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MOTHER’S DAY EVERY DAY FOR MOMMA’S BOYS

When we were kids we used to ask the same question on Mother’s Day. “When is Kid’s Day?” We’d get the same answer. “Every day is Kid’s Day. We can’t ask about Mother’s Day now that she’s gone, but we can take Kid’s Day and move on over to Momma.

BOOMER RELATIONSHIPS: GOING FOR THE WIN-WIN

Whether husband or wife, childhood friend or college pal, you eventually get this question: “Be honest. I want to ask an important question and I’d like an honest answer. Am I a bad friend?” How you answer reveals if you’re a bad friend, or not. So give a process answer. No sense digging a hole […]

THE BABY BOOMER CHOICE: CAREGIVER OR SUICIDE PARTNER

How Sports Training Makes A Difference. A couple in New York state ended their lives in front of a freight train. The woman had a new medical condition that was slow to improve. The man was down because of the changes in his wife. They were married 42 years, both of them fifty nine years […]

ONCE YOU JOIN BOOMERPDX, EVERYTHING ELSE IS CAKE

OR PIE? Information whips between people further and faster than anyone expected. Technology makes the link. One means of communication that never changes speed or location? First hand experience. You make that connection. It’s happening now. Trying a new way, or doing something different, creates a new experience for the scrap book. That’s what marketing […]

WHERE BULLIES FAIL, WHERE THEY SUCCEED. A BOOMER STUDY

NPR ran a story on the effects of being bullied. It was based on an a study from England. “Midlife … is an important stage in life because that sets in place the process of aging,” says Louise Arseneault, a developmental psychologist at King’s College London and the study’s senior author. “At age 50, if […]

BRIGHT NEW BUILDINGS FOR MODERN BUSINESS

Portland’s South Water Front Isn’t The Only Place Looking Good. The big boys are building in spite of the economic news. Names tell the story. Names like Morgan Stanley. The growth in this Tempe, Arizona neighborhood looks like something out of a Chinese city of the future. Both use a Field of Dreams plan: Build […]

WHY BATMAN MATTERS MORE TO BOOMERS

Why Ben Affleck Matters More To Batman. Baby boomers met Batman up close and personal. He wasn’t the first super hero, but he seemed the most like us. His powers didn’t come from space, or a science accident, but from his own devices. Bruce Wayne had more than a little Iron Man, though Batman’s birthday […]

PORTLAND BUSINESS POWER STARTS AT HOME

Once you’ve sat in the presence of power you don’t soon forget it. The worst example is the conversation you have with a policeman while his car sits behind yours with the lights flashing. He’s got the power, not you, and he’s not sharing. It’s never comfortable. The better example is attending a meeting of local […]

FROM BUBBLE GUM TO HEROIN

For every reason to play sports, you get twice the benefit from the effort. Non-sports people never quite understand how this works. Each contest has the drama between the players. The winners cheer, losers complain, and they all tell their friends why they won or lost. Finally, someone assigns greater meaning to the event, deserving or […]

PEW RESEARCH SHOWS THE NEXT AMERICA WITH PAUL TAYLOR

Driving The Millennial Bus. Get ready for the next wave of generational change. The Millennial Generation, age 18 – 30, are old enough to run for the U.S. Senate. In five years they’ll have the Presidency in their sights. Who are these Millennials? They are the children of baby boomers all grown up. You may […]