Boomer Life

The next set of data from the 2011 census shouldn't hold many surprises for anyone in Canada — but it no doubt will. On Tuesday, Canadians will discover how old their society has grown. It will be apparent in black and white how fast the baby boomers are ...  

Weak mindedness almost seemed to come with the territory of growing older in past generations. As a "Baby Boomer" I am starting to say - NOT ME!! in fun and inventive ways.Contributor: Barbara WaltersPublished: May 27, 2012  

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Entrepreneurs with startups or business plans serving the baby boomer market are invited to apply to the 9th annual Silicon Valley Boomer Venture Summit and Business Plan Competition at SCU June 20.  

Alzheimer's is an insidious disease. It can cause dementia, depression, delusions, confusion and many other mental health issues. It can be passed down by from parent to child. It's important to do whatever you can to prevent that from happening.Contributor: Carol RuckerPublished: May 27, 2012  

It's a mortgage problem that is likely to intensify as homeowning baby boomers by the millions shift into retirement:...  

To his utter shock, Eberle was rejected — the first time in 45 years of homeownership and eight different home loans. The reason for the turndown: insufficient income. “To get rejected was incredible,” Eberle said in an interview, because based on ...  

Being a baby boomer means that we may be caught between two worlds. We still may have children at home, working in our careers, but have begun to take care of our elderly parents.Contributor: Sunnie DayPublished: May 26, 2012  

Five ways that I exercise the brain and keep mentally fit as a baby boomerContributor: C. Jeanne HeidaPublished: May 25, 2012  

I think it was for my 12th birthday my parents bought me a ticket to see “My Fair Lady” at the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee. It was a national touring company. They let me go all by myself and picked me up again because they couldn’t afford ...  

As we age staying mentally 'with it' becomes more and more important. With Alzheimer's in my family I am probably more aware of mental fitness than most. Here are a few ways I exercise my brain.Contributor: R.B. McNEILPublished: May 25, 2012  

Live a longer and healthier life just by taking a few simple suggestions. It doesn't have to be like work, particularly when you're at an age where budget and health is a deal breaker.Contributor: Jeanette Flint-ZalfiniPublished: May 24, 2012  

The demographic shift of the aging baby boomer generation will soon have an impact on the nation's housing market.  

The drop in labor force participation rate stems more from economic weakness than an increase in baby boomer retirements, as some have claimed, according to a new study from the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute. The labor participation ...  

With the recent loss of three pop icons; Davie Jones of the Monkees, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, and Disco Diva Donna Summer, I wanted to that this time and recognize a true Chicago legend, Don Cornelius. A man who passed in a rather startling manner ...  

This is my personal plan to try to keep my intellect sharp as I age.Contributor: Emma LingleyPublished: May 24, 2012  

The first challenge is to face a new way of living to accept your own disability and learn to cope with it so you can move on with your life. Because until you do, others will not!Contributor: Joe TuzaraPublished: May 24, 2012  

How to boost your brain power? Increasing concentration and expanding your creative talent is imperative for middle age mental fitness.Contributor: Augustine St. ClairePublished: May 24, 2012  

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Adorama will host its second annual Street Fair to benefit the Boomer Esiason Foundation on Sunday, June 10 from 10:00 a.m. -- 4:00 p.m. FREE admission. Meet Boomer & Carton and NY Giants Players.  

If you are a Baby Boomer with a good idea for a business start-up - but don’t have ... One is Entrepreneur.com to learn about starting an online business, if that’s the direction you want to go. Another is an SBA self-assessment to ...  

Staying mentally fit is critical to the many facets of my life, especially as a small business owner. I learned that routine makes my brain lazy. Now I rouse my brain with music, history, and socializing.Contributor: Cathy A MontvillePublished: May 23, 2012  

As our bodies age, our minds do, too. What can we do to retain our memory and mental cognition? My approach is to remain physically and mentally active and to challenge both my mind and my body.Contributor: Willow Creek NancyPublished: May 22, 2012  

Following his dream of working in the theater has taken Larry Kirchgaessner to New York City and back.  

