Young men can do their own math on voting, but I’ll help: One man, one vote; one woman, one vote. You have one vote, bro, and it may not seem like much, but that’s what it is. One. Vote. Does it even matter enough to bother with? One vote may not seem like much, but […]
LIFE GOALS: BOOMERS FROM 58 TO 68
June 12, 2023 by
My life goals are simple. Like Marcus Aurelius, I believe the object of life is very clear: Stay off the lunatic fringe. And?
GUEST BLOGGER RANDALL CUTHBERT
December 15, 2022 by
A guest blogger is one who finds their way onto a blog one way or another. My guest blogger career to boost boomerpdx showed me what it takes. Did I know Dr. Cuthbert would have what it takes? I had my suspicions.
LIFETIME AWARDS? WHY NOT START EARLY
December 22, 2021 by
When do lifetime awards start pouring in? Angry Boomers say Millennials got too many awards already, trophy after trophy for signing up on soccer, indoor soccer, basketball, baseball, and football teams. And they are right. So what? Who has a problem with a kid trophy? It might be the only one they’ll get if they […]
PARENTAL ADVICE FROM THE HISTORY OF ALL PARENTAL ADVICE
December 21, 2021 by
Parental advice is best served as a hand-me-down plate. That is, tell your kids what your parents told you so they’ll know what to tell their kids. Sound complicated? It’s not. Instead, it is listening, listening and understanding. It goes like this:
GENERATION GO: HOW ONE KID MOVED ON THE PANDEMIC
June 1, 2021 by
Generation Go is on the move, but you’ve got to look carefully. For all the hand wringing from old people about the youths, take a break. Chances are good they’ve got something to complain about, problems to solve for other people, but not themselves. It’s a common thing with valid history for baby boomers since […]
BABY BOOMERS: FROM THE ‘I KNOW’ GENERATION TO ‘IDK’
May 25, 2014 by
A ‘One Up’ For The Rest Of You. Hardly a conversation goes by without one person saying, “I know,” in response to everything. Is this what passes for active listening? A more articulate version of uh huh, uh huh, or yeah right? Boomers have been the leading offender, but they’re losing ground. They might say […]
Baby Boomers Screw Up Their Kids? Suuure They Do
January 6, 2014 by
The original title of Simon Sinek’s article excerpt on Salon.com? ‘How Baby Boomers Screwed Their Kids And Created Millennial Impatience.’ The subtitle is , ‘Ambitious but easily distracted, Gen Y wants to be good but can’t stick to anything. It’s their parents’ fault.’ He get’s into it a little further in a TED talk where he asks […]
