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Museum Boomers, pt 1

June 24, 2013 by

What To Do When You Say Enough To Stuff? Stuff comes to us in different ways. Sometimes we find it, sometimes we buy it. When we get too much stuff we have to make choices. If we have good stuff, we should make good choices. Baby boomers like making good choices. Giving stuff to museums […]

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Michael Graves Shower

June 15, 2013 by

The Problem Seems To Be Growing Oregon boomers, along with anyone with a tile shower, know this problem. The same goes for anyone in Portland with a house painted white. Stuff grows all over. If you don’t clean it up, it keeps growing. Tile is a special problem. Sure, it looks pretty at first. Then […]

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A Boomer Walk

June 15, 2013 by

Take A Walk On The Wild East Side Of PDX The Eastbank Esplanade is the place to start. To get there, find a distinctive landmark, like a huge pile of broken concrete. You’ll see it looking east from the north bound lanes of the Marquam Bridge. Take the Water Ave. exit and turn right. If […]

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The Boomer Roomer

June 12, 2013 by

You see yourself as a caring baby boomer? If you live in Portland, Oregon, add a twist to keep it weird enough to fit in. Your kids are grown, maybe moved out. Your parents haven’t moved in with you and you haven’t moved in with them. Call it living the dream with your wife, husband, […]

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Boomer House

June 7, 2013 by

First Published On Boomercafe.com (click on over)   Memo to young families: Pay attention to other parents as the years pass. You’ll see them again. My kids are in their twenties now, but for one pre-school birthday we invited kids and moms from the class. I was too busy on the ‘entertainment’ side and didn’t notice the adults. Working […]

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Boomer Writers

June 5, 2013 by

Willamette Writers Meet In The Old Church Everyone has a story to tell. The group who meet once a month at Portland’s Old Church have a story to write. From the looks of them, it’s a non-denominational crowd, but the spirit is present. Last night was no different, except the speaker had more than a little preacher […]

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BOOMER FLASHBACK

May 21, 2013 by

My boomerpdx wife and I drove the main highway through town one Saturday listening to the radio. One song started at a long stoplight, a haunting voice and a beautiful melody. I didn’t know it then but it was Rihanna singing Stay. The first verse made me blink my eyes the way I do on […]

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Age Unlimited

May 19, 2013 by

or, How Many Ways Can You Say Geezer?   Boomers roll up the years differently than any generation. Don’t trust anyone over thirty? Not any more. Hope you die before you get old? The Who didn’t, why should you. When does the slide to oldie but goodie begin? Check the Master athlete world records for […]

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BEST GUN QUOTE

May 8, 2013 by

Lock And Load, Clear Down Range, Rock And Roll Are Portland baby boomers worried about the firearms debate? From the press the city gets you’d think it hard to fit anything between a free range egg-white omelet, an organic latte, and a happy light session with a book on tape. But yes, the gun nuts, the anti-gun, […]

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