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ADULT RESIDENT HUNTER, 1975

June 19, 2015 by

From The Concrete Jungles Of Philadelphia To Central PA Forests: Why I Joined Adult Resident Hunters. Some people grow up hunting deer. I grew up around people who grew up hunting deer so it’s the same thing. Or close enough, and here’s why: Today, video games allow us to steal cars, commit war crimes in […]

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HOW TO WIN THE STARLIGHT PARADE

May 31, 2015 by

Answer 5 Questions To Win The Starlight Parade From The Suburbs. 1. You traveled to the Starlight Parade by: A. Bus, of course. I live my life by Tri-met. My vacations are all Tri-met vacations. Nothing beats a Tri-met schedule. We all feel the same here. B. Drove to the train. I enjoy public transportation […]

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SANDWICH GENERATION: AIRPORT + WHEELCHAIR

May 21, 2015 by

Travel Challenges For The Sandwich Generation. And Rewards. If your Ma is 90 and likes new places, you’ve got to keep up with her. I’ve flown to Spain and back with my wife and mother in law. They would have gone with or without me. Travel by itself is enough challenge; getting on an airplane […]

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OREGONIAN OF RECORD

April 14, 2015 by

When News Leads, The Oregonian Gets There First. Before the internet we watched television news. Walter Cronkite explained how it was before signing off each night with, “And that’s the way it is.” Baby boomers got used to watching the non-telegenic Cronkite’s newscast. No need for a pretty boy like Brian Williams giving the news […]

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THE ENGLISH WAY IN U.S.

April 13, 2015 by

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 […]

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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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PORTLAND BOOMER GARDEN

April 2, 2015 by

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 […]

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RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR INDIANA?

April 1, 2015 by

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 […]

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STEVE PREFONTAINE UNLOCKED

April 1, 2015 by

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. […]

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BECK’S IN PORTLAND BEER CITY

March 23, 2015 by

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 […]

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