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STUDENT LOANS FROM THE 70’S

August 26, 2022 by

Student loans start with a desire to learn, to go to college, to do something. Was it different in the 70’s? The smart academic advice on the street then was, Drop out, Turn on, Tune in. Given by a PhD.

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PORTLAND WEED: A SHORT HISTORY

August 25, 2022 by

Portland weed once came out of Goose Hollow Inn men’s room. A dealer worked from a stall with a full waiting room outside, according to sources. Like all good history, BoomerPdx relies on primary sources and historical relevance to reflect past life. If that life takes a turn into hardcore drug addiction, it’s a life […]

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NURTURING YEARS, OR CHECKING OUT

August 23, 2022 by

Nurturing years change over time. From the duties of planting and raising nasturtiums in third grade, to raising kids in your thirties, the stakes rise. Then everyone grows up and no longer need nurturing? No, that’s not how it works.

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VALIDATED LIFE? GET YOUR TICKET STAMPED EARLY

August 18, 2022 by

A validated life, like a validated parking garage ticket, means freedom. Except the validated parking ticket is more direct. Put the card in the slot, the bar rises, you drive away. What constitutes a validated life that raises the bar to escape the couch you’ve been parked on?

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LIFE MOMENTS FOR NORMAL MEN

August 16, 2022 by

Life moments come when you least expect them. When things work out better than planned? Life moment right there. Things work out worse than planned? What do you call that?

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YEARNING NOSTALGIA vs REAL LIFE

August 15, 2022 by

Yearning nostalgia poured out of the TV screen during CBS Sunday Morning. It happened when they ran a story on the town of Mayberry where Andy Griffith kept order. People in North Carolina love Mayberry, except it’s pronounced Mount Airy.

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ANGRY LIAR MORE BELIEVABLE THAN CALM TRUTH

August 1, 2022 by

An angry liar has their place. With so many angry men and women coming out with their bile, the question of place is ‘where?’ No, the main question is why are they coming across as so damn angry. Should everyone be angry?

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LOVE DEFICIT AND HOW TO OVERCOME IT

July 24, 2022 by

A love deficit is like any other: noun. the amount by which a sum of money falls short of the required amount. the amount by which expenditures or liabilities exceed income or assets. a lack or shortage; deficiency. a disadvantage, impairment, or handicap: The team’s major deficit is its poor pitching. A lack, shortage, or deficiency […]

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LATE SIXTIES GATHERING: 500K IN VIETNAM, 400K AT WOODSTOCK

July 21, 2022 by

A late Sixties gathering in the air: We would take off at max gross weight 6000 pounds light on fuel. At the first refueling we would fill up to the inflight max gross weight to head North.   Refueling here was a “piece of cake.”  Try it at night and in the weather and was […]

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HIPPIE HISTORY WITH FADING VISION

July 20, 2022 by

There should be more hippie history posts on a blog called BoomerPdx? I’ll talk to the manager. I like hippie-era history for one reason: the shifting time frame, and what was/is a REAL hippie?

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