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D-DAY PRACTICE: DIEPPE, SLAPTON SANDS

June 6, 2016 by

History of D-Day practice neither grand or glorious. The real D-Day turned the tide in World War Two, but the two D-Day practice events left more dead than the real D-Day. Through those deaths communications improved. Coordination improved. And suppressing news improved. No one wanted it out that commanders had screwed up a D-Day practice […]

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BOOKS ON A SHELF YOU CAN’T TALK ABOUT

May 11, 2016 by

You Need To Read Books On A Shelf Before You Talk About Them. It only makes sense to read books on a shelf before you talk about them, but it doesn’t always work out that way. At a writers gathering the speaker showed up in all of their writer regalia geared to wow the young […]

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BOOMER IN AWESOMEVILLE

April 19, 2016 by

Ode to a departed man of the world, a Boomer in Awesomeville.   Some people you save for the long haul, guys you know will be around, you’ll catch up with them later with they pass through town.   They never change, you can count on that, from their Romeo slippers to their old ball […]

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DESTINATION PORTLAND

March 18, 2016 by

Once you move out, the city becomes a backdrop for Destination Portland. Oregonlive posted the story 9 Legit Reasons To Leave Portland For The Suburbs. Like millions of stories to stay in the Rose City, there’s just as many for leaving. The more questions you ask people about leaving Portland, the more you realize no […]

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BOOMER MOMS KNOW

March 6, 2016 by

If you love something, don’t set it free like boomer moms were set free. Boomer moms know all about love. Good love, bad love, boomer moms know the love cycle. First they were enchanted by the big strong men around them, the dads and uncles and neighbors. Then it was the young men who reminded […]

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MUMMY IN LAW AT 90 YEARS OLD

February 13, 2016 by

The best part of being a Mother in Law at 90? How many times have you heard tales of woe about a Mother In Law? How much woe can there be when she knows how to handle a tricky birthday drink? What could be wrong when you roll out with this model? She’s a traveler, […]

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ANGRY AMERICA? BBC SAYS YES

February 4, 2016 by

The BBC knows why you live in angry America. And angry Oregon. Research shows an angry America. Is it true? Yes, according to BBC research that includes all the big names in poll sampling. A CNN/ORC poll. Be angry the results are posted on a twenty nine page pdf file for clickability. NBC/Wall Street Journal […]

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NO MEAT IN BOOMER WOMEN SANDWICH GENERATION? NOW WHAT?

January 20, 2016 by

Boomer women in the sandwich generation help parents and kids. The parents and kids boomer women stand ready for are their parents, their kids. At least that’s how it’s supposed to work. You know, family. If the kids are in high school and college, they still need help. Right? If mom and dad are living […]

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HOW OREGON DUCKS SAVED COLLEGE FOOTBALL FOR ALABAMA

January 12, 2016 by

Alabama takes CFP Championship 45-40 over Clemson with TEMPO. By now alert college football fans understand tempo is code for Oregon in the Chip Kelly era. It wasn’t a travel accident that Kelly dropped in on the Crimson Tide last week. The coach now being called ‘toxic’ by NFL experts offered some tempo advice to […]

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PORTLAND TIMBERS, OREGON LOGS

December 9, 2015 by

Soccer Town USA and its suburbs are full of fans waiting for the Portland Timbers. They grew up when field hockey was the only PE sport for girls, when Title 9 and gender equality were just around the corner. They went to college, traveled, found someone special enough to have kids with, someone who understood […]

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