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HOW TO FIND PORTLAND AROUND YOUR TOWN

April 13, 2017 by

  Exhibit A: Lumbersexuals always find Portland A gen y or later man whom is trying desperately to be masculine by looking the part instead of being the part, eg, dressing up like a lumberjack. Did anyone notice the stage clothes of the grunge movement? Jeans, plaid flannel shirts. Same clothes, different context. But if […]

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THE BOOMERS’ BIGGEST BURDEN

June 16, 2014 by

(one version of this post appears on oregonlive.com.) News about one generation or another usually explains what is wrong. Bad news has a reputation. Good news? Who wants to hear about someone doing better than you? Seniors being preyed on by unscrupulous contractors or relatives is always news. So are young people trying to create […]

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BOOMER GOT A BRAND NEW BAG

April 30, 2014 by

And It’s Bigger Than Yours. You’ve seen the results of baby boomer parents who coddled their kids. Millennials get blamed for being self-centered, lazy, unmotivated. They’re tagged with some of the same names boomers were tagged with by their parents. It wasn’t fair then, and it’s not now. Except there is a big difference. The […]

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Baby Boomers Fade To Invisible

January 28, 2014 by

How many times do you hear it among those of a certain age, like your age: “No one notices me anymore.” Men or women, they say it like it’s the biggest loss of their life. What do they want, their own personal paparazzi? No one worships at the boomer alter. They never did unless they […]

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