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FIRST PITCH JUDGEMENT? WARM UP YOUR ARM

The ceremonial first pitch of the baseball season brings out the critics; then when it goes wrong they feel justified. That an older man doesn’t bring the high inside heat, or snap off a sharp hook across the plate seems like failure to critics. All they want is more. Look, we all want more, but […]

BASKETBALL COURT: A DATE WITH HISTORY FROM THE DRIVEWAY

A basketball court is today’s proving ground for American youth. Like other kids of a certain generation, though, baseball was my first proving ground. After I proved I wasn’t very good at it, something about a weak arm and slow legs, the basketball court replaced the diamond. Instead of going to a lumpy field, I […]

LIFE CHANGE UP? SAW-WING BATTER, BATTER, BATTER

  See a fat pitch down the middle and get hold of it. After that they all look like a fat pitch down the middle. All you need to do is stand in and swing for the fences T-ball style. That’s baseball, but how does it connect to your busy life?

BASEBALL, BEER, FIREWORKS, BOOMERPDX STYLE

In a search for holiday ideas, there’s BoomerPdx Style. Who drank a beer yesterday? Anyone? Super Patriot in their flag focused ensemble leads a toast. Slinky character in a DD214 t-shirt cheers him on. Everyone else joins in. If that’s your Fourth of July, you did it right. If it didn’t go that way, take […]

HOW TO RAISE SPORTS FANS

Is It Nature Or Nurture For Sports Fans? A friend of mine left town recently. Not a huge sports fan, but he knows the meaning of team. He’d never say he’s taking one for the team, but he might be. He’s moving to be closer to his grandchildren. That’s an important step many take, but […]

THE JENNER REVOLUTION

Make A Big Change And Join The Jenner Revolution. Do you look in the mirror and tell yourself everything is perfect, it’s all good? Are you lying to your own face? Maybe it’s your nose. Your ears. Your hair. It’s always something and you’d change it if you could. But it doesn’t bother you that […]

HOW TO WORLD CUP

Look At Your Foot. Just Look At It. If all you do is walk around on your feet, you’re missing out. They can do so much more. Like kick something. Once you get the idea that kicking something is good, you’re a soccer fan. But, you say, football is your sport. Soccer isn’t even close. […]

Baby Boomer Love

Is It Love Or Another Cramp To Stretch Out Once you take a subject like baby boomers, and you are one, topics change faster than sunlight reflecting off wet tie-dye. The huge range of experience between those born from 1946 to 1964 makes common ground more uncertain. One universal feeling rises to the top. Love. From Bo Diddley asking […]

INDIVIDUAL EFFORT

HOW SPORTS PREPARES YOU TO STAND UP IN LIFE Like the athletes who play them, sports come in all shapes and sizes. Competition allows athletes to stand alone at some point, to take responsibility for their actions, to be accountable. It’s the combination of solitude and team that make athletes who they are. They see […]