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LEAVING PORTLAND IN 1974

September 8, 2022 by

Leaving Portland in 1974 was quite memorable. Memorable departures usually have a location in mind. I was headed to Fort Ord, California and the All-Volunteer Army on September 6, 1974. What was I thinking?

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AMAZON PRIME DELIVERING MORE THAN ORDERED?

September 2, 2022 by

Amazon Prime ruled the road during a recent outing. It wasn’t every car, but enough to make me wonder: ‘Are these electric vans? Why aren’t they electric vans?’ I must have wondered aloud because my wife said, “This is a lot of vans. What’s going on. You should blog this.” So . . .

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VISITING PORTLAND CHECKLIST

August 30, 2022 by

Visiting Portland? Google it and to see how things look before making plans. Travelportland.com comes in as the ‘official city guide.’ It shows food, books, and Portland activities.  Looks like a nice place, but what will the updates say after the next demonstration? Keep looking.

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DOUBLE HAPPY WHEN FAMILIES JOIN TOGETHER

August 29, 2022 by

Double happy is the first time you hear, “Wait until you meet your girlfriend’s mother before making big decisions.” And your future mother in law turns out to be a champ. That’s a happy occasion? No, that’s a double happy occasion.

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SEATTLE STYLE: WHERE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST BEGINS

August 27, 2022 by

Seattle style is a picture artists could paint and it wouldn’t look like Portland. But the comparisons never end. Get on the whine line and listen. Seattle traffic, Seattle housing, Seattle expansion. Look down the road and hear the same thing about Portland traffic, Portland housing, Portland expansion.

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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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YOUNG PEOPLE NEED BETTER NARRATIVE FROM ELDERS?

August 22, 2022 by

Young people want to hear from the olds? They need a better narrative from us? Us boomers? Sure they do, just like you did when you were young. We heard something, but what it was ain’t exactly clear.

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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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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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