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SANDWICH GENERATION: AIRPORT + WHEELCHAIR

May 21, 2015 by

Travel Challenges For The Sandwich Generation. And Rewards. If your Ma is 90 and likes new places, you’ve got to keep up with her. I’ve flown to Spain and back with my wife and mother in law. They would have gone with or without me. Travel by itself is enough challenge; getting on an airplane […]

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A SEXY BOOMER

May 8, 2015 by

Do You Need Statistical Support To Prove There’s Such A Thing As A Sexy Boomer? What looks like a nice website for baby boomers posted “Baby boomers had more sexual partners than today’s young adults.” Wouldn’t you hope a page call oversixty.com had a better handle on this? The writers used data from the Archives […]

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ITALIAN FASHION, BOOMERPDX STYLE

April 27, 2015 by

Man-Up For A Museum Exhibit of Italian Fashion. How often does this happen: The local art museum, in this case the Portland Art Museum, puts on a fashion show in their exhibit halls. Since it’s Italian fashion it’s all gowns, one of a kind outfits, and tricky shoes. Eventually you see ready to wear pieces […]

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NFL WONDERLIC TEST GETS TESTED

April 15, 2015 by

The Future And Past According To NFL Wonderlic Test. The biggest news in football is the upcoming NFL Draft. The biggest name in the NFL Draft is Marcus Mariota. At least he’s the biggest name in Oregon this year. Maybe in history. This is a young man embarking on the greatest adventure of his life. […]

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OREGONIAN OF RECORD

April 14, 2015 by

When News Leads, The Oregonian Gets There First. Before the internet we watched television news. Walter Cronkite explained how it was before signing off each night with, “And that’s the way it is.” Baby boomers got used to watching the non-telegenic Cronkite’s newscast. No need for a pretty boy like Brian Williams giving the news […]

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MARCUS MARIOTA: WORTH WHAT?

April 8, 2015 by

Freddie Coleman Asks His ESPN Radio Listeners: What’s Marcus Mariota Worth? A man from New Jersey came on 1080 The Fan Tuesday night. Between 9 and 9:30 Pacific Time, which is 12:00-12:30 his time, the Jersey Boy said Marcus Mariota is worth mortgaging your team the next five years for. Keep in mind his team […]

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MILLENNIAL APOLOGY SINKS IN

April 4, 2015 by

Why Baby Boomers Need A Millennial Apology.   1. We’re sorry our music is so lame we have listen to classic rock. Who really supports the Stones and Rod Stewart in concert? 2. We’re sorry for thinking we’re smart enough to run the world in our 20’s. We’d be better at it but I’ve got […]

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STEVE PREFONTAINE UNLOCKED

April 1, 2015 by

Prison Running Winner: Steve Prefontaine. Great sports events trap time in a bubble. You remember your favorite player scoring the winning points like it was yesterday, locking the image into your mind and throwing away the key. Yours for life. If the event was big enough, you learn more about the player and the game. […]

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BABY BOOMER ANTHEM UPDATE

March 28, 2015 by

Talkin’ ‘Bout Our Regeneration Baby Boomer Anthem. Let’s get it straight from the start. If you’re reading this you probably didn’t die before you got old. I know, it’s a big surprise. Especially for you big party dogs. By now you know to avoid white flour, white powder, and white lightning in excess. You’ve learned […]

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THE JEFF BAKER 500

March 7, 2015 by

Portland’s Old Church Organ And Jeff Baker. He’s In The Shirt. As THE book and movie reviewer of record for The Oregonian newspaper, Jeff Baker goes Against. The. Grain. Taller than expected, he worked the Old Church mic like a pro. Could have thrown in a “Take my wife…please” and got away with it. Willamette […]

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