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NBA Brewing In Seattle

 Order Up For A Kings’ Size Mocha Extra Hot The Portland Trail Blazers sit wedged between two warring NBA cities. Make that one NBA city warring with Seattle for courting their team. Sound familiar? You’ve got to feel for them both. No city wants an identity as a stepping-stone, or ignorant rube, but that’s what happened when […]

Modern Marine Corps

A Portland Boomer’s Son Comes Back From Boot Camp The typical youth sports coach volunteers their time and moves on after the season. It’s a ‘been there, done that, got a t-shirt’ deal. But the whole exercise is ruined if the coach doesn’t keep up with his former players. They need to stay in touch […]

Boomerpdx Trail?

How America Sees Oregon Roads, How Oregon Sees Portland Roads One joy of living here is outdoor access. Whether it’s a park or a wilderness area, you’re never far from the wonders of nature. But misconceptions still find traction. America thinks of Oregon as a lightly tread piece of land.

BEST GUN QUOTE

Lock And Load, Clear Down Range, Rock And Roll Are Portland baby boomers worried about the firearms debate? From the press the city gets you’d think it hard to fit anything between a free range egg-white omelet, an organic latte, and a happy light session with a book on tape. But yes, the gun nuts, the anti-gun, […]

Baby Boomer Sports Fan

Boomerpdx Takes The Road Least Traveled On Purpose As a contributing columnist for Oregon Sports News I focus on the world of sports for the most fascinating stories. My research goal is to find the compelling story behind the leading headlines. With that in mind, the news of former PAC12 and NBA player Jason Collins announcing his […]

NBA Shock?

One closet door flew off its hinges when an active player said, “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” The last sentence defines the sort of fan you are. You either react in horror and break out a bible verse, or wish Jason Colllins the best for next season. How would Portland fans react if he made […]

Baby Boomer Concerns

WORRY IS NOT LIMITED TO ONE GENERATION OR DEMOGRAPHIC Fretting isn’t part of any DNA. Fear? We’ve all got that, but working with it is part of life. Overcome fear and you feel like you’re really living right. Why? Because you are. A google search of Baby Boomer Concerns netted fears, so if you’re wondering […]

NBA FAN CLASSROOM

TODAY’S LESSON: WHY THE BLAZERS MATTER NOW Two words: Damian, and Lillard. If you see Damian and a resurgent Blazers ever scrap their way into a championship run, remember this playoff season as the beginning. By watching and noting the differences between the great western point guards as they play each other over a series, he logs where they break […]

BOOMER FOUNDATION

or, HOW MY EIGHTY SIX YEAR OLD MOTHER IN LAW OUT-WALKS YOU You’ve heard the saying “You can’t know someone until you’ve walked in their shoes.” For Portland baby boomers it might be Birkenstocks with socks, which I like. You walk in their footsteps. Or take their path. What’s it mean?

HAPPY BOOMER BIRTHDAY

THE STATE OF OREGON CELEBRATES WITH BOOMERPDX What’s the best part of an Oregon birthday party? It happens on Valentines Day. The big room at the Oregon History Center fills up with Portland Baby Boomers, among others. Everyone looks like they’re ready to load up the wagon and hit the Oregon Trail again.