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Momma’s Last Birthday Present

November 26, 2013 by

Have you been a baby boomer caregiver? It’s part of the sandwich generation. I don’t mean a visitor who holds hands and reads, though that’s as important as anything. Human contact with the aged, the infirm, and dying isn’t measured by machines but no one doubts the power. I mean 24/7 family caregiving where you […]

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Boomers, More Than An Era

November 19, 2013 by

The Name, The People. Nicknames like Boomer describe people, places, and things, ^. The people don’t name themselves, though. Retired Baby Boomer quarterback Boomer Esiason was either named for his cannon arm, or for kicking real hard in his mother’s womb. That’s a picture no mom wants to see on the ultra-sound, a baby with a power […]

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Baby Boomer Travel, pt 1

October 9, 2013 by

Plan Ahead Or Suffer. Once you step out your front door the machinery kicks into gear. It’s either too late to change plans, or you don’t want to be the one changing. Be a good sport. Baby boomers know how to be good sports. We also know how to whine so don’t be alarmed when […]

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Tigard Backpack Program

October 2, 2013 by

Charlie Sandbo Shows How To Help A Food Budget. How often do you read about retiring Baby Boomers striving to remain relevant? Whether it’s their family, their community at large, or something on a national level, Boomers keep looking for a better way. Is it a surprise that a boomer couple’s son would do the […]

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Love Shines On Broadway

September 22, 2013 by

And Keeps Shining On. Hey there Delilah what’s it like in New York City I’m a thousand miles away But girl tonight you look so pretty, yes you do Times Square can’t shine as bright as you, I swear it’s true

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Home Town Sports Forty Years Later

September 19, 2013 by

High school reunions fall somewhere between a celebration and a punch in the gut. The celebration begins with joining classmates again. The punch comes from seeing the changes. In small town Oregon the punch comes from seeing the old school. In North Bend, the old school was a celebration.

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How To Attend A Baby Boomer Gay Marriage

September 8, 2013 by

Have you been at the altar for a gay marriage? In the audience? If so, which part of the ceremony was evil enough to mark the couples for death like the suggestion reported in the Huffington Post? As a life guide the Bible leads the way. In the hands of hate-mongers it leads astray. Get back […]

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Baby Boomer And The Oregon Ducks

August 29, 2013 by

What defines big time? The wise answer, the baby boomer blogger answer, is ‘The big time is right where you are.’ But that doesn’t always work out. People who hate where they are, either geographically or emotionally, want a better answer. For them, the big time is out there waiting just around the corner, and […]

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Middle Child, Middle Boomer, Middle You

August 15, 2013 by

  A friend has two family members, one older and one younger, with birthdays so close they have their own little birthday club. The friend cried about it so much every year that he started getting presents on their birthdays to shut him up. He kept secret score as the middle child in the line-up. What else did Middle Child […]

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JOE QUEENAN’S KIDS AND YOUR KIDS

August 11, 2013 by

When it comes to helping millennials move out on their own, ask Joe Queenan how it’s done. He writes in the Wall Street Journal: “A large part of the problem is that young adults (millennials are 18 to 31 years old) don’t hate their parents the way baby boomers hated theirs; a lot of us […]

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