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Fitness. Sports. Bucket List. What’s The Difference?

January 1, 2014 by

A healthy hello to all boomeon members and readers. As boomeon.com’s Baby Boomer Sports Blogger my posts won’t be limited to specific boomer sports, but you’ll find a boomer edge in every column. In the new year I plan to comment on particular teams and trends and boomer action. By outlining a plan for the year, you’ll know a few […]

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Baby Boomer Blogs On The Podium

December 31, 2013 by

You’ve seen Top 20 lists. Things get tighter with a Top 10. We’re conditioned by the Olympics to only care about the Top 3, the Gold, Silver, and Bronze medalists. Once you get this far, it’s an easy bump to say #1, The First Place Finisher, is all that matters. Even if it’s a 1/100th of […]

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Baby Boomers, Gyms, And Church: Beware Of Hazards

December 30, 2013 by

Raise your hand it you attend church services on Christmas and Easter. Keep it up if you’ve ever been described as a Chreaster Christian. As Boomers age, and feel the gaze of their children and grandchildren upon them, they start making more of an effort on Sunday. Some might see the newly churched in the same light […]

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Doing Time, And It Ain’t a’Changin’

December 28, 2013 by

Any front page Oregonian news featuring a baby boomer is good news for boomerpdx. But there’s a problem. It’s about a retired man moving up in his career, a man with a sail in the winds of progress. That’s not the problem. Baby boomers drive entrepreneurship. You can’t walk into a coffee shop without seeing gray hair […]

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Marcus, THE MARCUS, Blazers, and Ducks

December 20, 2013 by

What should LaMarcus Aldridge teach Marcus Mariota?  The big names from a past NBA draft were Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge. Draft junkies said the Portland Trail Blazers whacked a home run, scored a touchdown, hit a hole in one, and every sports cliché the gang trots out. This time they didn’t say enough. From the team Portland turned out […]

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When Baby Boomers Need Advice They Ask Boomers. How About You

December 18, 2013 by

Every month a group meets to discuss their entrepreneurial progress. Why? Because there’s something magical about belonging to a group of motivated people breaking new ground. Most are baby boomers, or have the spirit. They’ve broken new ground, old ground, and everything else most of their lives. If they’re not all boomers, then they’ve earned […]

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Baby Boomer Women To The Rescue

December 14, 2013 by

It sounds like modern medicine is taking a step backward with food and activity. No one suggests blood sucking leaches for health, or eliminating CAT scans or MRI. It’s more about what you do with what you find. Instead of tossing a chemistry lab for new remedies, a couple of doctors with research help are […]

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Portland Boomer Thinks About Losing Weight?

December 5, 2013 by

Not For Long Let’s agree that you are thoughtful and considerate, that you know how to do the right thing and make an effort to do just that. So far so good? In addition, since you are a Portland baby boomer, a boomer living somewhere else, or just know boomers, you’ve had time to consider the […]

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Baby Boomers And Booze: The Test

November 27, 2013 by

With Thanksgiving a day away it’s time to change the boomer diet and fitness channel? Here at boomerpdx the answer is, “Why?” If you’re on a roll, keep rolling. Whether you’re losing weight and feeling good, making changes that matter, or just feel like annoying others with important data, don’t stop. One way to make […]

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Too Expensive For Boomer Exercise? Probably Not

November 21, 2013 by

Breaking Down The Numbers (approximate values) What to do about rising co-pays, premiums, and fees from the insurance and medical billing? First, make an appointment with a Naturopathic Doctor for a baseline health analysis. Find an ND you like. Here’s mine. Then find a gym.

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