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PORTLAND SUPER BOWL PRIMER WITH CHINESE NEW YEAR

February 8, 2016 by

Oregon Historical Society celebrates Chinese New Year before Portland Super Bowl. The Super Bowl date has been set for years. The only mystery is who will play the game. Unless you live in Portland, Oregon. Then you have more to do besides grill some cow and chug beers. In Portland you need something special before […]

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STREET FIGHTING MAN, OR PUSH OVER

February 6, 2016 by

Breaking up a street fight doesn’t take a street fighting man. My reward for breaking up a street fight was a punch in the face. Street fighting is a personal thing, apparently one you shouldn’t interfere with. Except when it’s in your neighborhood. And it’s a man beating a woman. Then it gets personal. City […]

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YOUNG EAGLES FLYING HIGH

January 23, 2016 by

Baby boomer life has a soundtrack. We’ve heard it all from Elvis, The Beatles, Big Hair rock, punk, grunge, and Adele. Then there’s The Eagles. Not quite country, not quite rock, but able to nail either style with what? Country Rock. They weren’t the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, or Poco. You didn’t need some insider vibe […]

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IN PRAISE OF CANAPRENEURS AND THE OTHER SPOT

January 2, 2016 by

Canapreneurs manage risk with cannabis business. The Other Spot was part of it. Who remembers their favorite bar? Was it on a college campus? In your neighborhood? Maybe you’re still looking. Here’s one blogger’s list: J.C. Dobbs, South Street, Philadelphia. Long and narrow with a band playing in the back. It was the ‘go to’ […]

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HOW A BOOMER HEART BREAKS

December 16, 2015 by

Which generation has the best broken hearts? Baby boomer heart breaks lead the pack. Remember the first time your boomer heart broke? Something went wrong. Someone said the wrong thing. Was it a mistake, a misunderstanding? Don’t get the shovel and start digging it out. Don’t check your high school year book. If you cut […]

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TRUMP ARMY SUICIDE WATCH

December 6, 2015 by

If you’ve got no friends on the left, then you’re right for the Trump Army. Like the preeminent brain of our time, belonging to Neil deGrasse Tyson, BoomerPDX strives to gather information and let readers decide. Why not follow the leading American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator’s tactics when it comes to the political […]

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C.B. BERNARD CHASES ALASKA

November 28, 2015 by

Alaska and C.B. Bernard sing for the Last Frontier. And you. When the wild calls your name, where do you go? If you’re a writer like Cheryl Strayed you hit the Pacific Coast Trail and write a book called Wild. Not the sort of wild you have in mind? Most people understand wild as a […]

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BABY BOOMER GOLDEN YEARS

November 2, 2015 by

In spite of laying the best of plans for a comfy retirement, things happen. Things go right, go wrong, and your plans change. Maybe you’ve had someone do your forecast for living a good life and it felt pretty good. Ask them to do a series of forecasts. One for you and your wife. One […]

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WINNING THE PAIN GAME

October 31, 2015 by

Beat The Pain Game, Then The Withdrawal Game. One of the regulars came in today, though not on his cherried out Harley. Wet and cold is no way to ride a hog if you don’t have to. Said he’d been out a couple of weeks for shoulder surgery. Five places on his shoulder got opened […]

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PORTLAND COLD CASE

October 31, 2015 by

When A Portland Walking Tour Turns The Corner And You See Portland Cold Case. People love Portland. You’ve probably heard it before. If it’s not the cute shops it’s the funky food; the Portland Building and cast iron building span the years. Public art? Who doesn’t love driving by the eastside ramps off the Hawthorne […]

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