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GIVING GOOD ADVICE, OR . . . ?

Who reads blogs for good advice?
If you do, is there any follow through?
Asking what to do means there might be a problem.
The biggest problem is when you’re the only one who sees the problem.
Then what?
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OFF THE HOOK IN GOLDEN YEARS?

As the golden years of retirement stretch out before you there are a few things to keep in mind.
Probably more than ten line items, but this is a start.
You don’t have to agree with any of them, but pick and choose in any order.
I’ll start:
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END PRODUCT IS WHAT PEOPLE CARE ABOUT, NOT PRACTICE

‘End Product’ is another way of saying, “What have you done lately?”
We pay to go to concerts, games, and races.
We don’t pay to go to practice rooms, weight rooms, or interval track training, the stuff done before the end product.
Buy a ticket for an event and you expect a competent performance?
Sounds reasonable to me.
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HISTORICAL ACCURACY? IMPORTANT, OR NOT

I’m a fan of historical accuracy, of a story that stands up to scrutiny not opinion,
My feeling is that the people involved in historical events deserve the decency of applied history.
How to apply history?
It’s all about the sources.
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MAKING THE CANCER CALL 2026

Ten years ago I got the cancer call.
Me: Hello.
Doc: Are you sitting down?
Me: Yes. (I was in the bathroom.)
Doc: The tests came back. You have cancer.
Me: That’s not good.
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TREATING CANCER WITH A POLYFACE FARMS MODALITY

Treating cancer like Polyface Farms. The best results save the land and the person. Machiavelli said the end justifies the means. But only if the end shares a happy ending? A happy ending in cancer is a cured patient. I’m not looking for a ‘successful surgery but lost the patient’ deal.

COPING WITH CANCER: EVERYDAY, OR JUST WHEN IT COMES UP

The first thing I read in a cancer waiting room was Coping With Cancer magazine. Articles and essays defined cancer, breaking down a most unimaginable deal to human understanding. The snippet for Coping on google says, “Coping with Cancer. A wide variety of professionals share their knowledge and experience in easy-to-read, relevant articles, and patients, […]

Caregiving For The Baby Boomer Spouse

3 Ways To Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way. Who can name the ‘Do Your Own Thing’ generation? How about the ‘March To The Beat Of A Different Drummer’ generation? Or the ‘If You Love Something Set It Free’ generation? The ‘Me’ generation? The one with ‘Radicals And Freaks?’ On a blog called […]

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BOOMER UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY

Time to answer the charges? Boomer UNTIL proven guilty. Too many accuse the baby boomer generation of things they didn’t do. How can that change? And how fast? You may recognize some of the accusations, you might have a made a few yourself. After all these years, it’s finally okay. Let it go. Boomers showed […]

OREGON BABY BOOMER GRAY STREAK

Oregon baby boomer hopes for more in the home state. In Oregon it’s more blue sky and sunshine. More days of unexpected kindness. More reasons to trust. When it feels like your state, not just a current address, you need more goodness just to break even. And that’s if you’re lucky. Live in Oregon long […]

PUSH YOUR ENVELOPE FOR PROOF

Go outside the box and push your envelope. Push it real good. Too often baby boomers take the good advice of slowing down, like take time to smell the roses. It’s good advice because we’re not the proverbial spring chicken anymore, but it doesn’t mean crawl into a hole and die. When is the last […]

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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 […]

MEXICO TRAVEL: PUERTO VALLARTA PERFECTION, pt3

    The top down view from the seventh floor in Old Vallarta, or Viejo Vallarta, to the square.   Is it Frida Kahlo’s turquoise house? It’s the right color.   If it part of the Kahlo catalogue, she’s got octopus on her self portrait.   But it’s not Frida. Not enough eyebrow.  

BOOMER TRAVEL: GO IT ALONE?

The Benefits Of Single Boomer Travel Are Many, Even If You’re Married? Good reasons to travel as a couple include shared experience above all. There’s a bond that occurs between a husband and wife traveling together. Pictures and video don’t tell the story. Neither does a diary or a narrative recounting. The glee and spirit […]

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