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BOOMERPDX INTERVIEW: ONE VETERAN, ONE STUDENT, ONE PARENT

A faux-BoomerPDX interview works to paint a citizenship picture, a mosaic, by covering nervous subjects. For this edition it’s a veteran, a student, and a parent doing the work. And they have plenty to say. Take a read:

USEFUL NOISE WHEN SKIP A ROPE IS THE SOUND OF COMFORT

The sound of useful noise is a comfort. Some find it in a guitar, others in a piano, still more in the song they sing in the shower. No one sings Skip A Rope for comfort. It’s a mean song that’s beginning to sound like a new national anthem. Hit the link to hear it. […]

FAKE LIFE: HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE BEING DEKED OUT

Living a fake life, a double life or more, comes with a few problems when you’re found out. And you will be found out since people like to talk. But what if you’re on the receiving end of a fake life scammer? Who do you blame? Not yourself.

HATEFUL MAN: WHEN IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW

Does a nice man turn into a hateful man overnight? Or does it take time. Older men feel a certain pressure, a weight building. When it all goes wrong, when negative experiences stack up and fall over, hate splatters everything around them. Maybe you know a hateful man? Used to know a hateful man?

DAD DEGREES LIKE COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT GRADED BY WIFE

Dad degrees? If you’re never heard of one, it’s because they don’t exist. Or do they? Don’t we grade parents like we do anything else? Start with the parents from childhood, your childhood, not your kid’s. I’ll go first.

QUITTERS NEVER WIN, WINNERS NEVER QUIT, BUT . . .

Quitters carry a label that’s hard to peal off, steam off, or scratch off. Once someone gets used to quitting important things, they can quit anything. The best of them develop a skill set where they try to convince themselves they didn’t really quit anything. The reasoning? They were surrounded by real quitters so no […]

BOOMER TRAFFIC SCHOOL

INSPIRED BY When you move to the suburbs, remember this: You’re not the first. You’ll find long-term residents in your new town whose parents and grandparents all went to the schools your kids will attend. They’re not used to new people. When you tell them you moved from Portland’s inner-eastside, they’ll look at you like […]

FATHER’S DAY REMINDER: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

When my kids were young we played a game of ‘Who’s Your Daddy’ one Father’s Day. It started and ended with one question: “Who would you rather have as a dad than me?” I had their answers all planned out. Of course they’d favor me? Instead of a simple “You” as […]

AUTHORITARIAN PARENT? WHAT OTHER KIND IS THERE

A scene from the movie Vision Quest shows Louden Swain’s buddy Kuch at home with his dad. Instead of a bonding moment of shared struggle, the dad slaps Kuch around, telling him he’ll never be nothing. Nothing. Wrestling might make him feel like a big shot, but he’ll still be nothing. […]

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BOOMERPDX INTERVIEW: ONE VETERAN, ONE STUDENT, ONE PARENT

USEFUL NOISE WHEN SKIP A ROPE IS THE SOUND OF COMFORT

FAKE LIFE: HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE BEING DEKED OUT

HATEFUL MAN: WHEN IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE YOU KNOW

DAD DEGREES LIKE COLLEGE DEGREE, BUT GRADED BY WIFE

QUITTERS NEVER WIN, WINNERS NEVER QUIT, BUT . . .

BOOMER TRAFFIC SCHOOL

Ben Affleck Married “What’s in your wallet” Girl And Lost His Way?

FATHER’S DAY REMINDER: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

AUTHORITARIAN PARENT? WHAT OTHER KIND IS THERE

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