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Boomerpdx Remembers Historian Thomas Vaughan

December 8, 2013 by

Most baby boomers who’ve worked for important companies never meet the big guy. You apply, go through human resources, or the personnel office, meet the department head, co-workers, and go at it for the next few decades. Thomas Vaughan met everyone before they got with the Oregon Historical Society program. He made it personal. How […]

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Portland Boomer Thinks About Losing Weight?

December 5, 2013 by

Not For Long Let’s agree that you are thoughtful and considerate, that you know how to do the right thing and make an effort to do just that. So far so good? In addition, since you are a Portland baby boomer, a boomer living somewhere else, or just know boomers, you’ve had time to consider the […]

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#1 With A Bullet? Portland And Boomerpdx

December 5, 2013 by

Portland Baby Boomers need to pay attention to Money Journal at moneyjournal.com. They just named Portland the top of their top ten most liked U.S. cities. While that’s not news to the region, it’s still good to show the rest of the country how it’s done. The only drawback is Money Journal called it Portlandia. […]

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Boomer Thought Leader? Expert? Authority? Please.

December 3, 2013 by

Or Better BS In Pretty Paper? The cruel answers come from good questions, but you won’t hear them. Why? A modern Thought Leader worth their puffed up profile can’t be honest when asked, “What are you thinking?” What are they thinking? Take my class, buy my book, join my group, all for a low, low price […]

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Boomerpdx Discovers New Oregon History

December 2, 2013 by

And Roosevelt High School Rough Writers.  What pops into your mind when you hear the word “History?” Big books? Musty libraries? A gray bearded professor in tattered tweed? It’s all part of history, just not the appealing part. Why not make your own appealing history? Lay down the five pound doorstop of a book. Take […]

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Baby Boomer Icons via Boomerpdx

November 18, 2013 by

We all want the game-changer on our team, the person who hits the homer, wins the race, the one who makes a difference. Any list is full of the greats and near greats and it’s hard to go wrong. But what about those whose labors created the foundation of the future, whose work reveals the […]

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Six Hits To A Better Blog

October 25, 2013 by

Two iron-clad rules of Show Business: The Show must go on and Give The People what they want. Lets agree that any time spent reading a blog is part show business. The writing instructor’s iron-clad rule to Show, Don’t Tell, sounds show business-y enough. Bloggers on the WordPress platform have an advantage in giving The People what […]

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Environmental Working Group and NW Boomer

September 3, 2013 by

One is a guide for healthier living and toxin awareness. The other is a lifestyle guide for better Boomer living. They meet where the rubber hits the road, or the food hits the table, or the eye shadow hits the skin. Where one guide is for everyone seeking a less toxic choice in a more […]

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Baby Boomer Marketing: Peace And Release

August 24, 2013 by

Do You Know A Boomer?   Portland baby boomers, like all boomers, are not a rare breed. They’re not like NFL players or Olympians. Do you know one of them? Boomers live next door, stand in line, drive their own car. But how do you reach them? Check their history.

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NW Boomer And Fortune

July 15, 2013 by

As In Tyrell Fortune From Oregon. Misinformed sports fans complain about July. No NBA, just the draft and Summer League. No NFL, just bad news and more bad news about players and guns. Major League Baseball might work since it’s the All-Star Game, but not with a list of players violating drug policy waiting for […]

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