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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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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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