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NW Boomer’s Adventure Coast

How Much Excitement Can You Take? The Southwest Oregon Coast Has The Answer. Drive south on I-5. When you see signs for Eugene, keep going. Turn off at the Drain exit for Hwy 38 and don’t stop until you find Hwy 101 and Reedsport. Then turn left for another southern run. Just past Lakeside you’ll […]

The Baby Boomer Prince

How does the Royal Family bring out so many opposing opinions? The Queen is selfish for hanging onto the throne so long. Or, she’s smart not to step aside for her ding-a-ling oldest son, Prince Charles. Charles went over his head to marry Diana. Or, Charles followed his heart for Camilla. Go ahead and pile […]

Boomers, Choose A New Sport

If you’ve ever seen an adult league basketball game, then this is familiar territory: Older players show up at the local grade school at night with big bags. Is this for a trip to the gym or a month in Europe? They start unpacking their gear and you can’t figure out what it all is. When they […]

Multi-Gen Boomer Home?

The Main Fear Of Living Alone A benefit of living with different age groups is the point of view. Both ends squeeze the middle, which is fine if you’re not in the middle. For better and worse, baby boomers sit right in the middle. They are the meat in the generational sammy. The youths grow to […]

Museum Boomer, pt 2

Is There Ever Enough Stuff To Go Find? Stuff with unexpected strings came from a deceased man’s house. A museum curator reviewed an inventory of stuff in the house and made a small list. The recent death gave the job a sense of urgency to get in and get out, but also called for more […]

Live Well On Less?

Boomers, Go Gingham Style The beauty of the blogosphere is finding good ideas and making them better. Sometimes an idea is too good. Go Gingham is one of them. If you’ve ever hyperventilated in Nordstroms and wondered why, or felt disturbed after you noticed everything in big-box stores come from China, you need a new style. Think of it as going off the ‘mass-consumer’ […]

Michael Graves Shower

The Problem Seems To Be Growing Oregon boomers, along with anyone with a tile shower, know this problem. The same goes for anyone in Portland with a house painted white. Stuff grows all over. If you don’t clean it up, it keeps growing. Tile is a special problem. Sure, it looks pretty at first. Then […]

INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES

A short list of things done and things to do. From Mark Palmer, InterMat Senior Writer. From uphillwriting.org. From bettersmarterricher.com. From oregnsportsnews.com. From gemellipress.com. From the Oregonian about the Oregon Historical Society. From the Oregonian about Occupy Portland. From the Oregonian about life saving. From the Oregonian about manners. From Portland Tribune about end of […]

Every D-Day

National WWII Museum, New Orleans How did Tom Hanks become the baby boomer go-to guy for WWII? Was it Saving Private Ryan, or Band of Brothers? Both good guesses if you haven’t seen him in New Orleans. After his acting job introducing the big show there, he is THE go-to guy. You know him as a film actor, but […]

Midwest Via East PDX

How To Know If The Food Is The Real Deal Going out to a theme restaurant in Portland? Heading downtown for some delicious ethnic food? The choices are endless. Chinese food isn’t the only thing in Chinatown, but it’s a good bet you’ll find a place you like. Other restaurant tells that let you know where they’re coming from: a […]