Every month a group meets to discuss their entrepreneurial progress. Why? Because there’s something magical about belonging to a group of motivated people breaking new ground. Most are baby boomers, or have the spirit. They’ve broken new ground, old ground, and everything else most of their lives. If they’re not all boomers, then they’ve earned […]
Santacon Portland Business Report
December 15, 2013 by
According to the first bartender at the Spirit of 77, the only thing to do in the swarm of Santacon is serve everyone. Really fast. “It doesn’t show well if you can’t handle the surge.” He said it with a confident edge, like it wasn’t his first Santacon. And he was up for the challenge. […]
Baby Boomer Women To The Rescue
December 14, 2013 by
It sounds like modern medicine is taking a step backward with food and activity. No one suggests blood sucking leaches for health, or eliminating CAT scans or MRI. It’s more about what you do with what you find. Instead of tossing a chemistry lab for new remedies, a couple of doctors with research help are […]
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 […]
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 […]
#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. […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
