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OREGON HISTORY SPEAKS OUT

February 15, 2015 by

 Kate Brown Knows The Drill. 1. Gravity’s History. Not long ago Governor Kitzhaber spoke during the memorial for Thomas Vaughan. He was a great man who elevated the role of history in Oregon by leading the Oregon Historical Society to great heights. Saturday, on Oregon’s 2015 birthday, the woman replacing Governor Kitzhaber the day after […]

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BABY BOOMER EXPECTATIONS ARE PREMEDITATED RESENTMENT?

January 5, 2015 by

So This Is Why There’s So Much Anger. Even the sound of ‘premeditated resentment’ sounds so wrong. If you’re going to premeditate something it’s usually murder as in ‘premeditated murder.’ You’ve got a victim in mind and make plans to knock them off? That’s premeditated murder. Next stop, death row. Expectations don’t seem as harsh. […]

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REAL LIFE AND SPORTS: MORE THAN A GAME

October 27, 2014 by

The hardest moments in real life come with saying goodbye. There’s never a last goodbye, and never enough time. We say goodbye to people and places, moms and dads, and it’s all too real. Celebrated coaches from high school years move on, or you move on, and you hear about their passing. You remember them […]

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JOHN KITZHABER: OREGON BABY BOOMER GOVERNOR

October 23, 2014 by

Boomerpdx is a non-affilliated blog giving a baby boomer perspective to Portland, Oregon, and beyond. If it had a mission statement it would read like the Bible: Treat others as you would like to be treated. No one goes wrong with the Golden Rule. From a political point of view, especially in an election year, […]

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A BOOK NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO WRITE

October 11, 2014 by

And Every Parent Should Read. Conner Luby died in a car crash. As I wrote that line in the lobby of a hotel near the Arizona State campus a one year old boy turned the corner before his dad showed up. We both smiled and he wobbled along when his father caught up. The dad […]

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LOVE IN THE TIME OF TACOMA

October 6, 2014 by

One sure measure of a city on the way up is the people who move there. When the smart crowd shows up, things change. Of course it takes more than intelligence. It also takes commitment and patience. Combine intelligence, commitment, and patience in newly weds who choose to make Tacoma their home, and the fuse […]

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CAN AXON SPORTS TESTING HELP BOOMERS?

September 23, 2014 by

Athletes are different. How different is always the question. What happens after your favorite players leave their sport is the best view of how different they are. No one enjoys seeing their sports heroes fall back to earth. You watched them soar with the eagles, then watched as they tumble back to normal. And it’s […]

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TOO OLD TO RETIRE YOUNG?

September 19, 2014 by

Sixty Is The New Sixty In The Garden. The dream used to be make a million before you’re thirty and retire. You’ve seen these people, these young retirees? They travel, learn new languages, stay in shape. In other words they’re bored to death and need to keep finding challenges before their brains shut down completely. […]

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MRS. DOUBTFIRE IN THE HOUSE

August 12, 2014 by

Robin Williams Lives In Every Boomer, so does Mrs. Doubtfire. I met my mother in law before Mrs. Doubtfire came out in 1993, but the shock of them being the same person never left. Robin Williams could have studied his part with her help. She’s from England, has a domestic science degree, and taught what […]

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REMEMBER TO STRETCH BEFORE FOOTBALL SEASON

August 11, 2014 by

Are You Ready For The Pain? Across every sports spectrum, except soccer, you hear the same thing in August. “Are you ready for some football?” The fans are ready to go rabid, the ex-players, the has-beens, and the never was-ers. It’s the time of year when everyone is great, everyone’s a champion, and even people […]

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