Modern elders want to be heard by someone. They have much to impart to the rising generations, but there’s a problem. Can the ‘Me Generation’ ever get over itself enough to make sense? Will young people ever trust those who said never trust anyone over thirty?
BROKEN BLOG REPORTER
Who’s got a broken blog? Who breaks their blog and gets more traffic as a result. It’s a sad yet funny story. Beginning with the name change from BoomerPdx.
ROLE MODEL RECIPE STARTER KIT
To start, a role model recipe needs a pinch of gray, but not some wizard looking rig with robes and a long beard. Just a pinch. Why? Nothing says “Follow Me” better than someone who looks like they’ve been somewhere. Got it? So follow me on this:
HIPPIE HISTORY WITH FADING VISION
There should be more hippie history posts on a blog called BoomerPdx? I’ll talk to the manager. I like hippie-era history for one reason: the shifting time frame, and what was/is a REAL hippie?
UPDATED LIFE: STARTING SOMETHING NEW TO FINISH
An updated life, from new paint, new flowers, to new shoes, asks a question: What was wrong with the old life? Like there had to be something wrong to change things? Yes, that’s usually a good reason, but so is getting a different angle. Update, refresh, begin again. Call it one of those, add a […]
ONE HOMETOWN VS ALL OTHER HOMETOWNS
One hometown is like any other town they say. Whoever ‘they’ are, they’re wrong. “A hometown is where young people bide their time before their real life begins,” goes the standard line. “It’s where kids first learn about the real world without bearing the consequences.” Not the case when the hometown is North Bend, Oregon. […]
BOOMERS WANT LIST INCLUDES WHAT THEY DIDN’T GET
Boomers want more, more, more? That’s the whine that comes from the echo chamber of other generations, like baby boomers are a cut and run company of ruin and destruction. Boomers I know want that elusive dish in life, harmony with a side of peace, love, and understanding. Boomer wannabes want the same thing, but […]
Willie Nelson Brings More To Portland Than His Band
The old guitar picker takes the stage tonight at McMenamins Edgefield. Willie Nelson, all eighty five years of himself, takes the stage after opener Allison Krause. More important, he’s on the cover of AARP magazine. Why is that important? How many public figures don’t want to talk about age? In a youth motivated culture, […]