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Dark Boomer Treasure And Martha Hull

July 11, 2013 by

A Noir Memoir And Dark Boomer Treasure. The last time I thought so hard about the alphabet was someone asking, “Who told you to write? Who said you could write?” My answer, “Dad, what’s the big deal? I know the alphabet.” I sang the alphabet song to prove it. “Son,” he said, “you’re an English […]

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NW Renovation For Boomers

July 5, 2013 by

Local Website And Magazine Delivers Answers If you’re a Portland baby boomer who pays someone else to do your home repairs, you’re missing some fun. On the other hand, if you’re a boomer who loves doing it yourself, you have a friend. From my home ownership experiences, a new friend is a good thing. My […]

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Boomer Men Who Nurture

June 3, 2013 by

And The Dogs Who Love Them Tell the truth. You like to nurture. Admit it. You’ve learned how, and you like it. Some say a nurturer is born that way; others say it’s a result of a caring environment. You say the sooner you choose one or the other, the better. That’s not a green light to grow […]

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Your Chiseled Core

May 17, 2013 by

or, You Haven’t Seen The Sights In A While? Maybe it’s a boomer thing, or a Portland baby boomer thing, but middle aged men with abs seems a little too much. True story: I’m sitting in the sauna and a guy walks in behind his chiseled abs. He’s no boomer, so his shorts droop. With […]

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The Fishing Baby Boomer

May 14, 2013 by

or, Why Does The Columbia River Like My Wife Better Being a Portland baby boomer means you’re an outdoorsman. Being an outdoorsman in Oregon means you hunt and fish. You just can’t go to your backyard and stand around and call yourself an outdoorsman. That’s not how it works, so get your fishing pole.

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Uno, Dos, Tres

May 4, 2013 by

What Are You Doing On Cinco de Mayo? If you don’t have a good answer, head out for Hillsdale, one of Portland’s thriving neighborhoods. From a health fair, to farmers market, to an art show, you’ll be in the right place. Be sure and stop by the Portland Wellness Center table for a face paint, pop […]

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Baby Boomer Love

April 28, 2013 by

Is It Love Or Another Cramp To Stretch Out Once you take a subject like baby boomers, and you are one, topics change faster than sunlight reflecting off wet tie-dye. The huge range of experience between those born from 1946 to 1964 makes common ground more uncertain. One universal feeling rises to the top. Love. From Bo Diddley asking […]

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Baby Boomer Concerns

April 27, 2013 by

WORRY IS NOT LIMITED TO ONE GENERATION OR DEMOGRAPHIC Fretting isn’t part of any DNA. Fear? We’ve all got that, but working with it is part of life. Overcome fear and you feel like you’re really living right. Why? Because you are. A google search of Baby Boomer Concerns netted fears, so if you’re wondering […]

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THE DEAD PLAYS BABY BOOMER BY THAT CLOSE

December 24, 2012 by

If you’ve been to a Grateful Dead show, then you know about the long strange trip. If it was a Dead show at the Gorge Amphitheater in George, Washington, it’s longer and stranger. But it was more than a Dead show. It was the Allman Brothers and the Doobie Brothers too. A Boomer-fest, but that’s […]

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BOOMER SON IN FOREVER YOUNG ENGLAND

December 12, 2012 by

  News from England arrived late. It touched home.   The story is pretty straight forward in the paper. “A Cambridge man charged with two attempted murders in a vicious street brawl in the city centre appeared in court yesterday.  Karl Eldin, 18, from Glebe Road, denied attempting to murder Alexander Lloyd and Ian Watters outside the […]

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