As I have aged I have noticed certain changes in my thinking ability. As I have made a conscious effort (no pun intended) to improve it, I have noticed an increase in effectiveness.Contributor: Gary DavisPublished: May 22, 2012  

There are a lot of things that one cannot change, but to not change those things we can change, is inexcusable to me.Contributor: Patricia BurkePublished: May 22, 2012  

Before 1992, it was also spread through blood transfusions. Carol Kinnion is a baby boomer and nurse who considers herself healthy. But she plans to talk to her doctor during her annual physical this summer. "I’m anxious about a lot of things ...  

From The Hill: Study: Baby-boomer retirements don’t explain unemployment figures By Ian Swanson – 05/24/12 Baby-boomer retirements are skewing the nation’s unemployment rate, but not enough to disguise a weak economy, according to a new report. The left-leaning Employment Policy Institute (EPI) says the slow exit of baby boomers is a factor in the declining [...]  

A military retirees perspective on staying in the game mentally after retirement.Contributor: Tim CerneaPublished: May 22, 2012  

According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau findings over 15,000 children under 18 are living in households run by their grandparents in the Milwaukee area alone. Living with young children brings continual and often unanticipated consequences.  

NORTH Melbourne is confident former skipper Brent Harvey will quickly bounce back from his recent form slump. North coach Brad Scott and Harvey's successor, Andrew Swallow, both concede Harvey's recent form, particularly in the past two rounds, has fallen ...  

A few days ago we mentioned the imminent arrival of the new Fort Burnout Chipp s004 and Boomer set from Ferg and Playge. Now, here’s the official word and full look at the set. Chipp is ready to rock with a sMK23 pistol w/holster, SM4 assualt rife w/red dot and...  

Study: Boomer retirements don't explain jobless figuresThe Hill (blog)By Ian Swanson - 05/24/12 05:00 AM ET Baby-boomer retirements are skewing the nation's unemployment rate, but not enough to disguise a weak economy, according to a new report. The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute (EPI) says the slow exit of baby ...and more »  

CBS LocalUS government calls for 'baby boomer' hepatitic C testingthejournal.ieTHE US GOVERNEMENT is proposing for the first time that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-off blood test to see if they have the liver-destroying virus, the US Centers for Disease Control and ...The New Blood Test Every Baby Boomer Should HaveCBS LocalCDC: Every Baby Boomer Needs to Get a Hep C TestOpposing...  

For the first time, the government is urging all baby boomers to get a blood test to see if they’re infected with hepatitis C, according to draft recommendations issued on Friday by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  

It concludes with a promise that his generation will do these things differently when their time comes: My bet is that, even in America, even as screwed up as our health care is, we baby-boomers watching our parents’ long and agonizing deaths ...  

On March 25, the Wausau West Concert Chorale flew to Vienna, Austria, for two days and then traveled by train to Prague for the International Music Festival. Prague is called the City of Spires and the streets are cobblestone. The students marched in a parade along with other groups, and sang in the most beautiful places with really great acoustics. They attended a dance with other foreigners, which ended with Louis Armstrongs What a Wonderful...  

In a culture where someone live-tweets a birth and in the same week a 70-year-old announces to the world that she's tired of being a virgin and is looking for someone to do something about it, maybe it's time to have a national conversation about what it means to "act appropriately."  

MY first encounter with Heidi Murkoff is a real icebreaker. She is practically starkers, in a pair of bright purple lace pants and black bra, bent over, with her pert little tattooed bottom in the air ("Erik", it reads, a tribute to her adored husband of 30 years).  

At dinner with friends the other night, Sarah, a mother of two young adults, said something that struck me. We've all heard how hard young adults have it during this recession. Latest estimates are that more than 50 percent of recent graduates are either unemployed or underemployed (working at a job they're overqualified for).read more  

It's a simple blood test for a disease that's a silent killer, but a test few people have done. And, as CBS4 Medical Editor Dr. Dave Hnida reports, baby boomers are the group targeted for testing.  

