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A Taste Of Tempo

September 9, 2013 by

Since Chip Kelly’s Oregon football years every mention of ‘tempo’ during a football game echoes of the Ducks. While the Virginia game played on one channel, the Real USC and Georgia slugged it out on another. After a turnover one announcer said, “Now the Gamecocks will feed the Bulldogs a taste of tempo.” Here comes a […]

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How To Attend A Baby Boomer Gay Marriage

September 8, 2013 by

Have you been at the altar for a gay marriage? In the audience? If so, which part of the ceremony was evil enough to mark the couples for death like the suggestion reported in the Huffington Post? As a life guide the Bible leads the way. In the hands of hate-mongers it leads astray. Get back […]

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Johnny Shaw In The House (Old Church)

September 6, 2013 by

Once a month on the first Tuesday, Willamette Writers meet in Portland, Oregon. The Old Church near Portland State plays host. Eleven times a year a guest speaker takes the stage. The missing month is August because of the Conference. Johnny Shaw, author of Dove Season, spoke to the gathering for September. One part industry insider, one part […]

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President Bill Clinton On Sports And Fitness

September 5, 2013 by

A good look at the media-tagged Explainer-in-Chief shows a slim man in good shape. And he should be. Bill Clinton had a big turn around after his heart surgery. He’s never looked better after finding the vegan diet. If he lived in Portland he’d probably consult the Happy Cow Healthy Eating Guide. Does this make him […]

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Miley Cyrus vs Bad Baby Boomer

September 1, 2013 by

After every decent woman had her say, after every fluffy-haired television man complains, where is Miley Cyrus? She’s not checked into re-hab, the psych ward, or working on a Nevada ranch. Is she in New Orleans drinking chicken blood in voodoo classes? No. She’s probably working on her next performance. She probably took the horns […]

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The Baby Boomer Side Of The Internet

August 30, 2013 by

What’s the first thing you do when you find a website that amazes? You either send the link to your social network because they’d all love to see it… Or, you try and break the site down to something you understand. You’re not hacking into it, just wrapping your mind around the idea. Here are […]

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Baby Boomer Marketing: Peace And Release

August 24, 2013 by

Do You Know A Boomer?   Portland baby boomers, like all boomers, are not a rare breed. They’re not like NFL players or Olympians. Do you know one of them? Boomers live next door, stand in line, drive their own car. But how do you reach them? Check their history.

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NW Boomer Travel, pt.2

August 16, 2013 by

From Empire To Enterprise Do you need proof that Oregon qualifies as a European nation? It’s more than the beer, but that’s a good start, ja? Oregon is one of the few states, maybe only state, that holds such a huge variety of road trips. For example, find a map and run your finger from […]

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Footprint Of Fame

August 9, 2013 by

Excuse Baby Boomers when it comes to fame. They were the first victims of mass hysteria. They saw Elvis and The Beatles on TV and felt the reactions. One day a kid is normal. The next he shows up in Beatle Boots and Beatle Wig. And he’s never the same, bouncing from fad to fad, […]

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Joel Stein, Boomer Enough

August 9, 2013 by

If you read Time Magazine, you’ve heard of Joel Stein. If not, he’s got the Awesome Column toward the back of each issue. And he fills it up boomer style. What is boomer style? Doing stuff that doesn’t seem to matter at first, but then grows legs and runs. Joel had a runner in a […]

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