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BOOMER STATUS: WHAT MAKES A TRUE BOOMER

Boomer status, baby boomer that is, is more than a birth date. Technically speaking, anyone born between 1946 through 1964 is a baby boomer, but there’s a big difference between the front end and the back end. Legend has it that virtuous American soldiers and sailors returned from WWII on a magic carpet to resume […]

OVER CONSUMPTION? LET’S BLAME BABY BOOMERS

Over consumption didn’t start January 1, 1946, the dawning of the baby boom generation following WWII. Though not everyone agrees. Let’s call them short sighted for now. Instead, they see a world dominated by big houses and expensive cars. Too big? Too expensive? Not everyone agrees. Where did it start? With my dad, your dad, […]

WHY DETAILS MATTER FOR CITY AND SCIENCE

Details matter as much to nature boy as they do city boy, but they’ll still fight you about it. Let’s leave it to plant biologists to break it down, to explain the details of plant life, because isn’t that how we envision nature? Plants? Then listen to an urban planner share the details of city […]

RELAYED STRESS: BAD NEWS TRAVELS LIKE WILDFIRE

Relayed stress comes from hearing and repeating bad news, and it doesn’t get enough attention. Finding bad news is easy. It’s as easy as opening a magazine, a newspaper; as easy as looking at a phone screen, a laptop, or a tablet. Bad news is popular in print, on air, everywhere. “Do you remember where […]

HEARTBREAK HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF LONELY STREET

I checked into Heartbreak Hotel on Monday, except it had another name. To my surprise there wasn’t a line at the desk; the crowd was already inside. The crowd is everywhere in the news.

VICTIM DEFAULT AND YOU’RE ALWAYS THE ONE?

Victim default: “There you go again.” Or: “When did passive-aggressive wake up?” My favorite: “That mood swing make you dizzy?” If you want a professional opinion who do you ask? A professional, of course.

EDUCATE, VALIDATE, FOLLOW THAT KNOWLEDGE

The work to educate people is an uphill climb. Nothing shows it better than the last year and a half. The corona virus has revealed an unexpected side of America. It’s the side where marginal public figures claim air time by saying whatever it takes to garner attention. But we’re way past that now? Not […]

DESPERADO DAYS, AN OLD SONG FOR CURRENT TIMES

Desperado days come into focus when you ask a millennial if they’ve heard the song before. Maybe it depends on how you ask? “This is my anthem song, my guide in the ’70’s, the song that rang true then and now. Ever hear of Desperado?” I’ll be honest here, if someone asked me like that […]

CHECKING OUT THEN BEFORE CHECKING BACK IN NOW

Checking out, dropping out, call it what you will, but leave the back door open. Why the back door? Because you may want to check back in and avoid the scrutiny out front. The nice picture above was not taken at an Amish farm last week, or a pioneer homestead in the 1860’s. Nope, none […]

AGE APPROPRIATE FOR BOOMERS GROWING OLDER AND HEARING ABOUT IT

What is or isn’t age appropriate for boomers depends on who makes the call. And when. Because if it’s a matter of TIMING, a judgement on aging is just another opinion. Probably an expert opinion. One response to critiques at an inconvenient time is, “It’s time to shut up.” Since this is a polite blog […]