See how 10 baby-boomer entrepreneurs reignited their careers by going into business for themselves.  

See how 10 baby-boomer entrepreneurs reignited their careers by going into business for themselves.  

If you've ever thought about joining a water exercise class this article explains just what goes on and how it can help you look and feel better, not matter what fitness level you're starting at.Contributor: Jo BurnsPublished: May 15, 2012  

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Retirements by Baby Boomers are creating job openings for Kentucky's unemployed, helping to push down the state's unemployment rate. Kentucky Office of Employment and Training economist Manoj Shanker said Thursday that the ...  

Helping others has led Kathy Olson to a variety of careers, from education to business. Using her life experiences, she found her niche at the Merrill Area Community Enrichment Center, where her goal is to improve the lives of older adults.  

Squadts Incoming! This time it’s the Fort Burnout edition of Chipp S004 and a trusty Boomer K11, ready for a desert dust up. Chipp comes with both the shown smoke gray lenses as well as a yellow set. From what Ferg’s posted over at Collect & Destroy, this set appears...  

Boomer addressed Craig's wardrobe choice before calling his radio partner the 'Anti-Christ.'  

Come to the carnival where approximately a dozen participating blogs focus on Baby Boomer issues from health to midlife crisis to finance and travel. As the boomer generation's 60s become the new 40s, this week's boomer-centric articles document newsworthy ...  

That reality, coupled with the inevitable problems associated with aging, could tax social service agencies. In Waukesha County's case, the senior population could grow even faster than anticipated if an emerging trend holds true. "We are ...  

A blog carnival is a special kind of blog community. There are many kinds of blogs, and they contain articles on several different topics. Blog carnivals typically collect links pointing to blog articles on a particular topic. A blog carnival...  

Many have lost their jobs at relatively advanced ages during the recession just around the time that they were ... Frankly, neither can afford to live up to the contracts they made in the 80s, 90s and into the new millennium. This, of course, is a tragedy ...  

Long-term care insurance is something that proponents claim people shouldn’t be without. But with so many options how do you choose what is right for you or if long-term care insurance is really a necessity?Contributor: Julie CrippinPublished: May 04, 2012  

What joy does fill my soul when I'm laboring in sunshine, when, with the labor of my own sweat and hard work, I turn something green into a thing of beauty. Physical exercise ascends to a new level, almost spiritual in nature - no longer feels like work.Contributor: Jody BreschPublished: May 02, 2012  

Someone, somewhere may have given you the impression that arriving at retirement age meant the dawning of "The Golden Age" — a time when all the striving, stressing, trying to get ahead and make your mark would be over. You could "retire" and languish in luxury while on a perennial vacation. This was to be the time in life when all the work, including the raising of children, would be done and it would come back to you — the payoff for a life...  

(Newser) – An epidemic of hepatitis C is afflicting the baby boomer generation, and federal authorities will roll out a campaign this year urging everyone born between 1945 and 1965 to get tested, reports the Los Angeles Times. Roughly 75% of ...  

The looming problem of mass retirements may have taken a backseat during the recession, but now that the recovery finally seems to be taking hold, companies should be very concerned about losing their experienced older workers, according to a joint survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and AARP. Citing 2010 U.S. Census data, SHRM reports that the number of Americans ages 55 and over in the workforce increased from 32.4...  

Keeping healthy as we age should be an important part of our agenda as we enter our retirement years. Most of us have looked forward with glee to this time in our lives. If we neglect our health, it won't be the joyful period we hoped and planned for.Contributor: Jeanette FlintPublished: Apr 26, 2012  

I am living proof that you can be fit despite disabilities that may keep you from your "normal" exercise routine. You don't have to run a marathon or eat green leafy things in order to get and stay fit as you approach retirement and beyond.Contributor: Christiane BagnatoPublished: Apr 25, 2012  

If you are a Baby Boomer and have concerns about your work -- or about your attempt to find work -- you should pay attention to a Senate hearing scheduled for May 15. The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hear testimony on the ...  

