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Boomerpdx Remembers Historian Thomas Vaughan

December 8, 2013 by

Most baby boomers who’ve worked for important companies never meet the big guy. You apply, go through human resources, or the personnel office, meet the department head, co-workers, and go at it for the next few decades. Thomas Vaughan met everyone before they got with the Oregon Historical Society program. He made it personal. How […]

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Portland Boomer Thinks About Losing Weight?

December 5, 2013 by

Not For Long Let’s agree that you are thoughtful and considerate, that you know how to do the right thing and make an effort to do just that. So far so good? In addition, since you are a Portland baby boomer, a boomer living somewhere else, or just know boomers, you’ve had time to consider the […]

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#1 With A Bullet? Portland And Boomerpdx

December 5, 2013 by

Portland Baby Boomers need to pay attention to Money Journal at moneyjournal.com. They just named Portland the top of their top ten most liked U.S. cities. While that’s not news to the region, it’s still good to show the rest of the country how it’s done. The only drawback is Money Journal called it Portlandia. […]

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Boomer Thought Leader? Expert? Authority? Please.

December 3, 2013 by

Or Better BS In Pretty Paper? The cruel answers come from good questions, but you won’t hear them. Why? A modern Thought Leader worth their puffed up profile can’t be honest when asked, “What are you thinking?” What are they thinking? Take my class, buy my book, join my group, all for a low, low price […]

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Portland Boomer Sports Gods, circa 2013

December 2, 2013 by

Baby Boomer sports fans carry too many sports memories, but somehow add more. If recent games need more space to settle, does that mean tossing old memories? The following are in the permanent collection, along with the new stuff.

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Baby Boomer Thanksgiving Restarts

November 28, 2013 by

The idea of a restart sounds like doing something new. A closer look shows something different. You restart after you start, then stop, and start again. The start and stop part makes it sound like you quit. Don’t fall for that trap. Restarting doesn’t always follow quitting. No one likes a quitter, but who doesn’t […]

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JFK: The Great Baby Boomer Daddy

November 20, 2013 by

From ‘Leader of the Free World’ to ‘Most Powerful Man On Earth’, American Presidents carry many names. Kids raised in the 1950’s and early 60’s saw a remarkable change in the office and added a new title. Out went Eisenhower who looked like everyone’s grandfather. In came Kennedy who looked like their dads. The ‘Great […]

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Boomers, More Than An Era

November 19, 2013 by

The Name, The People. Nicknames like Boomer describe people, places, and things, ^. The people don’t name themselves, though. Retired Baby Boomer quarterback Boomer Esiason was either named for his cannon arm, or for kicking real hard in his mother’s womb. That’s a picture no mom wants to see on the ultra-sound, a baby with a power […]

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How To Follow Your Dream (hint: don’t give up)

November 19, 2013 by

After you hear the words, “Follow your dream,” or, “Follow your bliss,” what’s next? Most hear that and decide to put dreams and bliss on the shelf for another day. They’ll get on it when they have more time, follow their bliss after they learn to identify it. An old New York City joke has a tourist asking a […]

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Baby Boomer Icons via Boomerpdx

November 18, 2013 by

We all want the game-changer on our team, the person who hits the homer, wins the race, the one who makes a difference. Any list is full of the greats and near greats and it’s hard to go wrong. But what about those whose labors created the foundation of the future, whose work reveals the […]

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