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ADULT RESIDENT HUNTER, 1975

June 19, 2015 by

From The Concrete Jungles Of Philadelphia To Central PA Forests: Why I Joined Adult Resident Hunters. Some people grow up hunting deer. I grew up around people who grew up hunting deer so it’s the same thing. Or close enough, and here’s why: Today, video games allow us to steal cars, commit war crimes in […]

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BABY BOOMER LOVE: AFTER THE FIRE

June 18, 2015 by

Don’t Burn Baby Boomer Love Letters, Review Them On BoomerPdx. From The BoomerPdx Archive: “I think at the age 27-29 is when you first really feel a ‘generation gap’ or are actually aware of the one’s below you. Naturally that means the ones above you are pushed into another level also. Do me a favor. […]

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BOOMER ENTREPRENEUR: GOOD IDEA?

June 13, 2015 by

Our newspaper of record, the Oregonian/oregonlive.com, broke the boomer news. Baby Boomers too young to retire and too old to hire embrace what they’ve always embraced: Themselves. Can’t believe it? The book ‘I’M OK, YOU’RE OK’ started out with a working title of ‘I’M OK, I’M OK, I’M STILL OK, OK?’ The ME GENERATION reminds […]

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BOOMERPDX COOKING TIPS

June 4, 2015 by

From Foodie To Finish, Cooking Tips for Boomers. Everyone’s done this: You sit down to eat and the plate looks so beautiful you take a picture and post it. You want to share the perfection if not the calories. None of pictures look the same, but they all look delicious. That’s only part of the […]

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BOOMER TRAVEL: GO IT ALONE?

June 2, 2015 by

The Benefits Of Single Boomer Travel Are Many, Even If You’re Married? Good reasons to travel as a couple include shared experience above all. There’s a bond that occurs between a husband and wife traveling together. Pictures and video don’t tell the story. Neither does a diary or a narrative recounting. The glee and spirit […]

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BOOMERPDX DIET TIP

May 30, 2015 by

Five things to stop eating? Or zero? That’s A BoomerPdx Diet Tip. C – carbonated drinks R – refined sugar A – artificial sweeteners &colors P – processed foods Why stop eating anything? White bread, white rice, pasta. Sugar and cream. Stop eating that? Too controversial. Food is nutritional, cultural, and historical. Bread means farming […]

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BOOMER PRIORITIES: THE LIST

May 30, 2015 by

If You Don’t Have A List Of Baby Boomer Priorities, Make One. Ignore your boomer priorities list and someone will make one for you. Tip: You won’t like it. The regular off-the-shelf list isn’t good enough anymore. The Ten Commandments, Golden Rule, and self-help guides still work fine, but boomers face new challenges that need […]

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HOW TO un-GAY A 60’s TEEN BOOMER

May 28, 2015 by

Who Thinks You Can un-Gay Anyone? Parents? My uncle grew from an awkward teen boomer to become an inspirational gay man. I could say inspirational man, but he’s more proud of being a gay inspiration. He’s lived life his way on no uncertain terms: Accept gay or go away. But that’s not how it started […]

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THE ENGLISH WAY IN U.S.

April 13, 2015 by

Cultural Drama Or Living Hell In The English Way? Are you Angliophallic? Angliophilic? Angliophobic? Either way, Oregon can’t get enough British TV. America absorbs the English way fast. Cast Thomas Cromwell and Thomas Moore in Downton Abbey and wait for the cheers. King Arthur’s Round Table on Doc Martin? Who would blink an eye? As […]

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BOOMER HEALTH INDEX

April 10, 2015 by

When No News is Good Boomer Health News. Just when you’ve turned the corner and feeling better, clothes fit better, face looks more like you remember looking, something happens. You forget to move. You decide not to get up. You don’t feel making an effort is worth the reward. You’re tired. Now what? You could […]

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