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NAME CHANGE FOR A GAME CHANGE, BUT WHAT NAME?

A name change for a blog is called a ‘relaunch.’ The big question is about timing. When is the right time to do a relaunch, a reintroduction, a restart? A name change for BoomerPdx is in the works and I need a helping hand. First, what’s wrong with a name like boomerpdx? It’s the boomer […]

CANCER TRENDS? SOME GOOD NEWS AND BAD FOR BOOMERS

Cancer trends for boomers? Doctor, please. Like we need to know more about disease trends. The coronavirus pandemic and quarantine aren’t enough? The ‘Big C’ vs ‘little c?’ It all depends on exposure. The Associated Press gives a reminder on sex-related cancers. It is what it is, and it’s not good.

BE YOURSELF SINCE EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN

If we’ve learned one thing in baby boomer life it’s Be Yourself. Mr. Spielberg may have a different take, but he’s still Steven Spielberg. Not to say he’s got a mental health problem like multiple personalities, but who turns into a different person? Every year? Maybe it works best in his world, where personal identity […]

MODERN ELDER SHINES A LIGHT

The modern elder moves the life needle from aging to ageless. Experience makes the difference. They are flesh and blood resources doing what reference books have done to navigate an uncertain future. By the way, an uncertain future is what we all have in store. What is the best approach?

OLD AGE SCREAMS, “GIVE ME MY REVERENCE”

Old age in many cultures bring celebrations and reverence. Why? If you rack up enough years and you’re the last one standing, you are an automatic authority on the era you lived through. Pretty easy stuff so far. Too easy? Unless you get old in America. Then it’s a different story. There’s a deflection point […]

MUSEUM QUALITY IS WHAT BOOMERS CALL THEIR ACCUMULATION

Museum quality is a collector’s goal. Leave the bad, take the good. Then what? If possession is nine tenths of the law, what’s the last tenth? After you’ve got what you’ve been looking for, put it in a box, on a shelf, in a case. The idea is to enjoy the company of an artifact, […]

BOOMERS WANT LIST INCLUDES WHAT THEY DIDN’T GET

Boomers want more, more, more? That’s the whine that comes from the echo chamber of other generations, like baby boomers are a cut and run company of ruin and destruction. Boomers I know want that elusive dish in life, harmony with a side of peace, love, and understanding. Boomer wannabes want the same thing, but […]

TEETH MATTER MORE TO BOOMERS. HERE’S WHY

Teeth matter because oral health is so important. Google ‘oral health heart risk’ if you want more proof than some blogger spewing online. Better yet, and what sets me apart from your average dipstick, I’ll do it for you. Here to help:

PICTURES MATTER, SOME MORE THAN OTHERS

Pictures matter most when the weeding out process starts. Where to start? If pictures matter more to you, then you start; if they don’t mean that much, let someone else do it, but give precise instructions. You want results, right? Baby Boomer parents aren’t the first to take endless pictures of the same thing, from […]

INHERITED TALENT AND WHAT TO DO WITH IT

Inherited talent comes with that one big question: what to do? This is part of the Nature vs Nurture debate. If you’re born with the ability to do something well, how can you do it better? And who recognizes inherited talent besides helicopter parents?