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LOVING LIFE MEANS LOVE IT ALL

Loving life is expected, required. But how do you know if you love life enough? You write a love poem to a loved one that includes everyone on earth. How hard can that be? Your trusted poet blogger here on boomerpdx says, “Do it.”

LOVE LIFE HISTORY OF THE BABY BOOMER

For a successful love life you need to make the decision all English majors make: Do you throw yourself into the fire, or coast along for the ride? Do the required reading? Or go to Cliff Notes? Checking in on an old Baby Boomer favorite from Facebook.

LOVE LIFE WITH NO LOVE IN SIGHT?

A love life for rising generations comes with so many choices. And questions. With so many alternatives, some guys just give up. Then what?

A BIKE RIDE TOO FAR WITH DUBIOUS REWARDS

A good bike ride is a cause for celebration and a good bike makes all the difference. Better yet, a good bike seat makes all the difference. But there’s more: bike shorts with a big old pad, water and food for a longer ride, and the determination to finish what you started. That last part […]

LOVED ONES FOR A LIFETIME, AND MORE

Our loved ones leave a mark that doesn’t wash off. After reading about a family losing a son twenty years ago in the World Trade Center, a lifetime doesn’t seem long enough to spend together. From one stage of life to the next, parents stand as witness to their contribution to the human race. The […]

FAKE LIFE: HOW TO KNOW IF YOU’RE BEING DEKED OUT

Living a fake life, a double life or more, comes with a few problems when you’re found out. And you will be found out since people like to talk. But what if you’re on the receiving end of a fake life scammer? Who do you blame? Not yourself.