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WILT’S SON FROM SOUTH EUGENE?

  Wilt The Chopper; Wilt’s Son An Axeman A recent Sports Illustrated cover showed a man calling himself Wilt’s son. Why on the cover and why Wilt Chamberlain? The Big Dipper is called the most transformative athlete in sports. At least in basketball. That ought to be enough. But he’s dead. Been dead a while. […]

3 DATING TIPS FOR MILLENNIALS FROM BOOMERPDX

Another Case Of Helicopter Parenting, Or Planning For A Better Future? The older the Baby Boomer, the more they realize fragile life. More than that, they realize how fragile relationships are. How fragile? More delicate than an antique Haviland Le Bresil tea cup. That fragile. Drop one of those babies and feel instant regret. “$510? You […]

A BOOMER DADDY TALK FOR ADRIAN PETERSON

A Walk In The Woods Full Of Switches. My name is David and I’m a father  Adrian Peterson is a father also. Me and Adrian. He’s got sons, I’ve got sons. After that we’re not much alike as parents, and the news on Peterson gets worse. First he’s up on charges for caning a four year […]

8 WAYS BABY BOOMERS PLAY IT SAFE

The older we get, the more protection we need. This isn’t about police and fire sort of protection, it’s about feeling protected. What makes you feel protected, like you’ve done everything you can to insure your safety? Growing up, we had moms and dads protecting us. If we got bullied, our parents stood up for […]

YAHOO CALLS OUT BABY BOOMER DEBT

Why can’t they get the numbers right. UPDATE: Baby Boomer Birth Years run from 1946-1964. It’s more a reminder than an update, which is important when a Yahoo writer fits boomers age into the 65-74 age bracket. I’ll do the math. The youngest boomers turn fifty this year. Their life span runs from 1964-2014. So […]

Baby Boomers Screw Up Their Kids? Suuure They Do

 The original title of Simon Sinek’s article excerpt on Salon.com? ‘How Baby Boomers Screwed Their Kids And Created Millennial Impatience.’ The subtitle is , ‘Ambitious but easily distracted, Gen Y wants to be good but can’t stick to anything. It’s their parents’ fault.’ He get’s into it a little further in a TED talk where he asks […]