The first free online matching service designed to help baby boomers find retirement income specialists in their local communities is now active throughout Georgia. Annuity123, the online retirement income educational portal, has opened their Annuity ...  

Another episode of Ask Boomer With Attitude by John Grooms It's time for another thrill-a-minute episode of Ask Boomer With Attitude, brought to you live from Charlotte, where candidates are piling up "leftover campaign sign" fines as we speak. Dear BWA: Why do Duke Energy's residential and small business customers pay more than double the rate paid by giant corporate energy gobblers?… [ Read more...  

Columnist and author Anna Quindlen has been examining the anxieties of her generation for decades, mining her own experiences as what we used to call a “working mother” to make some sort of sense of Baby Boomers’ lives. Theirs was a generation that changed all the rules, as they’re so fond of telling the rest of us.  

Immigrates to a Country and re-learns Accounting so employers will not discriminate him due to lack of "Canadian Experience". Loses his savings in the worst stock market crash. The Moving company steals our possessions, but my dad does not loose hope!Contributor: Priya PaxPublished: Apr 11, 2012  

LEVERETT - Dear Younger Generation, Forgive our salutation but we don't know what to call you anymore. Generation X is in their 40s now. Generation Y went off to war and came home different somehow. No one knows what happened to Generation Z - something digital, most likely. And now you come along and who knows what to call you? Anyway, you know who you are. read more  

Dear Younger Generation, Forgive our salutation but we don't know what to call you anymore. Generation X is in their 40s now. Generation Y went off to war and came home different somehow. No one knows what happened to Generation Z - something digital, most likely. And now you come along and who knows what to call you? Anyway, you know who you are. read more  

Boomer benefits Published May 3, 2012 01:01AM MDT The editorial writer of “Boomer bubble” (Our View, April 29) seems to have forgotten the many positive contributions made by us baby boomers from our youth through middle age. We were the young people who marched against a bad war and for civil rights. We followed that by demanding equal rights and equal pay for women. Scientists of our generation spoke out to let the world know the...  

America first met Louie Anderson in 1984, after Johnny Carson invited the young comic on "The Tonight Show" for his national TV debut. And almost three decades later, he's still going strong. Throughout his career, he's guest-starred on shows like  

I am proud to be a Baby Boomer and part of a generation whose children and grandchildren see us as role models who give back in a sincerity of gratitude. What we Boomers offer as volunteers to an agency, organization or non-profit is invaluable.  

They say one of these is born every seven seconds. No, not a star -- a boomer. Yet despite the fact that people over 50 control 75 percent of America’s wealth, most businesses are still dragging their feet when it comes to creating age-appropriate boomer marketing.“You get [the thinking] that everybody wants to be young,” said Brent Bouchez, founder of Agency five0, an advertising firm that helps businesses like Coca-Cola create campaigns...  

Discovered: Baboons can (almost) read, the baby boomer generation is dying alone, a totally unsurprising correlation between tattoos and drinking, and a super-sucky sponge.  Baboons can read. Planet of the Apes,  here we come! Who's excited? Okay, we're not quite there. Baboons haven't gotten to the point where they can recite poems in front of the class. (Yet!) But, science has found that they ...  

A healthy lifestyle when you are a baby boomer can be tough to follow, here’s my favorite ten tips that I follow regularly to keep my doctor saying “you look healthy to me”.Contributor: Sheri Fresonke HarperPublished: Apr 25, 2012  

BETHESDA, Md., March 27 (UPI) -- The Health and Retirement Study, the premier database for studying retirement and U.S. baby boomers, has added genetic information, officials said. The study, a 20-year nationwide survey of the health, economic and...  

In the spirit of the season, Huff/Post50 would like to spotlight some of Hollywood's post 50 moms. Like so many women of the boomer generation, these celebrities have managed to balance career and family and have some wisdom to share with us all ("It's planning, planning, and planning," says Meryl Streep, mother of four).Happy Mother's Day, ladies! Check out the slideshow below for images of our favorite post 50 celebrity moms with their kids...  

