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SELF DEFENSE, OR SELF DESTRUCTION

June 6, 2014 by

Is there a baby boomer alive who hasn’t tried teaching their kids to fight? When they’re 24? Most of the time it happens when they’re in their teens. You called it self-defense. My son was a high school wrestler. I knew he was scrappy, but could he punch? We hung the new heavy bag on […]

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PROTOCOL FOR THE NEW MIA: VETERAN PATIENTS IN THE VA

June 4, 2014 by

Please Make The Call At The Bottom Of This Post. Show Some Boomer Power. Portland, Oregon’s Veterans Affairs Medical Center list jobs on usajobs.gov. The stated goal on usajobs.gov is “Working For America.” Abraham Lincoln drives the point further with this quote: “To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, […]

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BUSINESS NETWORKING ON BOOMERPDX

June 3, 2014 by

Is Networking As Important As It Sounds? Yes, It Is. Before you yawn off another self-hyping internet noise maker, consider this: Work used to mean show up, do the job, and go home. Then it became get an education, show up, do the job, and go home. The day gets longer when you start attending […]

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BOOMERS, THE FAIL GENERATION?

June 2, 2014 by

Deborah Bial Says Yes And She Should Know. Deborah who? Ms Bial is the founder and president of the Posse Foundation. With her help, thousands of urban kids have found their way to higher education. It’s a big deal. Kids with little chance to weave their way through the rigors of applying, acceptance, and actual […]

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WIFE BEATING NOT JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS

May 30, 2014 by

Violence Toward Women Has No Explanation That Matters. If you’ve broken up a kid fight, you’ve heard one of them say, “He started it.” With that information you have choices. Punish one of them, both of them, or neither of them. Was the one who said ‘he started it’ reacting, or were they the instigator? […]

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THE BIRTHDAY BOY: HOW TO CELEBRATE YOUR DAD’S DAY

May 8, 2014 by

The Gillaspie children Wayne, Cleo, and Rex, c. 1948. This May 8th my Dad would have been 84 years old. Birthdays are important. To all baby boomers: Call your parents on their birthday. To all hipsters: Get off your scooter and show your parents you were raised right. Call them. To all millennials: Follow the […]

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BOOMER RELATIONSHIPS: GOING FOR THE WIN-WIN

May 3, 2014 by

Whether husband or wife, childhood friend or college pal, you eventually get this question: “Be honest. I want to ask an important question and I’d like an honest answer. Am I a bad friend?” How you answer reveals if you’re a bad friend, or not. So give a process answer. No sense digging a hole […]

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THE BABY BOOMER CHOICE: CAREGIVER OR SUICIDE PARTNER

May 1, 2014 by

How Sports Training Makes A Difference. A couple in New York state ended their lives in front of a freight train. The woman had a new medical condition that was slow to improve. The man was down because of the changes in his wife. They were married 42 years, both of them fifty nine years […]

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ONCE YOU JOIN BOOMERPDX, EVERYTHING ELSE IS CAKE

April 26, 2014 by

OR PIE? Information whips between people further and faster than anyone expected. Technology makes the link. One means of communication that never changes speed or location? First hand experience. You make that connection. It’s happening now. Trying a new way, or doing something different, creates a new experience for the scrap book. That’s what marketing […]

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WHERE BULLIES FAIL, WHERE THEY SUCCEED. A BOOMER STUDY

April 20, 2014 by

NPR ran a story on the effects of being bullied. It was based on an a study from England. “Midlife … is an important stage in life because that sets in place the process of aging,” says Louise Arseneault, a developmental psychologist at King’s College London and the study’s senior author. “At age 50, if […]

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