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IS THIRTY YEARS TOO LATE? IS SIXTEEN?

November 18, 2014 by

From Local To National, Send The Word: NO Two stories need broader exposure, a specialty for BoomerPDX. One comes from a local sports columnist, the other from every media outlet worthy of the name. The Oregonian’s John Canzano wrote about a forgotten woman from an a Corvallis assault. Why forgotten? No charges, no crime. Part […]

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BOOMERPDX TALKS TO KIDS ABOUT TALKING TO POLICE

November 17, 2014 by

One Neighbor Got It Right. Boomers used to call the police names, mean names. The police responded with restraint? Understanding? Night sticks? Antagonize the authorities and take what comes next. Don’t count on good humor. One neighbor explained how he talked to police. Since he had a criminal record he knew to defuse situations before […]

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ALIENATED BOOMERS VS MODERN HIPPIE

November 14, 2014 by

Take a good look at the next Millennial hippie. A twenty-something in tie dye, hygiene averse, stands next to their custom made bicycle at a happening brew pub. This isn’t a Halloween costume, it’s their outfit of choice. Call it lifestyle for lack of a better term. Just don’t call it throwback. Their choice of […]

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BABY BOOMER’S LIFE FLASHES BEFORE HIS EYES

November 2, 2014 by

Clearing Out The File Cabinet. The kid on the right is learning the ropes. He’s your gentle BoomerPdx blogger looking like he’s crying in wrestling practice. It just looks that way. Really. If I was crying it was tears of happiness for having such a great teacher like Robin Richards. Later the same year Robin […]

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BRITTANY MAYNARD’S GRAND CANYON

October 28, 2014 by

The Perfect Choice For Her Bucket List, For Every Bucket List. An easy step into history. Layers of ridges, impossible depths.

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BABY BOOMER MISSION CREEP: AIR TRAVEL

October 27, 2014 by

You Know How To Tell Time, So Does The Airport. Air travel asks one thing: Can you be on time? Successful travel is that easy, and that complicated. After an extended road trip in a rental car you don’t want to miss the plane home. Who knows what happens if you miss that flight, but […]

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WINNERS OF THE BOOMPERPDX 500, pt.2

October 23, 2014 by

It starts like all good races, “GENTLEMEN START YOUR ENGINES.” The BoomerPDX 500 starts with directions. “There will be some right turns, there will be some left turns.” That’s more than you can say about the Indy 500. What more is needed? A map helps. Instead of time limits, the BoomerPDX 500 is a finishing […]

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BOOMER TRAVEL: THE ROAD TO UPPER SEDONA

October 17, 2014 by

Or How To Drive A Roundabout Without Sideswiping Half The State. Let’s praise the newest traffic separator sweeping the nation. This British import will be bigger than the Beatles. Not a stop sign, not a traffic light, the roundabout is a two lane puzzle designed to deliver drivers any direction they want. Or just go […]

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BOOMER BUSINESS IN THE TOO REAL WORLD

October 12, 2014 by

Just Another Day On The Job. Doing the right thing isn’t always a celebration, not when it makes someone else wrong, and not when it comes with a cartel warning. Cartel? Someone say cartel? Drug cartel? Early one evening an Arizona property manager picked up the phone. “You’ve got to come down here. The SWAT […]

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BOOMERPDX: LOOKING UNDER THE BLOG HOOD

October 8, 2014 by

Every writer has comments, even the bashful types who never show anyone their work. It’s their internal commenting that keeps them secret, a voice that says, “I suck, this isn’t good enough, why would anyone care about anything I have to say?” Yet they keep writing and putting it away. If that’s what makes you […]

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