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THE BOOMER CHOICE: RETIRE OR REFOCUS

March 1, 2014 by

Who listens when someone tells them what to do, tells them to do it, “or else?” Baby boomers have never been, as a group, interested in being told what to do. First it was, “Turn down that racket you call music.” Followed by, “Get a hair cut.” What is the equivalent message to lady boomers? Shave your […]

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A GREATER DIVIDE: URBAN PLANNING

February 24, 2014 by

No Matter Which Side Of The Street You Live, Aging Makes Us More Alike. One look at the Sunday obituaries and you’ll see it. Older people resemble each other. It’s a good message for those who still dye their hair. You won’t be an autumn brown at ninety. What you will be doing is living […]

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THE POLITE SIDE OF THE AISLE AT 180 DEGRESS

February 21, 2014 by

Do You Forgive Stupid Remarks In The Sauna? Of Course You Do. It’s So Damn Hot. Most people I know are Republicans. Not the neo-con version. Not the Tea Party version. They are the American version, the business side of the political house. And it’s not my fault. They’re just good guys. Then I heard […]

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OREGON

February 13, 2014 by

What do you get your state for Valentine’s Day? How about a book? A recent article in the Sunday Oregonian’s Arts and Entertainment section highlighted four books about Oregon. Slavery In The Northwest shows an Oregon past that’s glossed over far too often. Sure Oregon was a great destination for midwestern farmers on the move. […]

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WHEN TIME IS RIGHT, WHEN TIME IS WRONG

February 12, 2014 by

Time Magazine is not always on your side. In an era of tablets and smart phones, who reads Time? Who subscribes? From the looks of most doctors’ offices, medical people like Time. Why? Think of the patients. The older they are, the more likely they grew up with Time. They still read words on paper […]

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AARP POINTS THEIR MONEY FINGER

February 10, 2014 by

Do you really expect celebrities to invest wisely?   What’s easier, shooting fish in a barrel or making fun of famous people losing their money? If most of us live lives of quiet desperation, the media turns up the sound for the loud ones. And nothing gets louder than rich-man failure in America. Show business people losing […]

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FIVE VIEWS OF MODERN SAFARI INTERIOR DESIGN

February 3, 2014 by

Exotic Animal Fans Find A Way. None Were Injured Here. Animal skins tell two stories. If they are real, and recent, you’ve got a hunter in the house. If they are synthetic but accurate, then you’ve got a dreamer of the hunt in the house. Either way, the patterns and images transport us to another […]

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Ben Affleck or George Clooney, A Monumental Man Dilemma

January 25, 2014 by

Which Actor / Director / Producer Works Best For The Next Epic WWII Script? Here on the outskirts of civilization the choice of who would do Flying Home justice grows more complicated. Both Affleck and Clooney won Oscars for producing Argo. Both know Hollywood inside out. George seems to like people for who they are, not what they […]

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Victim Marketing To Baby Boomers

January 3, 2014 by

Getting old is not a crime. No one goes to court on their sixtieth birthday for sentencing. If they did, and I was the judge, I’d sentence all 79 million boomers to join and read boomerpdx the rest of their lives. Of course there’d be an appeals process and because I’m lenient I’d reduce some […]

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Boomer Date Night: The Good, The Bad, The What’s This?

January 2, 2014 by

Spending time with someone you care about is one of the greatest relationship rewards. There you are, you and your sweetheart, enjoying an evening out together. Maybe it’s a regular thing and you’ve taken over, so this time you ask the other person what they’d like to do. You figure it’s only one night. What […]

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