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BOOMERS IN A DOWNSIZING STATE OF MIND

July 5, 2014 by

Or Just Moving For A Better Portland View? From oregonlive.com: “The analysis of Census data showed more baby boomers than ever lived in single-family detached homes in 2012. The pattern holds true even for the eldest of the age group, born between 1946 and 1955. That an indication that the convention wisdom may be wrong, […]

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BOOMERS FIND TINDER TO FEEL BAD

June 30, 2014 by

Whether you’re dating baby boomers, or wondering what it would feel like dating one in 2014, tinder.com may not be the best place to start. One man said he spent his first 48 hours on Tinder being ignored. It made him feel less attractive than when he started. If he wasn’t dating before Tinder, his […]

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FACEBOOK: MARK ZUCKERBERG OR JOSEPH GOEBBELS

June 30, 2014 by

 Facebook Is Not The New Fuhrer     After the NY Times and Wall Street Journal reported Facebook manipulated users’ emotions, those emotions hit the fan.   Like a good salesman, Facebook asks a few questions then sits back and listens.   What do we do? We let it all out. Where do we live? […]

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TRADING PLACES: DONALD STERLING AND DAN SNYDER

June 21, 2014 by

How Would The Clipper’s Owner Handle The Redskins’ PR? Someone please tell Anderson Cooper to invite Dan Snyder the next time Don Sterling comes on. One possibility: In the studio Cooper puts on his best Johnny Mac face and says, “Mr. Sterling, a recorded fan of racial bias, and Mr. Snyder, an NFL owner with […]

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@ JAY MOHR SPORTS, A WRESTLER’S TAKE ON THE WORLD CUP

June 20, 2014 by

The Fox Sports Talk Radio Host Says He’s A Wrestler? Yes, the sports world stands still for World Cup soccer. Most of the world. America joins in as long as the U.S. team keeps winning. Everybody loves a winner, even radio host Jay Mohr on Portland, Oregon’s 620 AM. On a recent show he asked […]

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THE BOOMERS’ BIGGEST BURDEN

June 16, 2014 by

(one version of this post appears on oregonlive.com.) News about one generation or another usually explains what is wrong. Bad news has a reputation. Good news? Who wants to hear about someone doing better than you? Seniors being preyed on by unscrupulous contractors or relatives is always news. So are young people trying to create […]

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REACHING FOR FATHER’S DAY

June 15, 2014 by

Go More Than Halfway Talking to my boomer friends reveals a divide between those who use social media and those who don’t. One of my besties said he’d have no relationship with his kids if he hadn’t learned to text on his smart phone. Another said he wasn’t caving to the trend. He wanted a […]

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BABY BOOMERS: FROM THE ‘I KNOW’ GENERATION TO ‘IDK’

May 25, 2014 by

A ‘One Up’ For The Rest Of You. Hardly a conversation goes by without one person saying, “I know,” in response to everything. Is this what passes for active listening? A more articulate version of uh huh, uh huh, or yeah right? Boomers have been the leading offender, but they’re losing ground. They might say […]

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BOOMERPDX AND THE WEEPING GUITAR

May 15, 2014 by

Music Lesson To Life Lesson And Back To Music. Personal history is tricky. Everyone has one and they’re all better than yours. At least that’s the idea of avoiding writing personal history stories. How many times have you told of an experience and someone listening says, “The same thing happened to me, except…” and their […]

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SPORTS TALK RADIO IN PORTLAND

May 14, 2014 by

The rise of sports talk radio, the sort found on the  Portland AM dial at 620, 750, and 1080, gives a green light to fans who ought to have a yellow or red light. In a ploy to reach across gender lines, radio stations employ high-talking hosts who could be male or female on any […]

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