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ONE BABY BOOMER’S MOUNT RUSHMORE

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 […]

THE BOOMER CHOICE: RETIRE OR REFOCUS

Who listens when someone tells them what to do, tells them to do it, “or else?” Baby boomers have never been, as a group, interested in being told what to do. First it was, “Turn down that racket you call music.” Followed by, “Get a hair cut.” What is the equivalent message to lady boomers? Shave your […]

PORTLAND STREETS, pt.2: THE WALK

Every town, city, or bump in the road has somewhere you shouldn’t be. You’re new, you don’t know the lay of the land, and you get caught. What happens next tells you who you really are. One place you shouldn’t have to worry about is walking down NW 21st in Portland, Oregon. Most of the […]

PORTLAND STREETS WITH BOOMERPDX, pt 1: THE BIKE

A Look Back At A 1980’s Bike/Car Conflict On Northwest 21st. What do you call an apartment living, bike riding, Portlander? Today they’re called hipsters. They either bike, walk, or take mass transit like eastcoasters. Maybe hipsters have always been here, but the name sounds too lame to claim. Hippie? Okay, it’s been around. Hipster? […]

THE POLITE SIDE OF THE AISLE AT 180 DEGRESS

Do You Forgive Stupid Remarks In The Sauna? Of Course You Do. It’s So Damn Hot. Most people I know are Republicans. Not the neo-con version. Not the Tea Party version. They are the American version, the business side of the political house. And it’s not my fault. They’re just good guys. Then I heard […]

BABY BOOMERS’ BRAINS AND BOOZE

What shows up when you search for “alcohol symptoms on baby boomers.” Listings about alcoholism on about.com Baby boomers and older adult intervention shows up on lovefirst.net. For the home run, alcoholresearchuk.org reports alcohol problems increasing in baby boomers. Yikes. Most sites mention substance abuse and drug addiction. Are you surprised? Probably not if adults […]

PORTLAND OREGON’S FACEBOOK NUMBERS REVEALED

If you’ve ever had a special Facebook page for your business, your blog, or your cause, then you know how it feels when others find you and like you. Feels good. Does it feel good for others, like sports teams and cultural institutions in Portland? That’s the question boomerpdx aims to answer. Start with major […]

WHEN TIME IS RIGHT, WHEN TIME IS WRONG

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 […]

LAURA ROSS-PAUL’S PORTLAND KNOCK OUT

A View From The Froelick Gallery. By now Portland baby boomers understand the meaning of an invitation. It’s a give and take thing. If someone invites you to attend their Easter church service you don’t expect Jesus to show up. But He does. If you invite someone to watch a sporting event, you don’t expect […]

THE USEFUL PORTLAND BOOMER BLOGGER

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 […]