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DONALD TRUMP: A NEW YORKERS’ NEW YORKER

Whatever else he is, or says he is, Donald Trump is 100% New Yorker. If you’ve lived in New York, or live in New York now, you know the deal.   Say the name New York and the same image pops up. Upstate isn’t that image.   As a group, New Yorkers live in a […]

MILLENNIAL VOTE, BABY BOOMER HISTORY

Who gets the millennial vote? Election spin twists faster and faster the closer voting day gets. One minute the official polls change, the next they change back. The 24 hour news cycles needs drama to keep the pot boiling, so why worry? Here’s why: For all the bashing they get, millennials keep surfacing as a […]

JB EXPLAINS ELECTION CHOICES

Baby Boomer Generation Knows Election Choices Putting a new tenant in the White House is always a roll of the dice, a gamble the entire world hopes goes their way. If you’re all about hope for better, then you seek ideas and writers who open doors, open windows, knock down walls of fear and doubt. […]

THE POSITIVE OPTIMIST POINT OF VIEW

On the darkest day look for light from The Positive Optimist. Bob Dylan told us we don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. Turns out he wasn’t talking about the weather. You don’t need a weatherman, but you might want a translator to translate just what he means in Subterranean Homesick […]

MAN ANTHEM FOR MODERN TIMES

Every era has a song. This era needs a Man Anthem. This Man Anthem is inspired by Barney the Purple Dinosauer and the Republican National Convention. The epicenter of male testosterone in America is Cleveland, Ohio. As if to prove it, Candidate Trump took the stage the way Mr. McMahon takes to the ring. Into […]

WEIGHT ROOM POLITICS

Who does the lifting in weight room politics? And where? Next time you’re in the gym take a good look around, I mean a really good look, and you’ll see something different. Without asking, BoomerPdx discovered the lifting habits of Democrats and Republicans. Using skills of pure observation, the old muckraker makes the call. And […]

MAKING NEW FRIENDS

Is it harder for aging baby boomers to make new friends? When the cycle of life leaves you lonely, it feels like everyone else is on the bicycle of life and you’ve got a flat. If that’s you, get moving. Walk it out. But to where? How do you make new friends? Where do you […]

ILLEGAL ORDERS: FOLLOW OR NOT

How illegal orders were explained in the 1970’s Army. The beginning of the All-Volunteer Army came with something extra. New boots needed to know about ‘illegal orders.’ Call it a special understanding to make the Army a more attractive choice. Not more swearing, yelling, smacking, punching, and general ass-kicking. And no more illegal orders. The […]

MY ADVICE TO TRUMP, or #MyAdviceToTrump

#MyAdvideToTrump: Big Picture leaders need to keep a focus on the small things. It’s not about how much ground you cover, but how high you soar. This isn’t the time to lay down and rest, Mr. Trump. You may be sixty nine years old, but you have the explosive energy of a sixty eight year […]

TRUMP MOMENT FINALLY ARRIVES

Pro Choice Delivers The Trump Moment, And None Too Early. We spend our lives following instructions, giving instruction, and making a difference. At least that’s the idea. Stay in your lane. Signal for lane change. Repeat. Sounds too easy until it’s not, like the freeway merge artist who slides four lanes over like they’re looking […]