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OKAY IT’S BROKEN TREATIES, BUT WE’RE STILL KEEPING THE LAND

March 21, 2017 by

Watching Broken Treaties on Oregon Public Broadcasting tonight? It’s no bedtime story. Too often we live in a bubble. Not much gets in and most of what we see is our own reflection. It’s not an ideal way of life, more a goal. Then the bubble pops and things change, like you’ve got things to […]

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SHARING BABY BOOMER FITNESS GOALS

January 16, 2017 by

  If severe illness limits mobility, what do you do for baby boomer fitness?   If sitting is the safest place besides bed, how do you stay fit? More important, how can you help someone in such a condition? That was the challenge when I became caregiver for my Parkinson’s afflicted father in law. The […]

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WHAT THE FORCE ALWAYS SAYS AT THE END OF THE DAY

December 28, 2016 by

Carrie Fisher shows The Force was strong in this one You wake up one morning and things are different. Not illness, or foreboding, just something not quite right. Call it a feeling. Now what? Either spend the day riding doubt to the end of light, or do something else. Here’s a vote for something else. […]

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FIRE ON THE CAROLINA MOUNTAIN

August 14, 2016 by

A sunset walk on Sunset Trail, and Marshall Tucker. Fire on the mountain Lightning in the air Gold in them hills Waiting for me there

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BABY BOOMER RETIREMENT FEARS

May 5, 2016 by

Big life and big fears? Or the other way around? Baby boomer retirement fears come in all sizes, like our houses, which we fear. A doctor might say fear that won’t go away is a medical condition. You could get a pill for that. Instead, try and choke your fear down and carry on. What’s […]

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BOOMER BAD HABITS

August 26, 2015 by

Will Millennials Learn From Boomer Bad Habits? Inc.com ran a story about sniveling losers who all do the same things over and over. They might be aimed for younger people, i.e. millennials, but it rings true for all. Instead of the blogger habit of stealing content, I’m going to use the big points and add […]

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BOOMER CHALLENGES NEVER STOP

May 26, 2015 by

A common theme among Baby Boomers, the 50-68 year olds born between 1946-64? Boomer challenges. As kids we were challenged to make sense of our Depression-era parents. We never will. The magnitude of desperation in the 1930’s is too hard to grasp. How desperate? Jump out the highest window desperate. Shoot yourself in the brain […]

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BOOMER HEALTH INDEX

April 10, 2015 by

When No News is Good Boomer Health News. Just when you’ve turned the corner and feeling better, clothes fit better, face looks more like you remember looking, something happens. You forget to move. You decide not to get up. You don’t feel making an effort is worth the reward. You’re tired. Now what? You could […]

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BoomerPdx And End Of Life Debate

February 24, 2015 by

Oregon wins the trifecta for end-of-life discussion. 1. Oregon Senate Bill 451 establishes the nation’s first state registry of people’s wishes for end-of-life care. 2. U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer’s H.R. 1898 allows funds for doctors discussing end-of-life choices with their patients. 3. The state has allowed physician-assisted suicide/death with dignity as a final option. In […]

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OREGON COACHING SCANDALS

August 5, 2014 by

If the old shower whizzer could do it right, what’s wrong with the rest of the coaches? When athletes get paid huge sums to play their game, people pay attention. The money draws eyes to see if a player is worth the investment. It’s the opposite of rec-league friends and parents in the stands. The […]

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