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TALK WHEN THE TIME’S RIGHT, LIKE NOW

To Baby Boomers, Their Parents, And Grandparents: Talk when the time’s right. A recent read revealed the sad tale of one person wishing they had taken the time to speak to their parents more often. They wished they knew their folks better. Of course the person was a baby boomer. They had more regret than […]

THE BABY BOOMER CHOICE: CAREGIVER OR SUICIDE PARTNER

How Sports Training Makes A Difference. A couple in New York state ended their lives in front of a freight train. The woman had a new medical condition that was slow to improve. The man was down because of the changes in his wife. They were married 42 years, both of them fifty nine years […]

ONCE YOU JOIN BOOMERPDX, EVERYTHING ELSE IS CAKE

OR PIE? Information whips between people further and faster than anyone expected. Technology makes the link. One means of communication that never changes speed or location? First hand experience. You make that connection. It’s happening now. Trying a new way, or doing something different, creates a new experience for the scrap book. That’s what marketing […]

BEAUTIFUL BOOMERS AND YOU TOO

As much as forever young Boomers hate to admit it, going around the block a few times is a plus. The first time around was enough to make you say, “Wow.” Everyone says wow. The second time might not be so awe inspiring, but still a good lap. The third time around the block feels like […]

GWYNETH PALTROW SAVES BABY BOOMER DATING

She was married to an English rocker for ten years. That’s a lot of tea and  crumpets for an American girl. Probably a lot of Coldplay music, too. That alone might send you off screaming, but there’s still the time factor. Ten years is a good stretch. If there were any mistakes along the way, […]

PEW RESEARCH SHOWS THE NEXT AMERICA WITH PAUL TAYLOR

Driving The Millennial Bus. Get ready for the next wave of generational change. The Millennial Generation, age 18 – 30, are old enough to run for the U.S. Senate. In five years they’ll have the Presidency in their sights. Who are these Millennials? They are the children of baby boomers all grown up. You may […]

THE HAPPY WAY OF AGING RIGHT ON TIME

The International Day Of Happiness Is Today. The first time you thought, “I’ll be glad when this is over,” probably wasn’t during a happy moment. Take the family dinner as a kid. Your plate sits in front of you full of green peppers, hamburger, and rice pretending to be dinner. Your parents know you have […]

INTERPRETING AARP’S TOP TEN BABY BOOMER ALBUMS

A Top Ten list never includes everyone’s picks, but who doesn’t trust AARP? They’ve got their finger on the public pulse, especially the public with silver threads running through their hair paint like mine. It’s a nice list with a few omissions which I’ll add toward the end of this Portland baby boomer take. For younger readers I’ll list […]

NOTES FROM A FORMER ALL-IN SPORTS FAN

Check with older people, in this case the 40+ sports fans, and you won’t feel the lunacy of the field storming younger fans. Why? Because they’ve grown up? They don’t have time? They’re burned out? Or is it something else? If you have a favorite team, you’re a fan for life. That’s the deal. Maybe it’s […]

BOOMER DIVORCE: WHAT TOOK SO LONG?

My Granddad was married seven times. It’s a family record that should last forever. If I got married when everyone else in my family did, around 20, instead of waiting until I was 31, I might have had a shot at the record. Added up, my marriage and divorce chart probably would have included my […]