Too Expensive For Boomer Exercise? Probably Not
Breaking Down The Numbers (approximate values) What to do about rising co-pays, premiums, and fees from the insurance and medical billing? First, make an appointment with a Naturopathic Doctor for a...
View ArticleA GREATER DIVIDE: URBAN PLANNING
No Matter Which Side Of The Street You Live, Aging Makes Us More Alike. One look at the Sunday obituaries and you’ll see it. Older people resemble each other. It’s a good message for those who still...
View ArticleMIDDLE EASTERN EASTER MOMENTS IN OREGON
How you see your middle eastern Easter moments reveal your true self. Do you like it? If you’ve been to a big box store, you know the drill. Get a huge cart, fill it up, pack it into your car and go...
View ArticleMAKING NEW FRIENDS
Is it harder for aging baby boomers to make new friends? When the cycle of life leaves you lonely, it feels like everyone else is on the bicycle of life and you’ve got a flat. If that’s you, get...
View ArticleBABY BOOMER FOOT ISSUES SOLVED
Do you have Baby Boomer Foot Issues? Yesterday I jammed my pained tootsie into about twenty shoes. The pain comes with plantar fasciitis, which is supposed to be a heel thing, but got my middle toe...
View ArticleToo Expensive For Boomer Exercise? Probably Not
Breaking Down The Numbers (approximate values) What to do about rising co-pays, premiums, and fees from the insurance and medical billing? First, make an appointment with a Naturopathic Doctor for a...
View ArticleA GREATER DIVIDE: URBAN PLANNING
No Matter Which Side Of The Street You Live, Aging Makes Us More Alike. One look at the Sunday obituaries and you’ll see it. Older people resemble each other. It’s a good message for those who still...
View ArticleMIDDLE EASTERN EASTER MOMENTS IN OREGON
How you see your middle eastern Easter moments reveal your true self. Do you like it? If you’ve been to a big box store, you know the drill. Get a huge cart, fill it up, pack it into your car and go...
View ArticleMAKING NEW FRIENDS
Is it harder for aging baby boomers to make new friends? When the cycle of life leaves you lonely, it feels like everyone else is on the bicycle of life and you’ve got a flat. If that’s you, get...
View ArticleBABY BOOMER FOOT ISSUES SOLVED
Do you have Baby Boomer Foot Issues? Yesterday I jammed my pained tootsie into about twenty shoes. The pain comes with plantar fasciitis, which is supposed to be a heel thing, but got my middle toe...
View ArticleJohn Grisham Novel Camino Island Includes Portland State And A Portland Story...
I was cruising Costco and in between food samples of tangy chicken, yogurt drinks, and a new pasta, rolled through the book aisle. There’s something magic about stacks of books in a big box store. If...
View ArticleBRAIN FOOD STARTS WITH GOOD HANDS
Ask around about cooking. If you do cook, ask a new friend about it. “Do you cook, too?” The answer will tell you more about the new friend than most any question. It’s a simple question, but...
View ArticleWorld’s Factory: China Fills Big Box America To The Brim
The world’s factory, otherwise known as China, fills big box America from Costco to Target to Walmart. From Home Depot to Lowe’s the world’s factory supplies America with the suburban necessities....
View ArticleCOSTCO LOVE LESSONS OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
Costco love is more a love/hate relationship: hate the hassle, love to unpack at home. Hassle? Costco hassle? Like driving loops around a huge parking lot looking for a space and dreading what that...
View ArticleBIRTHDAY WEEK? DIFFERENT THAN DOG YEARS?
Does birthday week add extra years? A seven day celebration adds seven extra years? Maybe it should to discourage people from extending the party. At least until it’s your birthday. Or mine....
View ArticlePREMIUM CHICKEN WITH CHICKEN BONES
Premium chicken answers one question: What came first, canned chicken or bagged chicken. The question not asked: Who eats canned or bagged chicken? If that’s you, please continue; if that’s not you,...
View ArticleREADING BOOKS IS A PROBLEM?
Why is reading books a problem? Because people read the wrong books. But what’s the difference between the right book and the wrong book? Jimmy knows, so let’s ask Jimmy: Me: Hey Jimmy, whatcha...
View ArticleHOME COOKING CONVERSATION: PORK BUTT
Home cooking usually means there’s a cook involved. You know, a chef. With no cook or chef around you do what everyone else does: Get into that kitchen and rattle those pots and pans. Part One: When I...
View ArticleSPEED SHOPPING. GOOD IDEA?
Speed shopping with your partner. Ever heard of it? I gave it a try in a Safeway that sits between two over-55 communities. My speed shopping there made me look like The Flash. There was only one...
View ArticleBACKING UP AND ADDING ON
Backing up into a parking space is normal? It’s getting that way, but there’re still holdouts. – People who always back into to parking spaces think they better than us. – I back into my parking...
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