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HOW TO un-GAY A 60’s TEEN BOOMER

May 28, 2015 by

Who Thinks You Can un-Gay Anyone? Parents? My uncle grew from an awkward teen boomer to become an inspirational gay man. I could say inspirational man, but he’s more proud of being a gay inspiration. He’s lived life his way on no uncertain terms: Accept gay or go away. But that’s not how it started […]

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OREGON’S WRESTLING WEEKEND

February 26, 2015 by

Putting Pride On The Line. The sound you hear in Oregon, all up and down the west coast, comes from wrestling families. It’s championship weekend. Oregon high school wrestlers meet on the mats inside Memorial Coliseum starting Friday. By Saturday night every place on the podium will be filled, all medals hung. Sunday the big […]

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DON’T MEAN NOTHING? OR EVERYTHING?

December 9, 2014 by

The Torture Report. All war anniversaries, from WWI, to Pearl Harbor, to closing the operational command in Afghanistan, feel the same. It’s all Vietnam. That war played out on the nightly news through junior high and high school for my classmates. It was the war older brothers were drafted for, the war that robbed another […]

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A VETERANS DAY REMINDER FOR NEXT YEAR

November 15, 2014 by

The Conversation You Need To Have. A conversation between an Army vet and a Non-vet: V: People that join the Army with the right intentions come out better. NV: If you join and serve your country it’s all the same. V: Except it’s better for the people who understand the deal ahead of time. NV: […]

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TALK WHEN THE TIME’S RIGHT, LIKE NOW

June 13, 2014 by

To Baby Boomers, Their Parents, And Grandparents: Talk when the time’s right. A recent read revealed the sad tale of one person wishing they had taken the time to speak to their parents more often. They wished they knew their folks better. Of course the person was a baby boomer. They had more regret than […]

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Boomer College Sandwich

June 18, 2013 by

With The Grads On Both Sides My Dad graduated from college in 1960. With three kids in tow and working full time. His plan was a career in the Marine Corps like his younger brother did. My Mom had other plans. He took five years to finish his BS in General Studies, and made it sound […]

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24HR FITNESS vs $20

February 20, 2013 by

BETTING AGAINST THE ARMY AT THE OSU WALL? 1. Why does Oregon State University have a Marine Corps obstacle course near Gill Coliseum? Because OSU serves the Army, Marine, Navy, and Air Force ROTC. 2. Why would one former wrestler with a bad wing bet another he couldn’t climb over the red wall with the big yellow […]

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