The world’s factory, otherwise known as China, fills big box America from Costco to Target to Walmart. From Home Depot to Lowe’s the world’s factory supplies America with the suburban necessities. If it’s electronic components, or sporty textiles, or steel, look for the Made in China tag. You won’t have to look […]
World’s Factory: China Fills Big Box America To The Brim
July 11, 2018 by David Gillaspie
Filed Under: BOOMER YEARS Tagged With: apple, boomers, china cinese factories, Coos Bay, Costco, electronics, factory, factory conditions, foxconn, hipsters, iphone, longhua, millennials, North Bend, Oregon, pollution, Portland, Portland Oregon, steel, steel manufacture, target, Walmart, world's factory
FAMILY COLLECTIONS OVERLOAD? OFFERUP
August 22, 2017 by David Gillaspie
Where is the line between family collections and hoarding? How can you tell when you’re over that line, way over? In this well researched post on BoomerPdx I will dip into the experience of a Museum Collection Manager for an interview. Readers familiar with such details will automatically know what I’m talking […]
Filed Under: BOOMER BLOGGER Tagged With: aging parents, Antiques Roadshow, Baby Boomers, barter economy, boomers, cash, family collections, form and function, IKEA, lyft, millennials, museum collection, NY Times, offerup, Oregon, rental life, status, target, Thomas Wolfe, Tom wolfe, uber
MAKING NEW FRIENDS
June 10, 2016 by David Gillaspie
Is it harder for aging baby boomers to make new friends? When the cycle of life leaves you lonely, it feels like everyone else is on the bicycle of life and you’ve got a flat. If that’s you, get moving. Walk it out. But to where? How do you make new friends? Where do you […]
Filed Under: Boomer Up Tagged With: aging, America, American made, angry white men, Baby Boomers, bernie sanders, best friends day, big-box stores, boomers, cheap crap, china made, control freaks, Costco, democrats, donald trump, election year, facebook, friends, harbor freight, hillary clinton, made in America, making America great, michelle obama, millennials, new friends, President Obama, shared politics, social network, target, throw away culture, trump, Walmart
