Diet And Exercise In The Medicine Cabinet. When eating right and working out hits the news as good medicine you know something happened. Writer Alexandra Sifferlin begins her healthland.time.com article, Just Say No: When It Makes Sense Not to Take Your Medicine, with these words: “It sounds like something a quack would support, but it’s true.”
Time.com: Top 6 Bloggers (out of 25)
October 16, 2013 by
Dear Baby Boomers, By now you’ve read enough to know what baby boomer retirement looks like. If not there’s about a zillion blogs telling you there is no retirement, retire young enough to do the things you love, or how to plan your retirement. You’ve experienced the boomer health factor with parents and kids with […]
Marcus Mariota Loves Dogs
October 16, 2013 by
A Heisman For The Nice Man He’s from Hawaii, plays football for the University of Oregon. Mello Marcus sounds right? When it comes to Husky week, does he bring out the Mean Mariota? Does he scream at his teammates, hassle the refs, ignore his coach? No, because he’s a nice man. Boomer NW likes the […]
Average American Man = Fat?
October 11, 2013 by
This is what it looks like my boomers. Average American from The Atlantic. The artist compares Average American, named Todd, to other countries. Do you agree with this interpretation, or is there something missing?
No One Joins For The Death Benefit
October 10, 2013 by
Army, Navy, Marine, Air Force. All Carry The Death Benefit. Modern war doesn’t draft troops. Young men and women talk to recruiters and sign up. They sign up on the trust of the recruiter and their own research. It’s a deal that says if you fulfill your end, we’ll do the same. What’s the deal?
Boomer Beach Means College Football?
October 10, 2013 by
Not Oregon Duck Football. Lots of birds at Cannon Beach. Baby boomers love birds. Seagulls, puffins, cormorants, pelicans, crows, swallows, jays, a titmouse. The whole flock flew between Hemlock Street and Haystack Rock. Just no Ducks. Plenty of wind and rain, but no Ducks. What did Cannon Beach sports fan miss? The most engaging football being […]
Baby Boomer Travel, pt 1
October 9, 2013 by
Plan Ahead Or Suffer. Once you step out your front door the machinery kicks into gear. It’s either too late to change plans, or you don’t want to be the one changing. Be a good sport. Baby boomers know how to be good sports. We also know how to whine so don’t be alarmed when […]
Buzzfeed Calls Out For Drinking Buddies
October 8, 2013 by
And It’s A Boomerpdx Hall Of Fame (for some.) How many times do you plan to have a drink? As in “Let’s meet for a drink?” Doesn’t it sound sophisticated? “Let’s get a drink.” It’s not a party or a brew pub, but it is a Hard-A hustle. If you agree to meet for a drink, think of […]
Baby Boomers Used To Know That
October 4, 2013 by
Boomers took the first slap from the Do It Yourself movement. Old timers had a saying: “If it was build by a man, it can be fixed by a man.” They usually said it before they reconditioned a scrapped tractor with bubble gum and bailing wire. Those were the garage wizards building cars before the […]