Baby boomers' wealth explodesThis week Roy Morgan published its annual State of the Nation survey showing a stunning rise in the wealth of New Zealanders aged 55 and over.The survey of 5000 older New Zealanders asked them how much they were worth and how much debt they had compared with the broader population.The report confirms an extraordinary shift in the structure of wealth in New Zealand, raising important questions for politicians...  

Australian Boomers star Aleks Maric says he's unhurt despite a rock-throwing attack on his team bus that forced two Greek club teammates to hospital in Athens. The European-based basketballer was travelling with his Panathinaikos teammates to a Greek ...  

MLS Number: 57565 List Price: $67,500 Property Type: Lots Street #: Lot 9 Address: Morning Mist Dr City: Boomer State: NC Zip Code: 28606 Subdivision: Majestic Mountain Majestic Mountain with gorgeous views. Great building lot in gated subdivision. Magnificent panoramic, top of the world, mountain views. Paved road. Within driving minutes of W. Kerr Scott Reservoir for boating, swimming, hiking, fishing, biking, picnicing, camping [...]  

We're limping along economically and, perhaps even worse, morally and ethically ... Nowadays they screw the bones back together again and have you upright by lunchtime. Time was only Mother Nature knew when a baby would be born, but now that ...  

But it’s even more significant that he’d represent the last of another controversial cohort: the final Baby Boomer to occupy the Oval Office, or even to top the ticket of a major political party. After more than twenty years of dominating ...  

KB Financial Group plans to hold several job fairs for the baby-boomer generation this year as part of efforts to support shared-development. “As an upgrade of the KB Goodjob campaign, we are considering introducing job fairs for baby boomers this year ...  

The first free online matching service designed to help baby boomers find retirement income specialists in their local communities is now active throughout Colorado. Annuity123, the online retirement income educational portal, has opened their Annuity ...  

Douglas Laycock (Virginia) has posted The Neglected Defense of Undue Hardship (and the Doctrinal Train Wreck in Boomer v. Atlantic Cement) (Journal of Tort Law) on SSRN. Here's the abstract: Economically minded legal scholars have devoted much attention to the...  

Couples often disagree about if and when they should retire from jobs that have maintained their lifestyles for decades. Shaping retirement as a transition into an "encore" career can be a reasonable compromise to help resolve these disputes. Consider my clients, who I will call Sally and Tom. In their late 50s, the couple has been married for about 30 years. They both work for public agencies. When they retire, each will receive pensions and...  

Attention soon-to-be-graduates and displaced boomers looking for a new career: The jobs of the future aren’t in plastics. They aren’t in law, rocket science or even Botox. If you want a vocation that will be both lucrative and personally rewarding for decades to come, think chiropractic.  

Today, 10,000 baby boomers will turn 65. Another 10,000 will turn 65 tomorrow. According to the Pew Research Center, this is a trend that will continue each day for roughly the next 18 years. Yes, the baby boomer...read more  

When Juliette Branker was 25, she sent her photograph to countless modeling agencies, hoping she had what it takes to make it big in the fashion world. But she was turned down. “They said I didn’t have the look that they wanted, so I gave...  

MLS Number: 57470 List Price: $29,900 Property Type: Land Street #: 542 Address: Boomer Ferguson School Rd City: Boomer State: NC Zip Code: 28606 Subdivision: N/A NEXT to US CORP of ENGINEERS GAME LAND, DUCK PRESERVE, HUNTING AND FISHING, NEAR KERR SCOTT LAKE – IDEAL FOR HORSES – VACATION HOME – SHEDS on PROPERTY – WELL on PROPERTY – SEPTIC TANK is on PROPERTY [...]  

The hassle of forgetting to make payments or not having enough money to pay bills is one no one needs as a senior citizen. I have a fairly simple plan which helps me stay in control as I age.Contributor: R.B. McNEILPublished: Mar 26, 2012  

A grim picture of the heartbreak in the coalfields. It is 1915, and coffins have arrived for the funerals of 23 coal miners who died in a tragic coal mine accident. Boomer somehow got through the horror. Today it is a pleasant little community on th...  

