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A CLASSIC OREGON DUCK EXPLOSION

September 9, 2014 by

Oregon vs Michigan State Had A Familiar Feel. Football has so many gut references it’s no wonder fans gorge like there’s no tomorrow on game days. A couple of the gut basics: Punch in the gut. When the offense runs through the defense on an important drive. Gut check? That’s what a team does after […]

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THE TEAM NEEDS YOU, YOU NEED THE TEAM

August 27, 2014 by

A Follow Up On The Lake O Football Suspensions. The knock on baby boomer parents is we coddled our kids. We sent them to ‘time out’ instead of whipping a belt through our belt loops and giving a kid five lashes. Even if we whipped our kids, it wouldn’t have been enough. After the beat […]

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THE LAST GENERATION (before the internet)

August 23, 2014 by

The Moment Of Internet Conception. Being the last of anything signals a changing of the guard, but the last generation before the internet? Is this special? It’s not the last Civil War, or WWI, veteran. It’s not the last generation before electric lights. If baby boomers are the last generation before the internet, then we’re […]

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THE PEACOCK KILLERS OF PALOS VERDES

July 16, 2014 by

Whether up-sizing, down-sizing, or just changing your view, moving to a new place means making adjustments. If the dream is living off-the-grid in a self-sustaining manner, do you turn your version of rural heaven into a suburban subdivision? Bringing old habits to a new environment isn’t a recipe for change. Do that and you might […]

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SILENT MILLENNIALS WANT ANSWERS

June 24, 2014 by

Go Ahead And Text Them. Maybe you’ve noticed? Baby boomer children have an attitude. The print media loves it. Old writers have a new whipping post, young writers get to take offense until they get old enough to find a younger whipping post of their own. Or not. Until then, they want answers to the […]

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A GHOST ON THE TRAIL

March 14, 2014 by

The Last Reunion. Baby boomers understand how fast time passes. One moment they’re eating breakfast before school and mom reminds them to wear a coat. The next moment they’re in their dorm room reading James Joyce. A blink later and they’re on a date with their future mate. The clock hands don’t spin like a […]

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ONE BABY BOOMER’S MOUNT RUSHMORE

March 8, 2014 by

Greats, Near Great, And Who Was That?   The traditional list for Mt. Rushmore singles out the best of an era. The baby boom era is 1946-1964. Lot’s to choose from. Steven Spielberg makes most lists. So does Tom Hanks and Steve Jobs. Bill Gates is easy to find. Most recently NBA basketball players came out with […]

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WHEN TIME IS RIGHT, WHEN TIME IS WRONG

February 12, 2014 by

Time Magazine is not always on your side. In an era of tablets and smart phones, who reads Time? Who subscribes? From the looks of most doctors’ offices, medical people like Time. Why? Think of the patients. The older they are, the more likely they grew up with Time. They still read words on paper […]

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THE USEFUL PORTLAND BOOMER BLOGGER

February 4, 2014 by

The Common Question. What is it you ask when you meet someone new? Networking people want to know, “What do you do?” So do most others, but they won’t admit it. They don’t want to seem pushy. Portland business is polite business. When you meet others in a regularly planned gathering it’s not a question of what […]

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Dear Facebook, Huffington Post Wants Your Action

January 3, 2014 by

From news.discovery.com: “Now that Facebook has gone public and is struggling to get a steady valuation, the company is looking to find new ways to make its money and prove its worth to investors. One option Facebook is exploring is enhancing ad sales by more effective targeting of increasingly specific demographic groups, using location data […]

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