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Santacon Portland Business Report

According to the first bartender at the Spirit of 77, the only thing to do in the swarm of Santacon is serve everyone. Really fast. “It doesn’t show well if you can’t handle the surge.” He said it with a confident edge, like it wasn’t his first Santacon. And he was up for the challenge. […]

Baby Boomer Women To The Rescue

It sounds like modern medicine is taking a step backward with food and activity. No one suggests blood sucking leaches for health, or eliminating CAT scans or MRI. It’s more about what you do with what you find. Instead of tossing a chemistry lab for new remedies, a couple of doctors with research help are […]

OHS Shows ‘What They Did’

On a wicked cold December night a man lectured from the stage of the First Congregational Church in downtown Portland. James Swanson spoke to a full house, breaking down the Kennedy assassination moment by moment from his book ‘END OF DAYS, The Assassination of John F. Kennedy.’ Swanson followed the characters and events from fifty […]

Boomerpdx Explains Blog Traffic One Way

Baby Boomers and blogs? It even sounds like a perfect match. So simple yet so elegant, like a Victoria Secret model’s wardrobe. And like that model, your blog needs legs. Bloggers call it traffic. Traffic? They call it traffic, like cars? If you’ve ever had a yard sale, you know the drill.

Oregon Ducks Deep In The Heart Of Texas

The final year of the Bowl Championship Series won’t produce a real #1. How can it if Alabama isn’t playing? At least the SEC got in. Auburn’s a good substitute, same state and all, but they know they shouldn’t be there. War Eagle, or Tiger, or any other secret name, scored on a last second […]

Boomerpdx Remembers Historian Thomas Vaughan

Most baby boomers who’ve worked for important companies never meet the big guy. You apply, go through human resources, or the personnel office, meet the department head, co-workers, and go at it for the next few decades. Thomas Vaughan met everyone before they got with the Oregon Historical Society program. He made it personal. How […]

40 Is The New 60? Growing Up Boomer-style

Dear Boomer, Do you feel the years creeping up? Are you looking back more than ahead? If your parents are still alive, give them a call. Ask them what it was like closing in on 60. They won’t say much. That’s how it works with the Silent Generation. But that doesn’t mean you’re alone. Apparently closing […]

Portland Boomer Thinks About Losing Weight?

Not For Long Let’s agree that you are thoughtful and considerate, that you know how to do the right thing and make an effort to do just that. So far so good? In addition, since you are a Portland baby boomer, a boomer living somewhere else, or just know boomers, you’ve had time to consider the […]

#1 With A Bullet? Portland And Boomerpdx

Portland Baby Boomers need to pay attention to Money Journal at moneyjournal.com. They just named Portland the top of their top ten most liked U.S. cities. While that’s not news to the region, it’s still good to show the rest of the country how it’s done. The only drawback is Money Journal called it Portlandia. […]

Boomer Thought Leader? Expert? Authority? Please.

Or Better BS In Pretty Paper? The cruel answers come from good questions, but you won’t hear them. Why? A modern Thought Leader worth their puffed up profile can’t be honest when asked, “What are you thinking?” What are they thinking? Take my class, buy my book, join my group, all for a low, low price […]