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BABY BOOMERS: FROM THE ‘I KNOW’ GENERATION TO ‘IDK’

May 25, 2014 by

A ‘One Up’ For The Rest Of You. Hardly a conversation goes by without one person saying, “I know,” in response to everything. Is this what passes for active listening? A more articulate version of uh huh, uh huh, or yeah right? Boomers have been the leading offender, but they’re losing ground. They might say […]

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BOOMERS AND THEIR PETS ARE GOOD MEDICINE

May 12, 2014 by

Walk the dog, or pet the cat?  If normal pets are good for our health, then abnormal pets ought to be even better. But first, what is a normal pet? As kids we got whatever our parents brought home. Rusty the cute little dog with a biting habit. Tom, the king of the jungle cat […]

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SPORTS PRIMER IN BLACK AND WHITE

May 2, 2014 by

(written for boomeon.com) When sports jump the tracks onto mainstream media, even non-sport fans benefit. The news about Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling did just that, and so much more. His feelings about 80% of NBA players created a teaching moment. History students, like this blogger, enjoy relating past events and people to current […]

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BEAUTIFUL BOOMERS AND YOU TOO

April 25, 2014 by

As much as forever young Boomers hate to admit it, going around the block a few times is a plus. The first time around was enough to make you say, “Wow.” Everyone says wow. The second time might not be so awe inspiring, but still a good lap. The third time around the block feels like […]

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LA FREEWAY OR NYC SUBWAY: WHERE WILD THINGS ROAM

April 16, 2014 by

The BoomerPdx Transportation Award Goes To… Ask a New York City native how they get around without a car and they’ll say they know at least three ways to get where they need to go without hailing a cab. 1. Walk. 2. Bus. 3. Subway. When a New Yorker talks about the subway they make […]

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THE COLOR OF OREGON BOOMERS

April 5, 2014 by

From Tie-Dye To Green. It’s hard to avoid the noise about legal weed. Colorado, Washington, and whatever’s happening in California, nearly surrounds Oregon in hemp. Once Idaho jumps in, it’s all over. If it’s good enough for apple knockers, spud boys, and the Golden State, why not Oregon? That’s the question that’ll be answered behind […]

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INTERPRETING AARP’S TOP TEN BABY BOOMER ALBUMS

February 26, 2014 by

A Top Ten list never includes everyone’s picks, but who doesn’t trust AARP? They’ve got their finger on the public pulse, especially the public with silver threads running through their hair paint like mine. It’s a nice list with a few omissions which I’ll add toward the end of this Portland baby boomer take. For younger readers I’ll list […]

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NOTES FROM A FORMER ALL-IN SPORTS FAN

February 26, 2014 by

Check with older people, in this case the 40+ sports fans, and you won’t feel the lunacy of the field storming younger fans. Why? Because they’ve grown up? They don’t have time? They’re burned out? Or is it something else? If you have a favorite team, you’re a fan for life. That’s the deal. Maybe it’s […]

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MONUMENTS MEN, THE ULTIMATE BOOMER MOVIE

February 20, 2014 by

In The Baby Boomer World Encompassed By Boomerpdx, Who Expected This? Waiting a few weeks to review a new movie isn’t the sort of thing that pumps box office numbers. You want to hit it on the first night, or even better score a ticket to a preview showing. Timely reviews push new movies hard, […]

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Baby Boomers Screw Up Their Kids? Suuure They Do

January 6, 2014 by

 The original title of Simon Sinek’s article excerpt on Salon.com? ‘How Baby Boomers Screwed Their Kids And Created Millennial Impatience.’ The subtitle is , ‘Ambitious but easily distracted, Gen Y wants to be good but can’t stick to anything. It’s their parents’ fault.’ He get’s into it a little further in a TED talk where he asks […]

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