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PORTLAND OREGON SHARING ECONOMY

June 13, 2014 by

Try It Bro, You’ll Like It. Baby boomers are into sharing? I don’t think so, but Portland baby boomers are getting a close-up of modern sharing. But let’s back it up a little, first. Young boomer non-conformists, known as hippies, shared everything. They shared rides, loves, and space. They shared food, drink, and music. Listen […]

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BOX LIKE ALI TO LOSE WEIGHT

June 4, 2014 by

The weight loss industry works to turn big people into smaller versions of their former selves. Small people don’t take to it the same way. They don’t want to get much smaller than they already are. From surgery to cross-fit to P90-X, people are changing. It’s all good until new research on fitness/exercise comes out, […]

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THE BIRTHDAY BOY: HOW TO CELEBRATE YOUR DAD’S DAY

May 8, 2014 by

The Gillaspie children Wayne, Cleo, and Rex, c. 1948. This May 8th my Dad would have been 84 years old. Birthdays are important. To all baby boomers: Call your parents on their birthday. To all hipsters: Get off your scooter and show your parents you were raised right. Call them. To all millennials: Follow the […]

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NATURE’S BEST: A BLOGGER’S VIEW OF GOOD MANAGEMENT

May 7, 2014 by

Call It Natural. Call It The Best. Just Call It Good Business. Baby boomers remember natural food back in 1972. It was what’s for dinner at the macrobiotic commune while the rest of us gorged on bags of burgers. Or what the muscle guys ate to show how they developed without going on the juice, […]

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MILLENNIAL CELEBRITIES EXPLAIN AGING. WHO’S LISTENING?

April 28, 2014 by

The Dude Abides, Man. Boomers getting older. It’s a subject with a bright spotlight. From kids born between 1946 – 1964, from youthful fifty years olds to an ancient sixty eight, no generation said it louder, “We’re young and pretty, and you’re not.” Since their early go-to-hell days, baby boomers discovered they’re not any more […]

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10 BOOMER PARENT HABITS FOR MILLENNIALS

April 23, 2014 by

Why Reinvent The Play Pen? 1. You didn’t jump up every Sunday morning for church and now you feel like you’ve let the kids down spiritually. If you’ve checked the news over the past decade or so you’ve seen moves in The Church like a retiring pope and expressions of remorse after centuries of poor […]

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AGING OR GETTING OLD, THE BOOMER CHOICE

April 17, 2014 by

Do You Know The Difference? Let’s Take A Shot. Aging makes things better. Aged cheese is better than Velveeta. Wine from a certain year is better than yesterday’s Night Train. Beer is better aged than green. Barrel aged whiskey is better than fresh squeezed white lightning. Aged beef? I’d like to hear more about it […]

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THE HAPPY WAY OF AGING RIGHT ON TIME

March 20, 2014 by

The International Day Of Happiness Is Today. The first time you thought, “I’ll be glad when this is over,” probably wasn’t during a happy moment. Take the family dinner as a kid. Your plate sits in front of you full of green peppers, hamburger, and rice pretending to be dinner. Your parents know you have […]

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BODY CLEANSING JUICE FAST, WHAT TO EXPECT

March 19, 2014 by

Keep this in mind: You won’t starve. It might sound like cutting weight for wrestling season, but a monitored juice fast at the Portland Wellness Center is different. Think of it as a time to relax. Less time shopping for food and cooking. Fewer dishes to wash. That stuff takes time. How much time is a surprise […]

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THEFT IN SPORTS, THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE BEST

March 18, 2014 by

Stealing is a big part of baseball tradition. The air fills with electricity when great base runners threaten to take off. The crowd cheers and history books get rewritten with a speedy runner standing on first. Pitchers get nervous. Right-handers peek over their left shoulder for a pick-off. Lefties have a stare-down. Catchers check their […]

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