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FATHER TIME ON THE MARCH EVERY DAY, EVEN FATHER’S DAY

June 19, 2021 by

When I was a kid, Father Time looked like my Grandpa. It helped that my Grandpa looked like President “I Like Ike” Eisenhower. I was six years old in 1960 when things changed. The new president looked more my dad’s age. The big job went from the Supreme Allied Commander Europe five star Army general, […]

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MILLENNIAL VOTING HISTORY PRIMER

November 1, 2016 by

A BoomerPdx reminder for millennial voting. The biggest block of potential voters hit the polls this month. Is millennial voting up to the task? Are they ready for the burden they’ll strap on with the wrong vote? Look at the elderly man in the picture, also known as President Harry S. Truman. Why the huge […]

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YOUR POLITICAL DEBATE RIGHT HERE

October 16, 2015 by

Baby Boomers Saw The First Televised Political Debate With Nixon And Kennedy. The first televised political debate pitted seasoned pro Vice President Nixon against the young newcomer Senator John Kennedy. The young charger was four years younger than Nixon. They squared up for the biggest political prize in the land, leader of the free world. […]

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