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HOW TO BULLY A BULLY

It’s never pretty. No one expects to be bullied. Even the bully finds their act a shock on reflection. Or ought to. If they don’t, they need some adjusting. My interest in bully-world grows with each new report. Now the NFL reveals they have bullies in their ranks? Richie Incognito is the only one, or […]

Boomerpdx Search Engine And Discover

(Based on the top five search terms over the past month post: Ben Affleck Batman, Grateful Dead Show, young and old people, Baby Boomers pdx, www.babyboomerssocialclub.com) Young and old people alike share an opinion on the Ben Affleck-Batman. Too young, too old, not super hero enough. And they’re all wrong. Do they know Ben’s comic super hero cred? Doubtful. Google one […]

Boomer College. Smart, Smarter, and You

When old dropouts run out of excuses. Baby Boomers return to college to ‘Close Old Chapters.’ Or, ‘Open New Horizons.’ Most of all they’re tired of hearing about it. Any resolution from ‘Move Forward With My Life’ to ‘Finish Unfinished Business’ means the same thing: show up and finish. Returning Boomer wants to finish what they started, […]

Baby Boomer Oregon Histories

If it was good enough for Ken Kesey, it’s good enough for you. The question: Where are the Oregon stories and why don’t we hear more of them? At least Kesey kept it in state with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and Sometimes A Great Notion. Blame it on confusion. Oregon is not England no matter what the […]

Baby Boomers In Ruin

Why do they ruin everything? They don’t. Joe Klein, the crackerjack political writer, looked at the day and said, “Baby Boomers Ruined The Government.” He hammers the spike further into the ‘Peace, Love, and Understanding’ generation with, “The U.S. can lay the blame for its current political mess at the feet of my generation.” Boomer PDX […]

The Boomer Bulldog Difference, 2053

Experts say you lay the tracks for the rest of your life early. Boomer NW says it happens in high school football. Nothing in early childhood prepares kids to deal with the success and failure of sports. You didn’t get the ‘right’ bike at Christmas? And you feel bad? Even cheated? Maybe got your feelings […]

Boomer NW, Oregon Ducks, And Autzen

Great art needs a great stage. The Mona Lisa runs 30″ X 21″. Small enough to hang on a bathroom wall. Or The Louvre. Faberge eggs are big-bird-egg-sized packed with huge detail. But still small. Too small if you like big. The jewel that is Oregon Duck football at Autzen Stadium is just the right […]

Pat Conroy’s Nobel Prize

It hasn’t happened yet, but BoomerPDX predicts it For Pat Conroy. The name Santini means one thing: Pat Conroy. And he might come to your town. Maybe not your own town, but lots of them on this version of Book Tour. If you’ve seen Mr. Conroy’s reading/signing, tell boomerpdx how it went. Most authors do […]

Boomerpdx On Momba’s Best Run

Are The Ducks Better Without De’Anthony? Come on, man. He’s been out of action, but Thomas’s game impact crosses all borders. Every sports fan watches harder when he touches the ball. Every defensive player knows their best isn’t good enough when he’s in the game. And every coach wants a player just like him. He […]

The Car, The War

What’s the difference between a mobile society and a mobile war? You find out when the warriors hang up their guns. It’s how they drive down their familiar town road after trailing an IED blast in Iraq. Drive faster? Slower? Don’t drive?