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MILLENNIALS LIVE WITH PARENTS

November 15, 2015 by

Is it a good thing, or failure to launch? Talk to baby boomers and ask when they moved out. You get the same answer most of the time. “Right after high school,” is common. “After college,” is usual. It’s ‘after’ something. After deciding they don’t want any parent telling them what to do? After hearing, […]

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MARRIAGE COUNSELING MATTERS

November 13, 2015 by

Who can explain a thirty year marriage. One woman? One man? Thirty years? And no one talks about it. No one wants to talk about it when Time Magazine asks if monogamy is dead. That’s part or the deal, or at least part of what I understood when I took the vow. Took the vow. […]

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HIGH GROUND TO VIETNAM VET MEMORIAL: a photo essay

November 12, 2015 by

“The high ground is good.” That’s what the old timer said. “And there’s not so many people.” I found him under the Vietnam Veterans of Oregon Memorial bridge, sitting in a lawn chair and handing out pamphlets on Veteran’s Day. Had his car parked on one side of a flowerbed and a walkway without a […]

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SPOILED MILLENNIALS: BABY BOOMER AFTERTHOUGHT OR LIFESAVERS

November 11, 2015 by

The truth behind the spoiled millennials, the Spoillennials. The newsman explains with a sly wink how millennials, the 18-34 year olds, adjust to life on their own. “It’s probably tough leaving home at 32.” Yucks all around. Millennials are the Peter Pan Generation, trumping the Peter Pan Syndrome; the Boomerang Generation, trumping a flying stick. […]

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PORTLAND COLD CASE

October 31, 2015 by

When A Portland Walking Tour Turns The Corner And You See Portland Cold Case. People love Portland. You’ve probably heard it before. If it’s not the cute shops it’s the funky food; the Portland Building and cast iron building span the years. Public art? Who doesn’t love driving by the eastside ramps off the Hawthorne […]

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BOOMERPDX COOKS SHEPHERDS PIE

October 29, 2015 by

The Best Flock Food? Shepherds Pie Of Course. It’s PFM And BoomerPdx Cooks It. People who like to cook act as if it’s no big deal, but it is. Who likes to cook? Anyone tired of microwave entrees, boiled sausages, and hamburgers that come out of drive-up windows. If you have a group to cook […]

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A LIKE FOR OREGON

October 22, 2015 by

What Brings You To A State Isn’t The Same As What Keeps You There. Take Oregon and New York for example. You stay around Portland for different reasons than people stick around NYC. Size is important. For hundreds of miles around Manhattan people won’t leave, never think of leaving, because of the island. “Oh, we […]

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BOOMER BUCKET LIST: SNOW MACHINE

October 7, 2015 by

Be Careful Or You Might Ride Your Boomer Bucket List Right Into A Bucket. Have you made your bucket list, the things you want to do and see before you kick the bucket? If not, you’ve got time. What’s the difference between a normal bucket list and a boomer bucket list? Call it age. Call […]

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AT THE TRIMET BUS STOP

September 27, 2015 by

Public Transportation In Portland, The TriMet Bus Stop, And People. A man walks up to a trimet bus stop. A couple are arguing. The man ignores them. The lady seems agitated. The other man pushes in on her. Here’s what you do: Check your position. You want to be able to step away without the […]

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THE FIGHTING FOO FIGHTERS

September 17, 2015 by

It’s Not Easy But You Will Win. Foo Fighters Fight For You. What’s the usual concert experience? Buy a ticket, show up, sit down, go home. Maybe raise a smart phone, flick a bic. Then there’s the concert up the Columbia at The Gorge in George, Washington. It’s a road trip no matter where you […]

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