If no one wanted to go with me, I was still going. It’s a tradition since 1981. Back then I lived in Northwest Portland. The Rose Parade ended a mile away. I’d start a run at Lincoln high school and take the parade route all the way back toward the start. Once […]
WOMEN STEER LOVE BOAT, THE REST OF US JUST SHOVEL COAL
June 4, 2018 by
An unmarried man can have a great idea, work through problems, and it will either fail of succeed in some measure. Work hard enough and things get changed. A married man knows this will never happen. Instead of a great idea to dive into to, the idea becomes a conversation. If […]
COMMUNICATION BLIND SPOT IN THE EAR
April 27, 2018 by
Long married couples carry a blind spot in their ear on certain topics; they’ve talked about things, or only one thing, so often the momentum of communication is too great to stop. Try and reset the bar of understanding on those things in the blind spot. It might be the best gift […]
AFFLECK UPDATE: A MAN FOR ALL AGES, OR ALL DONE
April 13, 2018 by
Get to a certain age and the realization, if it hadn’t hit yet, of a finite time to make a difference sets in. This Affleck Update serves as a reminder of who to make a difference to. In the confusion that is Hollywood it’s not enough to win the favor of the crowd […]
DIVORCE NEW NORMAL: “WAS IT ANOTHER GUY?”
March 15, 2018 by
Older people, a goal baby boomers are moving toward at hyper speed, have heard more joy and heartache than anyone else. We’ve got at least ten thousand hours in each encompassing most every possible outcome. At recent bar stop I learned a whole new take on divorce for modern times. It came […]
THE LONG MARRIED SECRET? WORDS
February 18, 2018 by
Too often we take wedding anniversaries for granted? Who does that? Not those married to a skunk who buys extravagant gifts to cover their stink. That’s the yearly bonus they give for looking the other way. Just make sure your present is better than the one they bought the other one. That’s […]
FAMILY SHAME HELPS A GROWN MAN SCHEDULE CHECK UP
February 4, 2018 by
In a traditional wedding picture there’s a couple staring at the camera with faces radiating the joy of the day. It’s a look of happiness as they look forward to the rest of their lives together. Getting married is more than a date, it’s a roll of the dice on the long […]
Man Married At Age Thirty One Sees Image Thirty One Years Later
November 6, 2017 by
The saying ‘Like a deer in the headlights’ must have been coined at a wedding. My wedding. Things changed that day. We’re going through a phase, call it the non-hoarding phase, and this came up in an album.
Men’s Poll Question: Your Wife’s Old ‘Friend’ Calls To Catch Up?
October 30, 2017 by
What’s the best approach is the question of the boomerpdx Men’s Poll Question? When one of your wife’s college day boyfriends calls to catch up after a couple of decades, and she tells you about it, then what? MAN #1 I wouldn’t think the question would ever come up since my wife […]
YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. HOW’S IT GOING?
June 8, 2017 by
Human nature kicks in hard on the question of right or wrong. You always want to be right. So does the person who is wrong. If it’s too hard to decide who is right or wrong, find a third-party, but first agree to live with their decision. The biggest problem with right or wrong is […]
