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BABY BOOMER BLOGGER RAG

January 13, 2016 by

When you’re a baby boomer blogger, you rag, that’s what you do. But are you good at it? If you’re a baby boomer blogger and you’re not good at ragging it out, find a way. You don’t want to be left behind, the one who didn’t rag enough. Like Robert Kennedy said, “If not you, […]

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WHO READS A GUN VIOLENCE POST?

January 8, 2016 by

Who writes a gun violence post? Responsible bloggers need to put their niche aside for a moment to address one of the pressing issues of our time. Gun violence. If you do write such a post, and I hope you do, be prepared for a particular reader and a particular comment. If you post a […]

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MILLENNIAL BASHING? NOT SO FAST, BOOMER

December 9, 2015 by

Baby Boomers need to stop Millennial bashing for the sake of all. Remember the generation too lazy to work, to loaded to care, and too free to stick around? Were those millennials or boomers? Self pampered boomers look at millennials today with everything from disgust to loathing, especially since they raised them. They are experts […]

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TRUMP ARMY SUICIDE WATCH

December 6, 2015 by

If you’ve got no friends on the left, then you’re right for the Trump Army. Like the preeminent brain of our time, belonging to Neil deGrasse Tyson, BoomerPDX strives to gather information and let readers decide. Why not follow the leading American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator’s tactics when it comes to the political […]

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DR. LIDIA YUKNAVITCH GOES TO CHURCH

December 5, 2015 by

Lidia Yuknavitch spoke to Willamette Writers at the Old Church. All three are resting well. New rule: All posts start with a theme song reflecting the topic at hand. This one starts on the second verse. New rule #2: Click the Lidia link. Here it is. Little Feat’s Willin’ via lyricsmode.com: “I’ve been kicked by […]

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OREGON BABY BOOMER GRAY STREAK

December 3, 2015 by

Oregon baby boomer hopes for more in the home state. In Oregon it’s more blue sky and sunshine. More days of unexpected kindness. More reasons to trust. When it feels like your state, not just a current address, you need more goodness just to break even. And that’s if you’re lucky. Live in Oregon long […]

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BOOMER STRIP CLUB FAIL

December 1, 2015 by

New parents find new friends for their kids. Boomer strip club daddy is one to avoid. So there you are, on a play date with kids and wives and dads. I was one of the dads. It’s all going so well. No one is throwing toys, no one is bleeding or crying. At least not […]

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MARRIAGE COUNSELING MATTERS

November 13, 2015 by

Who can explain a thirty year marriage. One woman? One man? Thirty years? And no one talks about it. No one wants to talk about it when Time Magazine asks if monogamy is dead. That’s part or the deal, or at least part of what I understood when I took the vow. Took the vow. […]

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BOOMER HUMP GYM

November 10, 2015 by

If you’ve hit the gym a few years you won’t notice the Boomer Hump Gym. If you’ve just started, stay started with grown men wearing pedal pushers, women in pantyhose/ ‘yoga’ pants. Choose your attire. Have fun. It’s two Olympic looking lifting partners spotting each other with hands on safety at low weight. Get the […]

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BABY BOOMER DEATH MARCH

November 3, 2015 by

What Happens When That Music Starts? From the Washington Post: “In January, the CDC reported that an average of six people die every day because of alcohol poisoning and that 76 percent are ages 35 to 64. Three-quarters are men.” That party bus of life shifted gears when we weren’t looking. The baby boomer mantra […]

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