page contents Google

Search Results for: travel

NW Boomer Travel, pt.2

From Empire To Enterprise Do you need proof that Oregon qualifies as a European nation? It’s more than the beer, but that’s a good start, ja? Oregon is one of the few states, maybe only state, that holds such a huge variety of road trips. For example, find a map and run your finger from […]

NW Boomer Travel, pt.1

The Oregon Alps If you look back at Portland from LaGrande, the miles pile up. But you’re not done. You can’t drive to the Swiss Alps on Interstate 84, but the Oregon Alps are a tank of gasoline away. Look for highway 82 and read the signs to Joseph.

Baby Boomer Travel

or, How To Get Out Of The House And Not Go Crazy You’ve got a check-list and you see a few boxes that need marks. Go to college and get a degree? Check. Pay off student loans? Check. Get married and have kids? Check and check/check. Get divorced? No check. Run a marathon? Check. Run […]

TIME TRAVELER

BABY BOOMERS SEE YOUR WORLD THROUGH NEW EYES (When a facebook friend is also the first English teacher you had who improved the language, pay attention. In his words:) ‘Home.’ Quite a word. I just traveled ‘home’ with my aging little brother up the Columbia River Gorge to Arlington/Hermiston in Oregon’s high desert. The land […]

OREGON DUCKS, #1 COLLEGE FOOTBALL, BUT . . . ?

The Oregon Ducks show no signs of slowing down. They’re not migrating, not flying south for the winter, not going anywhere. No problems in Duck-land?

HPV-16 CANCER IS A SNEAK

HPV-16 cancer is on the ballot this time around. You wouldn’t know it because there’s no hoopla, but it’s there. Sometimes it’s here, sometimes it’s there, but most of the time it’s a mystery. But, dear readers, as you know, cancer of any kind is a hard road to travel. What are my cancer talk […]

BIG DISAPPOINTMENTS, BECAUSE THERE’S MORE THAN ONE

My big disappointments are what come up first in a life review. “Dang, that could have worked out better.” Following that track doesn’t lead to a very good review. This post will explain how to work it out better for both baby boomers and the new biggest generation of Millennials. Go big, or go home, […]

OREGON DUCKS FOOTBALL THIS YEAR, NOT NEXT

Oregon Ducks football roster includes ninety-nine players, thirty-five transferring in from other schools. They came to Saturday ranked #3, one spot below their opponent. They woke up Sunday with a one point win over #2 Ohio State. And as the new #2. How sweet is that team?

AMERICAN PROCESS = THE GRIND

American process is what we’re famous for around here. The U.S. didn’t become what it is today by scrapping everything and starting over, although some argue that that’s what FDR did in the Great Depression. Not my argument. Why? Because FDR was schooled in the American process. He had been a state senator, assistant secretary […]