighborhood. And it’s a man beating a woman. Then it gets personal. City […]

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MALHEUR BLUES

January 30, 2016 by

Malheur Blues (inspired by Bad Moon Rising)   Out on the Malheur Reservation Some men are getting set to die Surrounded by national attention Who now are asking questions why   Don’t drive after dark Leave your truck in park Don’t make yourself an easy mark   Pull out your pocket Constitution Demand that you […]

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YOU KNOW YOU MADE A WRONG TURN WHEN…

January 28, 2016 by

How often do we get warnings when we make the wrong turn? The #oregonstandoff took a wrong turn or two in the past month, but they’re not alone. How to respond when you learn a wrong turn could be a life saver? A wrong turn happens on foot, in cars, relationships. When things go wrong, […]

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