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GROWING OLDER LIKE CHEESE, WINE, AND MILLENNIALS

August 13, 2020 by

Growing older is a common lament for all generations. The silliest complaints come from the youths. Who are these youths? Anyone younger than the one complaining about growing older. Since I’m sixty-five and don’t complain, let’s look at those who do. Ready?

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BON JOVI TABLE vs BAND TABLE

June 14, 2019 by

Bon Jovi table versus the band table had a nice feel to it, like the Sharks and Jets in Westside Story, except without the dancing. One table is all in for one of the sexiest rockers to ever take the stage. Women love him, men want to be him. The other table worked the moment […]

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AGING GRACEFULLY SINCE AGE HAPPENS? OKAY, BUT …

June 10, 2019 by

If you’re not aging gracefully, are you doing something wrong? A cursory glance around the modern landscape, from fillers to peels, lifts and lipo, I wonder if the age deal is an emotional reaction to aging, or a fear reaction. You get into your sixties and start looking like your grandpa and it gives you […]

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WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKED LIKE TO NEW PARENTS

July 29, 2017 by

  New families are the future of life on earth? Agree? Who doesn’t hope such a broad statement is true with kids in the house? Instead of feeling trapped by the needs of someone other than yourself, feel the power. Do it right and they grow up to make the sort of decisions that promote […]

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PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS, PT3: MILLENNIAL ILLNESS

May 7, 2017 by

This graph shows the age of BoomerPDX readers. From a boomer blogger to millennials, I’m glad you read this blog. Not all news is good, but good ideas help open the right doors. I’m as surprised as anyone to see who shows up here, and millennials lead the pack according to Google Analytics. And they […]

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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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