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Museum Boomer, pt 3

June 24, 2013 by

How To Tell If You’ve Got Enough Stuff? A sick breath exhaled from the shuttered old Fox Theater on Broadway. You could smell it from the sidewalk. It had a taste. Since any taste in the air is suspicious, it wasn’t good. Portland Museum Boomer came to pick up historical theater stuff, like the brass […]

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Boomer College Sandwich

June 18, 2013 by

With The Grads On Both Sides My Dad graduated from college in 1960. With three kids in tow and working full time. His plan was a career in the Marine Corps like his younger brother did. My Mom had other plans. He took five years to finish his BS in General Studies, and made it sound […]

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Michael Graves Shower

June 15, 2013 by

The Problem Seems To Be Growing Oregon boomers, along with anyone with a tile shower, know this problem. The same goes for anyone in Portland with a house painted white. Stuff grows all over. If you don’t clean it up, it keeps growing. Tile is a special problem. Sure, it looks pretty at first. Then […]

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INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES

June 14, 2013 by

A short list of things done and things to do. From Mark Palmer, InterMat Senior Writer. From uphillwriting.org. From bettersmarterricher.com. From oregnsportsnews.com. From gemellipress.com. From the Oregonian about the Oregon Historical Society. From the Oregonian about Occupy Portland. From the Oregonian about life saving. From the Oregonian about manners. From Portland Tribune about end of […]

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Joey Part Two

June 13, 2013 by

How Harrington Keeps Winning First, he’s smart. Joey Harrington’s NFL education included classes in Detroit, Miami, Atlanta, and New Orleans. Eight years in the grinder of pro ball is long enough to qualify him for every NFL pension plan on the books. He passed that test. He’s no baby boomer, but every boomer in America wants that […]

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The Boomer Roomer

June 12, 2013 by

You see yourself as a caring baby boomer? If you live in Portland, Oregon, add a twist to keep it weird enough to fit in. Your kids are grown, maybe moved out. Your parents haven’t moved in with you and you haven’t moved in with them. Call it living the dream with your wife, husband, […]

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Boomer Mayor

June 10, 2013 by

Charlie Hales Marches The Rose Festival Parade The Mayor & I Every year my goal for the Portland Rose Festival Parade starts the same. Like everyone else, I try to see as much of the parade and people as possible. You can’t do that from a lawn chair. You have to move, which makes for good boomer exercise. […]

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Boomer House

June 7, 2013 by

First Published On Boomercafe.com (click on over)   Memo to young families: Pay attention to other parents as the years pass. You’ll see them again. My kids are in their twenties now, but for one pre-school birthday we invited kids and moms from the class. I was too busy on the ‘entertainment’ side and didn’t notice the adults. Working […]

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New Sports Hall Of Fame

May 22, 2013 by

Where Enshrinement Means More You’ve watched award shows. The ceremony is reported on television, radio, and newspapers. It’s a big party. The great men and women stride to a podium to give thanks and encouragement. If they have a presenter introducing them, they give a hug, a bro-hug, or handshake. They usually mention people who helped […]

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The Fishing Baby Boomer

May 14, 2013 by

or, Why Does The Columbia River Like My Wife Better Being a Portland baby boomer means you’re an outdoorsman. Being an outdoorsman in Oregon means you hunt and fish. You just can’t go to your backyard and stand around and call yourself an outdoorsman. That’s not how it works, so get your fishing pole.

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