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MAN ANTHEM: COMMITMENT TO YOUR WOMAN, FAITH IN YOUR MAN

March 19, 2017 by

    Women looking for THE ONE need to apply the Man Anthem Test.   The notion of one Man Anthem, and only one, goes against the grain on most sites. The Good Men Project listed ten, as in top ten Man Anthems, with Queen’s We Are The Champions at #1. While I love the […]

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PORTLAND RENTS A LIFESTYLE, WHO PAYS THE FREIGHT

March 18, 2017 by

  One solution to rising Portland rents   At first tiny apartments got the shit because they went up in neighborhoods with streets jammed by normal parking. Now the micro havens are a solution, a reason for a drop in the rent crisis. And those bikes? Millennials and bikes and small apartments? It happens. Add […]

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BOOMERPDX CHOICE: LIVING YOUNG OR OLD, LIVING IN PORTLAND

March 7, 2017 by

    Help a family move an elderly parent a few times to find the BoomerPdx Choice   A few things people new to Portland can’t fathom is how living in Portland felt in the late 70’s and early 80’s. It was a dive city. A studio apartment between NW 20th and 21st on Lovejoy […]

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HOW TO AVOID BAD MARRIAGES FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE

March 5, 2017 by

    Help millennials avoid bad marriages by following these steps   Dating mores change over the years. From meeting someone, meeting their parents and siblings, to marriage and living happily ever after, things change. You meet their parents, they meet your parents. What could go wrong? These meetings always have agendas, some hidden, some […]

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MILLENNIAL MARATHONERS NEED EXTRA LSD

March 4, 2017 by

  Long, Slow, Distance running helps Millennial Marathoners.   Who runs a marathon? That’s really the first question. 26.2 miles all at once is a big step for anyone to take. You read stories all the time about marathon runners cranking out one a week for a year, or training to run all the big […]

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MILLENNIAL WORKER, MILLENNIAL GRINDER REVIEW

November 20, 2016 by

How to know if a millennial worker is a grinder.   Baby boomers remember a junior high class where they learned how to present themselves in the best light. Maybe you remember that class, because I don’t. But I do remember my millennials worker kid in a class taught by a man we met on […]

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HISTORY TEACHER TEACHES HISTORY?

November 16, 2016 by

  History teacher narrow focus gives poor view.   Darrell Huckaby says, “Take a seat, history class is in session.” Is he talking to you? Not when he says, “Ignorant young people who have no knowledge of how this Republic is supposed to work are dying to get attention by marching in the streets and […]

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STOLEN BY GHOSTS, SAVED BY LIFE

October 31, 2016 by

The once a year excuse: Stolen By Ghosts. Halloween comes with one special get out of jail free card. If you ever blamed the dog for lost homework, you know the drill. To make it perfectly clear, I conducted a scientific poll, asking Millennials, GenX, Baby Boomers, and Greats (the greatest generation from WWII, thanks […]

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MILLENNIAL VOTE, BABY BOOMER HISTORY

September 20, 2016 by

Who gets the millennial vote? Election spin twists faster and faster the closer voting day gets. One minute the official polls change, the next they change back. The 24 hour news cycles needs drama to keep the pot boiling, so why worry? Here’s why: For all the bashing they get, millennials keep surfacing as a […]

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POWELL JOBS, XQ, AND FOOD EDUCATION

September 16, 2016 by

Connecting dots for Powell Jobs and America, one post at a time. When stars align, you see things. Big dippers, little dippers, archers, crabs, lions, the whole scope of imagination is out there in the stars. Closer to home the stars look like Powell Jobs and her commitment to better education, better schools. Her husband, […]

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