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SWING HARD OR SOFT, BUT HIT THE SWEET SCIENCE

June 2, 2014 by

If The Heavy Bag Could Talk No matter the age or gender, we never lose the urge to fight. We fight for one thing or another all our lives. It’s not always called a fight, but it can feel like it. And you can still win. During the 1920’s Golden Age of Sports, college football, […]

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BOOMERS ON THE MOVE TO SOMEWHERE ELSE

May 30, 2014 by

Why Not To The Hometown? No one likes hearing classmate at a reunion say, “So glad I got out of here.” Hear it once and you want them out of there again. Hometowns aren’t prison to escape from. If you feel that way, it’s you, not the town. Maybe when we were in our late […]

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50 SHADES OF GONORRHEA NOTHING TO CLAP ABOUT

May 29, 2014 by

Books That Could Make Baby Boomers Act Out. From the Daily Mail: A rise in sexually transmitted diseases among older couples could have been caused by the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey effect’, a top doctor has warned. Dr. Charlotte Jones said the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy has led to older couples being more adventurous […]

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BABY BOOMERS: FROM THE ‘I KNOW’ GENERATION TO ‘IDK’

May 25, 2014 by

A ‘One Up’ For The Rest Of You. Hardly a conversation goes by without one person saying, “I know,” in response to everything. Is this what passes for active listening? A more articulate version of uh huh, uh huh, or yeah right? Boomers have been the leading offender, but they’re losing ground. They might say […]

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WHY DID MARK CUBAN CROSS THE STREET?

May 23, 2014 by

Because His Dallas Mavericks Are Out Of The NBA Playoffs, Or…? Professional sports owners are always working with their team. It’s non-stop with no off-season. Some of them need a break. Jerry Jones ought to take some time off from plunging the Dallas Cowboys into another 8-8 season. George Steinbrenner got time off after his […]

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BOOMERPDX AND THE WEEPING GUITAR

May 15, 2014 by

Music Lesson To Life Lesson And Back To Music. Personal history is tricky. Everyone has one and they’re all better than yours. At least that’s the idea of avoiding writing personal history stories. How many times have you told of an experience and someone listening says, “The same thing happened to me, except…” and their […]

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THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL BIRTHDAY HOUSE

May 13, 2014 by

Or, Why It’s A Healthy Idea To Share One Roof. Living with people who range in age from 23 to 88 calls for many things, the right house being a big one. What makes one house more right than others? Enough space for the people, even if they all end up in the same room […]

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BOOMERS AND THEIR PETS ARE GOOD MEDICINE

May 12, 2014 by

Walk the dog, or pet the cat?  If normal pets are good for our health, then abnormal pets ought to be even better. But first, what is a normal pet? As kids we got whatever our parents brought home. Rusty the cute little dog with a biting habit. Tom, the king of the jungle cat […]

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ALEXANDER, A GREAT TECHNIQUE

May 10, 2014 by

When you close your eyes at the end of the day and take that last deep breath, count yourself lucky. Wake up with a new breath and know you’ve hit the jackpot. Baby boomers know the drill. Breath in, breath out. It sounds easy, but many struggle. Conscious breathing is a gift we take for […]

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BOOMERS MOVE AWAY FROM THE FOURTH ESTATE

May 5, 2014 by

The News? We’re Talking About The News? Print journalism shines brightest when a lowly reporter speaks truth to power. Woodward and Bernstein wrote about President Nixon and you know how that turned out. Who’s been a go-to reporter since then? Mario Lopez? Once you hit the big time in books and movies based on your […]

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