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THE ENGLISH WAY IN U.S.

Cultural Drama Or Living Hell In The English Way? Are you Angliophallic? Angliophilic? Angliophobic? Either way, Oregon can’t get enough British TV. America absorbs the English way fast. Cast Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Moore in Downton Abbey and wait for the cheers. King Arthur’s Round Table on Doc Martin? Who would blink an eye? As […]

BOOMER HEALTH INDEX

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 […]

PORTLAND BOOMER GARDEN

The right decisions for the boomer garden means sending the right signals. If it’s a weed, pull it. If it’s not, leave it alone. Couples who garden together need to agree on which is which. One way is talking it out. Another is writing it down. Hand signals work so much better and encourage more […]

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR INDIANA?

Religious Freedom For Jim Nabors? For all you hear about Oregon, from overpriced Portland, to overpriced craft beer, to almost the lowest high school graduation rate in the nation, we’ve got perks. We might be raising tomorrow’s morons, but all is not lost. At least we try to keep gay bashing low on the legislative […]

STEVE PREFONTAINE UNLOCKED

Prison Running Winner: Steve Prefontaine. Great sports events trap time in a bubble. You remember your favorite player scoring the winning points like it was yesterday, locking the image into your mind and throwing away the key. Yours for life. If the event was big enough, you learn more about the player and the game. […]

BECK’S IN PORTLAND BEER CITY

A Euro-problem For Portland Beer? Or Just Me. In the beginning there was Blitz, the baby boomer’s original Portland beer. You can still see the remains of that other urban brewery around NW 12th and Burnside’s Brewery Blocks. It’s a nice re-use of an area instead of complete tear down. What isn’t around is the […]

PORTLAND’S EASTSIDE ALIVE

An Outsider Guide To Portland’s Eastside ‘Neighbourhood.’ When Virgin Atlantic blogs about your city expect a few things to be off. Not wrong exactly, just not quite the same as it looks. Portland’s eastside has an Artisan Quarter. Artisan? Quarter? I’ve heard Paris has a French Quarter but this is the first I’ve heard of […]

PORTLAND BEER HUNT

Portland Beer Of The Year Starts Here. Do you see a beer sign? A brewery sign? Anything that says beer is near? It’s not an accident. Once you park your car it’s still a mystery. To help out, this place in across the street, maybe two streets, from the Rose Garden, Modo Center, Memorial Coliseum. […]

THE JEFF BAKER 500

Portland’s Old Church Organ And Jeff Baker. He’s In The Shirt. As THE book and movie reviewer of record for The Oregonian newspaper, Jeff Baker goes Against. The. Grain. Taller than expected, he worked the Old Church mic like a pro. Could have thrown in a “Take my wife…please” and got away with it. Willamette […]

A MOMENT IN TIME

Dew, Dew, Dew Looking Out My Front Door. Some things last forever, some fade quickly. Time will tell. Water drops on a sunny morning? Not going to last. Each one will find it’s way home. Just like you, boomer. Happy Sunday.