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CONFIDENT MEN ON THEIR SPECIAL DAYS

Confident men gain more confidence at each milestone. Eventually some become over-confident men. It’s gets worse in middle-aged men and settles into the murky waters of wtf in senior men. That’s a picture of the seniors on their football team. Not the same senior as old guys. Building confident men starts early.

ACCEPTABLE LOSSES? WHO DECIDES FOR BOOMERS

Acceptable losses are like minor surgery. There’s no such things as minor surgery, just minor surgeons. Or, it’s minor surgery if it’s someone else going under the knife. Losses are the same. The closer you are, the less acceptable the loss.

DYING LIGHT? NO, IT’S CATARACTS

“Rage against the dying light.” That’s the advice dead-poet Dylan Thomas gives old people. “Do not go gentle into that good night, rage, rage against the dying of the light,” means something different at thirty-three, when Thomas wrote it, than ninety three. If the lights are dimming in your life, instead of raging and raging […]

BOOMERPDX LIFE LESSONS? #1: MAKE AN EFFORT

Life lessons start with the first one. One lesson is more than enough to start. Get that first lesson right and the foundation is set for additions. #1: Make an effort you’re proud of.

FEELING OLD AND TOO TIRED? TIME FOR A PUPPY

Feeling old and being old are two different things. How many times have you scrolled social media and found young people who sound too old for their years. Or at least too old for the the image they use for identification. Not everything is as it seems online. An old person could use a thirty […]

BEST CONCERT: A BOOMERPDX REVIEW

Reviewing for best concert happened the usual way: I opened a box of pictures and found Prince. I saw this show in 1985 for $17.50 with my then-girlfriend, driving up to Tacoma and back from Portland. We got married a year later. Prince The Closer?

YOUR STORY DONE YOUR WAY; MY STORY IS RIGHT HERE

When you write your story, or tell it, or carve it into wood or stone, it’s your choice. For many baby boomers from the middle boomer aisle, not early or late boomers, the story includes things like: “We drank water from a garden hose, rode bikes without helmets, and ate everything on our plate.” I […]

HUMAN BONDING BENT BUT NOT BROKEN

If you over-analyze how life on earth works it comes down to one thing: human bonding. Call it trust, call it faith, because those are the ingredients. As humans we are bound by trust and faith in the recipe for human bonding. Take your car for instance:

ADD LOVE TO A BLUE BIRD-SEAGULL DAY

Try and add love to every day, but it’s easier after a stormy night Does a clear sky clear the mind? It might, it might not, but at least it’s better than standing around in the cold, the wet, and the wind. Add a clear beach to a clear day for perfection. But not too […]

CONFIDENT MEN ON THEIR SPECIAL DAYS

ACCEPTABLE LOSSES? WHO DECIDES FOR BOOMERS

DYING LIGHT? NO, IT’S CATARACTS

BOOMERPDX LIFE LESSONS? #1: MAKE AN EFFORT

FEELING OLD AND TOO TIRED? TIME FOR A PUPPY

BAGS PACKED TO FLEE? WHAT DO YOU TAKE WITH TEN MINUTES NOTICE

BEST CONCERT: A BOOMERPDX REVIEW

HUMAN BONDING BENT BUT NOT BROKEN

ADD LOVE TO A BLUE BIRD-SEAGULL DAY

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