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THE VIEW THROUGH PORTLAND EYES

July 10, 2015 by

Life Changes Year By Year With Portland Eyes. They arrive in pairs, young and old, men and women, all showing the gift. Everyone knew the drill inside the macular degeneration clinic in the middle of the Portland. Of each pair of people, one was getting eye treatment. How does it work? “I’ll move from room […]

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BRIAN DOYLE STORM WARNING

July 8, 2015 by

A New Name For Literary Energy? Force Of Nature Brian Doyle. If you live in Portland long enough you can predict the weather. The Columbia Gorge freezes before ice storms hit town. Loaded rain clouds drift in the coast range extending their shadow. In spite of the recent heat wave, ice and rain are all […]

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BOOMERPDX DISCRIMINATION PROFILE

June 29, 2015 by

Two men walked into the bar, silhouettes against the glaring sun.                   They looked like two weekend yard guys at happy hour. Jeans and t-shirts, mid-fifties. In different clothes they’d fit into any country club. Tight hair and smooth shaves do that. One ordered a black and […]

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PORTLAND HOUSING = BOOMER FUTURE

June 20, 2015 by

Baby Boomers And Millennials Meet In Portland Housing Future. If you graph the timeline of young to old, small living spaces appear in the beginning and end. A young single person needs a small place to crash on their down time. From work to friends to dates, ‘Youthies’ need to pack as much experience into […]

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BOOMER CHALLENGES NEVER STOP

May 26, 2015 by

A common theme among Baby Boomers, the 50-68 year olds born between 1946-64? Boomer challenges. As kids we were challenged to make sense of our Depression-era parents. We never will. The magnitude of desperation in the 1930’s is too hard to grasp. How desperate? Jump out the highest window desperate. Shoot yourself in the brain […]

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MEMORIAL DAY AT THE VA

May 24, 2015 by

Memoir: How To Make A Difference On Memorial Day. In the early 80’s a man moved to Portland from New York City. An Oregon man. He moved in with the best girl he’d ever known. Up until then. She was THE ONE, if one ever existed. Up until then. Keep in mind those who think […]

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DOCTOR MOLE PDX AND HTaccess

May 16, 2015 by

The Mystery Of Setting Up doctormolepdx.com For Doctor Mole PDX. Once you cut through the chaff of bloggers you find two types. You don’t have to agree, but the proof is there for the taking. If you’re a blogger, thinking about a blog, or like reading about blogs, you’ll laugh. The echo of blogger laughter […]

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BOOMER MOTHER’S DAY MEMORY GUIDE

May 9, 2015 by

Which Day Is More Important Than Boomer Mother’s Day? Tomorrow is Mother’s Day in America. The rest of the world? Not so sure. All the moms out there deserve their day. No doubts about it. But when it’s your mom, and she’s passed, like so many boomers’ moms, the day drives those feelings right to […]

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FACEBOOK: FACE OF BOOMERS

May 7, 2015 by

Was This Part Of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook Plan? You start your computer, hit a few keys and look in awe. Go the right page and you see a family reunion, high school reunion, job reunion. Boomers dig reunions. Problem neighbors? Your town, your state, is taking turns aggravating you? It all goes away on a […]

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MILLENNIAL APOLOGY SINKS IN

April 4, 2015 by

Why Baby Boomers Need A Millennial Apology.   1. We’re sorry our music is so lame we have listen to classic rock. Who really supports the Stones and Rod Stewart in concert? 2. We’re sorry for thinking we’re smart enough to run the world in our 20’s. We’d be better at it but I’ve got […]

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