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No One Joins For The Death Benefit

October 10, 2013 by

Modern war doesn’t draft troops. Young men and women talk to recruiters and sign up. They sign up on the trust of the recruiter and their own research. It’s a deal that says if you fulfill your end, we’ll do the same. What’s the deal?

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Baby Boomer Travel, pt 1

October 9, 2013 by

Plan Ahead Or Suffer. Once you step out your front door the machinery kicks into gear. It’s either too late to change plans, or you don’t want to be the one changing. Be a good sport. Baby boomers know how to be good sports. We also know how to whine so don’t be alarmed when […]

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Tigard Backpack Program

October 2, 2013 by

Charlie Sandbo Shows How To Help A Food Budget. How often do you read about retiring Baby Boomers striving to remain relevant? Whether it’s their family, their community at large, or something on a national level, Boomers keep looking for a better way. Is it a surprise that a boomer couple’s son would do the […]

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Home Town Sports Forty Years Later

September 19, 2013 by

High school reunions fall somewhere between a celebration and a punch in the gut. The celebration begins with joining classmates again. The punch comes from seeing the changes. In small town Oregon the punch comes from seeing the old school. In North Bend, the old school was a celebration.

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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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Boomer Batman For Ben Affleck

August 25, 2013 by

Point: Ben Affleck as Batman means we get a better take on Bruce Wayne. Instead of the Bale Batman who seemed like a character from a Tarantino movie, the Bale Bruce with the mental anguish, Ben is a Hollywood aristocrat who brings an Indie spirit to the Caped Crusader. A better Bruce means a better […]

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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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101% Divorce Proof

August 8, 2013 by

Don’t Be A Wild Turkey Huffington Post printed a story called 7 Ways To Divorce Proof Your Marriage. It showed up on galtime.com first by Johanna Lyman, The JOY Professor. Who does the responsible baby boomer blogger link to? The image on Gal Time shows two boomers. Huffington Post showed a younger couple, mid-30’s to early 40’s. […]

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Ben, It’s Me, Dave

August 5, 2013 by

Searching For Ben Affleck Have you heard the story about the blogger and the movie star? The blogger, an aging Baby Boomer, gets a man-crush on Ben Affleck after seeing Argo. He writes a few posts about Ben, how much he loved Argo’s movie inside a movie idea, and how shocking the story unfolded with […]

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Jason Nazer, The Millennial New Daddy

August 1, 2013 by

Millennials need more help than they got at home. That doesn’t make baby boomers bad parents, but it might feel that way. On forbes.com, Jason Nazar wrote an article called, “20 Things 20-Year-Olds Don’t Get.” What gives him such insight? He’s a thirty four year old entrepreneur. Jason is no slacker. The company he started and […]

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