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ROAD TRIPS WITH THE BOYS, PART ONE

July 25, 2023 by

Road trips with kids sounds like a duty, a hassle, a task to do and be done with. It starts with a plan, then a phone call. How you answer gives the kids an idea on how to respond when their turn comes around: “Dad, can we borrow your car and drive to a concert […]

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CLEAN UP ON AISLE U

July 11, 2023 by

The clean up work never ends if you look hard enough. But what if you never look? We’ll get to that. First take a look around right now.

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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?

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DREAM DAY, D-DAY TOMORROW

June 5, 2023 by

My dream day is pretty simple. I had one recently. Did I live every moment to the max and soak up the vibes? Or did I just feel lucky as hell to be a part of such a day? Well let me tell you my idea of a dream day at my house:

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BROKEN BLOG REPORTER

May 20, 2023 by

Who’s got a broken blog? Who breaks their blog and gets more traffic as a result. It’s a sad yet funny story. Beginning with the name change from BoomerPdx.

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NEW EXPECTATIONS? HOPE ISN’T ENOUGH?

May 11, 2023 by

Who says we need new expectations? Every baby boomer on the planet, if they’ve got any awareness. Who else? Every millennial on the planet. They don’t get off so easy. First the old people:

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LIFE LESSONS ‘JUST IN TIME’

May 1, 2023 by

Life lessons usually come to light after class lets out. “Whew, now that was a life lesson,” is common. But what about life lessons you recognize in the moment? Those take a little more work.

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ADULT FRIENDSHIP FAILS TO AVOID

April 21, 2023 by

Adult friendship is a balancing act. They are either too friendly, or distant. Too enthusiastic, or remote. And it’s always ‘them?’ Ok, boomer.

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WILDFLOWER WALKS IN THE LOCAL WILDERNESS

April 16, 2023 by

Wildflower walks after a wet spring? Don’t go too early. I found this flower and not much else. What I did find was even better.

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READING OUT 2022: TOP POSTS ON BOOMERPDX

December 31, 2022 by

Reading out 82nd Ave in Portland Oregon leads the list. Instead of looking like a tired stretch of New Jersey road with Bruce Springsteen sitting on his daddy’s lap as he steered through town, 82nd was a magical fairly tale in 2022. Did I mention magical? I called it Dream Street. That’s what it was […]

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