Being a senior citizen is easy. Wake up every day and thank your parents for decent DNA and a good immune system. That’s it, except for the other stuff. The other stuff? What other stuff?
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER FOR LIFE?
April 18, 2024 by
I owned a Toyota Highlander, but it didn’t start that way. Somehow the wife and I went to a car dealership traded a van and ended up with a Rav4. She decided it was the worst car ever since I insisted on the barebones cheapest version. By the time we got home I knew it […]
BAGS PACKED TO FLEE? WHAT DO YOU TAKE WITH TEN MINUTES NOTICE
February 26, 2022 by
You’ve got your bags packed to evacuate, to leave right now. What’s in your boogie bag if you thought you’d return to a home in flames? More important, what’s not in your bug-out bag?
CITY TRASH FROM PORTLAND TO VANCOUVER
March 31, 2021 by
City trash comes with the territory. More people, more garbage, more clean up. Except the clean up part is lacking, and it’s not the first time. Take New York City trash for example. More people than Portland, which is bigger than Staten Island, but half the size of the other Burroughs. I moved to the […]
SECRET VOTES: SCHOOL, SAFETY, HEALTH CARE
June 21, 2017 by
During election years voters pick their horse, their favorite. No secret votes at the start. If they turn out they way they say they’ll turn out, good job in the ballot box. If they don’t they have a built in excuse: “I’m the lesser of two evils.” No one runs a campaign based on being […]
DEVILS PUNCH BOWL HAM HOCK STIRS IN OREGON FLAVOR
April 27, 2017 by
From the top of Otter Crest Loop looking south to Devils Punch Bowl Newport lies further south, Depoe Bay a little north. Oregon tourists need to feel a part of the big show to get the most out of their trip. Climb a mountain. Run a Hood To Coast. Stand in the Devils Punch Bowl […]
BOOMERPDX HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS
December 26, 2015 by
From Christmas to New Years use these BoomerPDX holiday safety tips. 1 – The top image shows big wood in the shape of five quarter oak, 5/4, the stuff used for staircases. About eight inches tall and forty five inches wide, it’s the perfect material for carving your name and hanging it inside or out. […]
GRANDMOTHER GUNS IN PORTLAND
October 9, 2015 by
A True Story About Grandmother Guns In Portland Oregon. An elderly lady pulled her car into her NE Portland garage on a hot day. I was there to pick up a museum donation, three quilts for the Oregon Historical Society. Museums love fragile textiles, product packaging, anything you’d throw away a hundred years ago. Quilts […]
AGING SUPPORT SYSTEM? WHAT TO DO
What is a support system and why does it matter? You see, in the top pic, a post supporting railing on a second story deck. This is a support system for those who like to lean on deck railing. Instead of fixing it, I used a potted tree to block access. Did I hope the […]