Experts say you lay the tracks for the rest of your life early. Boomer NW says it happens in high school football. Nothing in early childhood prepares kids to deal with the success and failure of sports. You didn’t get the ‘right’ bike at Christmas? And you feel bad? Even cheated? Maybe got your feelings […]
Pat Conroy’s Nobel Prize
October 24, 2013 by
It hasn’t happened yet, but BoomerPDX predicts it For Pat Conroy. The name Santini means one thing: Pat Conroy. And he might come to your town. Maybe not your own town, but lots of them on this version of Book Tour. If you’ve seen Mr. Conroy’s reading/signing, tell boomerpdx how it went. Most authors do […]
The Car, The War
October 23, 2013 by
What’s the difference between a mobile society and a mobile war? You find out when the warriors hang up their guns. It’s how they drive down their familiar town road after trailing an IED blast in Iraq. Drive faster? Slower? Don’t drive?
Boomer Exercise Translations, pt 2
October 20, 2013 by
Get Strong, Stay Strong. But First, A Cup Of Tea. Continued from Part 1. (From the original English.) Spring.org.uk.com listed twenty things exercise does. Baby boomer fitness works right in there. Those three words, baby and boomer and fitness, have become code for erectile dysfunction. Does exercise help ED? How can it hurt? 10. Helps with […]
Translation For Boomer Exercise, pt 1
October 19, 2013 by
From The UK, (not the picture.) Exercise changes with each border. It’s a cultural deal. What doesn’t change is the effect on the human body. A Zoomba class in the picture shows proof. What follows uses UK ideas applied to America. Then applied to baby boomers. That’s what boomerpdx does. It’s a cultural deal. Get ready to […]
Time And The Baby Boomer Naturopath
October 17, 2013 by
Diet And Exercise In The Medicine Cabinet. When eating right and working out hits the news as good medicine you know something happened. Writer Alexandra Sifferlin begins her healthland.time.com article, Just Say No: When It Makes Sense Not to Take Your Medicine, with these words: “It sounds like something a quack would support, but it’s true.”
Baby Boomer Travel, pt 1
October 9, 2013 by
Plan Ahead Or Suffer. Once you step out your front door the machinery kicks into gear. It’s either too late to change plans, or you don’t want to be the one changing. Be a good sport. Baby boomers know how to be good sports. We also know how to whine so don’t be alarmed when […]
Buzzfeed Calls Out For Drinking Buddies
October 8, 2013 by
And It’s A Boomerpdx Hall Of Fame (for some.) How many times do you plan to have a drink? As in “Let’s meet for a drink?” Doesn’t it sound sophisticated? “Let’s get a drink.” It’s not a party or a brew pub, but it is a Hard-A hustle. If you agree to meet for a drink, think of […]
