Baby boomer mistakes? What mistakes? In some circles everything boomer related is a mistake. This isn’t that circle. Instead, I’ll look at common mistakes and regrets to avoid. This is for younger generations.
CLUB BOOMER? ARE YOU IN OR OUT
October 20, 2022 by
Club Boomer has requirements, which I’ll get to, but it’s not a specific age. It’s not finding bliss, either. Or your safe place. So what the heck are the requirements for membership? Here’s what I know so far:
DREAM CATCHER HOLDS TIGHT
September 15, 2022 by
Hang on to the good stuff as long as you can Picture your dream catcher self at a SoCal party with your wife’s high school friends. It’s all good in a Santa Monica apartment complex, except for the pet. Not a kitty, not a puppy, not a dream catcher, but a huge freaking snake.
TAKING TIME: EXPLAIN OREGON HISTORY TO YOUTHS
August 6, 2022 by
Taking time to explain history to younger people is a gift that keeps on giving. What if it’s someone from another country asking about a place like Oregon? Oregon? Who cares about Oregon? I know a young man from another country who cares.
FOLLOWING FOOTSTEPS ACROSS ANCIENT LANDS
May 22, 2022 by
Travelers specialize in following footsteps laid down before them. It’s unavoidable. Sometimes it’s part of a larger plan and sometimes we don’t realize we’re treading ancient paths walked for thousands of years. Take a stroll down unknown history with a walk along any river bank. A travel plan for ancient land should include Paris because […]
FEELINGS MATTER, A REVIEW OF WHY ON SAUVIE ISLAND
October 9, 2021 by
Feelings matter when you see yourself in a forty year old reflection. In the image I’m looking through a window with another window shining on the other side. Every year for decades a crew would go to Sauvie Island and prepare a historical house for the upcoming season. Every room was cleaned, inventoried, and filled […]
BEST JOB STARTS WELL, STAYS STRONG, ENDS IN SADNESS
September 26, 2021 by
My best job lasted a couple of decades. It was an insight into human nature for what it was. When I decided to move back to Oregon after a short time away, I decided I wanted to do things only done in Oregon. I’d already spent a summer sliming fish in Hallmarks Fisheries in Charleston […]
EVIL HISTORY IS TOO PAINFUL FOR STUDENT READING?
July 11, 2021 by
Evil history includes a list of everything you wish you’d never heard of. It’s the story of man’s injustice to his fellow man, and woman, and non-binary person. If you’ve lived long enough, you’ve heard some evil history; add a few more years and you’ve lived some of it, and the aftermath. Everyone has a […]
HISTORY MATTERS WHEN YOU’RE NOT LOOKING
June 2, 2021 by
History matters more to history majors? We like to think so, but history matters to everyone else, too. It matters with personal history, house history, town history, business history, and the big history between nations. The key to remember is that it always starts small. And it starts with one question: What happened?
BROKEN STAIRWAY? HOW TO REPLACE IT
October 15, 2020 by
My mother in law walked down a broken stairway for sixteen years. I’d replaced treads and firmed up the handrails, but we still joked about it. “An independent observer might think my son in law is trying to kill me by falling through these steps,” she laughed. “If the fall doesn’t kill you, my snake […]
