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HUNTING THE ELUSIVE PHILLY CHEESE STEAK IN PORTLAND OREGON

January 22, 2015 by

Ask And You Don’t Always Receive When It Comes To Cheese Steaks. After living in South Philadelphia in the mid-70’s I became a fan of the locally named delicacy. The Philadelphia cheese steak isn’t limited to Philadelphia. They’re nation wide. But the question remains: Can you get a good sandwich this side of the Mississippi […]

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BABY BOOMER RESENTMENT, Con’t

January 12, 2015 by

The Beatles. For all the bands that go on forever, The Who, The Stones, Bob Dylan, why did we lose The Beatles so early? Baby boomer abandoned? Could be they burned so bright they went blind to our needs? Five years of top albums in the decade might do it. The Beatles had their five. […]

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BABY BOOMERS FIND THEIR SPARK IN 2015

December 29, 2014 by

Who Is Your Spark Plug? Nothing, a huge nothing, enhances the miracle of personal transportation like a van carrying three generations of the same family on the freeway at night. With a check engine light flashing. And a loss of power in a sputtering engine. And you’re driving. Think of it as a way to […]

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SIXTY @ SIXTY IN THREE PARTS

December 12, 2014 by

1. Know your roots. Remember where you came from. Turning 60 means you’ve met lots of people. You’ve had time to meet people; if you haven’t, get started. More than once you’ve had someone give this answer when asked, “Where are you from?” “Lot’s of places.” If you’ve given that answer it’s time to stop. […]

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DON’T MEAN NOTHING? OR EVERYTHING?

December 9, 2014 by

The Torture Report. All war anniversaries, from WWI, to Pearl Harbor, to closing the operational command in Afghanistan, feel the same. It’s all Vietnam. That war played out on the nightly news through junior high and high school for my classmates. It was the war older brothers were drafted for, the war that robbed another […]

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A SMALL PANEL FOR THE FULL COURT PRESS

December 5, 2014 by

Willamette Writers Heard The Word. What’s it take to get writers out of their rooms, to get them to interact with people beyond their circle of usual suspects? A Willamette Writers meeting does it every time. Cookies, coffee, and the Old Church make an enticing lure in downtown Portland. Who wouldn’t go? WW pulls membership […]

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THE BIG CHRISTMAS DANCE

December 1, 2014 by

Dance It Off No Matter Who’s Watching. From the first junior high dance to your wedding day dance, music and movement play a bright spot. Embarrassingly bright? Probably, but only if you do it right. Take all the dance shows, from Dick Clark’s American Bandstand, Soul Train, and the current Dancing With The Stars, and […]

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BABY BOOMERS: OLDER SIBLINGS OF THE WORLD

November 29, 2014 by

When Big Brother Is A Good Thing. In a large sense baby boomers have become the big brother of the world. Boomers young (50) and old (68) have caught plenty of heat over the years, but their influence is everywhere. Save the earth? Peace? Equality? Women’s rights? Gay rights? In such a huge demographic, baby […]

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IF YOU TRY SOMETIMES YOU JUST MIGHT FIND

November 26, 2014 by

You Get What You Need. How many baby boomers have taken advice from Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones? If your answer resembles, “I used to listen to them,” it’s time to reset. Just because you got older doesn’t mean the songs of your youth lose their meaning. It could be the opposite. Consider the […]

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BIG FROG MILLENNIALS FOR THE FUTURE

November 25, 2014 by

Special events have one thing in common: they’re special. The only problem is remembering how special. Sure you’ve got pictures to break out. Nothing refreshes memory like images. Video is even better. But what drives things deeper into meaning is talking about it. “Remember the time when…?” We’ve all heard stories that began that way. […]

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