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SHARING SPECIAL DAYS, EVERY LAST ONE

Special days have special meaning which don’t hit the same for everyone.

For some it’s repeating, “Why bother,” for the fortieth time.

Others like to say, “I thought we’ve moved past all that.”

But you still find those looking for something special in every day, and keep looking until they find it. Hell or high water.

The last line is the bell ringer.

READING HISTORY LIKE IT MEANS SOMETHING?

Reading history is the same as reading a story, but it comes with a bonus:

You can check the validity of the history story, check the sources, visit the places history happened and is still happening.

When old people check sources it’s because they have nothing else to do?

Baby boomers visit historical sites not to learn anything new, but to confirm their already established believes?

If this sounds like a load of crap, you are correct.

Caregiving For The Baby Boomer Spouse

3 Ways To Lead, Follow, Or Get Out Of The Way. Who can name the ‘Do Your Own Thing’ generation? How about the ‘March To The Beat Of A Different Drummer’ generation? Or the ‘If You Love Something Set It Free’ generation? The ‘Me’ generation? The one with ‘Radicals And Freaks?’ On a blog called […]

AMERICAN CTE: FOOTBALL AND DRIVING

The last thing good baby boomer helicopter parents wanted was their precious getting his brain rattled loose. But they have friends, friends with dads who coach youth football. “I hear your boy’s a good kicker. He want to play some ball?” And he’s on the team, from sixth grade kicker to pulling guard on a […]

GYM MEMORIAL FOR BOOMERS

The first thing you notice in a new gym is the pecking order. Strong guys group together. Old guys over there. Young men pumping out the reps. Ladies all over the place on every piece of equipment. Women have the gym all figured out. Guys not so much. Over time a few […]

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BULLIES AND BITCHES: BORN THAT WAY?

Genetics no excuse for bullies and bitches. Some time ago in the Baby Boomer fog of age, like grade school in the mid-60’s at Bangor Elementary, voted the cool school by all former Bearcats, bullies and bitches came in all shapes and sizes. Turns out the time of day also mattered for them. A kid […]

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 […]

To: COMMANDER, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

Baby boomers know how to move on. We’ve seen hippies turn into businessmen, radicals to politicians, yippies into stock brokers. We’ve seen our soldiers come back from Vietnam and work to regain missing years. The following two letters come from an American veteran. He served on the Korean DMZ. Thomas Lucken, like thousands of other […]

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OREGON REST STOP GEORGE

Oregon Rest Stop Is The Best On The West Coast. No one stops at an Oregon rest stop just for the toilet. There’s so much more to do. Walk the dog in the dog yard, picnic tables, and a break from the people you’ve been cooped up with for hours is more important than the […]

Pride Parade NW Boomer Style

You Know You’ve Arrived When: A string of parades hit town recently. The big three were the Starlight, the Rose, and the Pride Parade. Each one has it’s Portland vibe.

SHOW UP LATE? APOLOGIZE AND PROMISE TO JUMP

I’m sorry I’m late.

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Special days have special meaning which don’t hit the same for everyone.

For some it’s repeating, “Why bother,” for the fortieth time.

Others like to say, “I thought we’ve moved past all that.”

But you still find those looking for something special in every day, and keep looking until they find it. Hell or high water.

The last line is the bell ringer.

Make that old Portland, youngish parents.

Or not so old Portland, and not so young parents.

We weren’t teenagers, but if you ever want to feel like one push a stroller around downtown.

With two kids it’s like a double punishment, like sent to your room AND missing dinner.

What else?

The Let Them Theory book has a lot of lets in the letters.

My favorites are the parts that address my problems, which come with a writing habit from what I can tell.

Will I discover why I’m not a better writer?

Learn what I should have done by now, or find a lingering message to get over myself already?

Calling North Bend a small town is a disservice to real small towns everywhere.

Driving south on 101 and crossing the North Bend Bridge takes you under this sign.

If you’re not paying close attention and keep going the same direction, the entire area of the largest metro complex on the Oregon coast feels like it’s all North Bend, especially if you miss the little coos bay sign.

Reading history is the same as reading a story, but it comes with a bonus:

You can check the validity of the history story, check the sources, visit the places history happened and is still happening.

When old people check sources it’s because they have nothing else to do?

Baby boomers visit historical sites not to learn anything new, but to confirm their already established believes?

If this sounds like a load of crap, you are correct.

toughen up

boomer years

buckle up

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