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7 WAYS TO JOIN A MILITIA THAT MATTERS

January 18, 2016 by

Join a militia expecting things to go right? Then join the right militia. First, look in the mirror. Take a good, long, look. Do you see an eighteen year old? Nineteen or twenty? Or do you see a forty or fifty year old? Maybe sixty? Either way, ask yourself if you really want to join […]

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GENERATION BOOMER AND THE DAMAGE DONE

December 17, 2015 by

They came in the as Boomer Generation, leaving as a Generation Boomer. Generation Boomer, at least those with millennial kids, lived up to the name. Our Millennials lead the list of the ‘most populous generation’ category. And most photogenic. You can’t be too smug when you’ve produced the biggest generation since the Baby Boomers, the […]

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BACK TO THE FUTURE AT 60

October 21, 2015 by

Back To The Future Or How’d You Know It Would Turn Out Like This? By 1985 the oldest baby boomers were around 40 years old. They were old hippies by then, or peppy preppies if they cut their hair and learned how to trade bonds. Yes the boomer generation was settling in quite nicely toward […]

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THAT PORTLAND?

September 19, 2015 by

What You Won’t See Won’t Bother You. The truth is you need Portland and Portland needs you. When you move here, take a good look in the mirror. You are the ‘new blood.’ You will ‘make a difference.’ You will ‘change things’ by your presence. Soon enough you notice other new people making a difference […]

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HOW HARD? BOOMER HARD

July 27, 2015 by

Growing Up During Baby Boomer Years Made You Hard. The last thing you want to be called is soft. Soft in the head, soft in the gut, soft arms. Part of living a sedentary life, not a lazy life but not active, is how it leaves a body. Soft. Soft and lumpy after too many […]

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BOOMER PRIORITIES: THE LIST

May 30, 2015 by

If You Don’t Have A List Of Baby Boomer Priorities, Make One. Ignore your boomer priorities list and someone will make one for you. Tip: You won’t like it. The regular off-the-shelf list isn’t good enough anymore. The Ten Commandments, Golden Rule, and self-help guides still work fine, but boomers face new challenges that need […]

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HEMP HYPE FROM A GANJA GANGSTER

February 27, 2015 by

What Is Hemp Hype? The Oregonian showed up with a front page above the fold image of someone about to roll a pile of weed into a single zigzag sheet. It’s an inflammatory image geared to race the hearts of the anti-hemp crowd. Baby boomers know this scene. They’ve either lived it or left the […]

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ALIENATED BOOMERS VS MODERN HIPPIE

November 14, 2014 by

Take a good look at the next Millennial hippie. A twenty-something in tie dye, hygiene averse, stands next to their custom made bicycle at a happening brew pub. This isn’t a Halloween costume, it’s their outfit of choice. Call it lifestyle for lack of a better term. Just don’t call it throwback. Their choice of […]

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PDX HISTORY IN WILLAMETTE WEEK

November 7, 2014 by

It’s All In The Personal Details For Portland. Historic data reflects how things were and warn against what might be coming. After the facts of an event circulate through enough hands it becomes hard truth. The forty year history of Portland as recounted by Willamette Week reporters show a city recent arrivals will never know. […]

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METH: THE MESSAGE, THE MESSENGER, AND FITNESS

July 20, 2014 by

Breaking Bad Goes Good? What’s the first thing to consider when you meet someone in tremendous shape? Good diet and workout? Steroids? Human growth hormones? Meth? That last one is a sticker. Who says meth is a health supplement? Any hands? No? Ok, meth is not a fitness supplement. Meth is a soul robbing drug […]

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