Employers are ramping up skills training and employee benefits aimed at closing skills gaps left when baby boomers retire, and at retraining and recruiting older workers, according to a joint poll released by the Society for Human Resource Management and AARP.More than seven in 10 human resource professionals described the loss of talented older workers to be "a problem" or "a potential problem" for their organizations. ...  

The Baby Boomer generation, by virtue of its sheer size, will not be able to be sustained by ... our struggles and our triumphs will benefit us all in ways we can’t imagine.  Myra Oney is a certified Health and Wellness Coach.  

Hank Haney on the radio with Boomer and Carton - WFAN-NYC This has to be one of the funniest interviews I have ever heard. Some people call it an "ambush" of Haney. There's definitely a lot of time spent talking over Haney, but the man was giving rehearsed answers and Carton didn't want to hear them. About 17 minutes in, they get a little contentious, and Carton goes a bit over the line, but I have to give the guy credit for speaking his...  

When a marriage becomes irretrievably broken, for whatever reason, divorce negotiations often times are on the horizon. Most people are familiar with the commonly accepted statistic that 50 percent of marriages in this country will end in divorce.  

Prosecuting Attorney of Saline County Don Stouffer charged Robert Bakert with a class C felony of possession of a controlled substance on March 27. A Marshall Police Department officer stopped Bakert...  

Being at the tail end of the great Baby Boomer generation, and having 17 nieces and nephews sometimes has me feeling caught in the middle. It is a place I'm not uncomfortable in at all, considering I was the middle kid in a family of seven. It also gives ...  

Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) including the outlying towns and hamlets, like most anywhere in Canada has a large baby boomer population, and that population is on the verge of retirement in mass.  As the baby boomer generation begins to ...  

SALT LAKE CITY — Seventy-nine million American "Baby Boomers" were born between 1946 and 1965. The oldest Boomers turned 65 last year and are starting to retire. They have benefited from the greatest period of wealth creation in American history.  

Baby boomers appear to be sacrificing their own retirements for the sake of their children, even though their children are, in most cases, adults, according to a study released this morning. Ameriprise Financial in 2007 surveyed three ...  

We had a full house on our Noon News this week. Meet Daisy and Boomer who need to be adopted together. Then there is Felix and Fletch, 2 of many kittens available for adoption at Forsyth Humane Society.  

I'd say boomers need to be more pro-active when this sort of thing ... I take care of myself because I want to be healthy, but I am not locked in battle against the aging process and don't need to have lips swollen to the size of peaches or ...  

Baby boomer women are the fastest growing age group joining ... Daisy Brains’ mission is to challenge the brain fitness levels of women everywhere. Anyone can sign up for a free trial to experience the new brain workouts that http://www.daisybrains.com ...  

The third big lie au courant among greater fools is that Boomers would rather gum drywall in abject retirement poverty than ... so half of that is 1,500,000 units, or a four-year supply if nobody else in the whole country moved. But it’s safe to say ...  

This week, "Baby Boomer Blues" makes its debut on Wicked Local websites all over the North Shore. For the last several months, Ronald Surabian has been blogging about boomer life for Wicked Local Saugus, and we're happy to present his musings to a wider ...  

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Few communities have started to think long term about how to plan and redesign services for aging baby boomers as they move out of the workforce and into retirement. Even more troubling, dwindling budgets in a tight economy have ...  

No matter where you're from or which team(s) you root for, baby boomers need to add a new name to their pantheon of athletic - and medical - icons: Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Jamie Moyer. That's because, last month, at the tender age of 49 - and ...  

As we age it is our responsibility to take care of ourselves. One was to do that is by excercising to stay fit and keep moving.Contributor: R.B. McNEILPublished: Apr 25, 2012  

Not long ago I was at an app developer meet-up discussing Baby Boomers and their technology desires. “It’s important that we have easy to read fonts and 12 point type in the apps,” I was explaining to a developer.  “The light fancy font young ...  

WASHINGTON — Local charities and nonprofits are looking for a few good baby boomers — well, lots of them, actually — to roll up their sleeves to help local schools, soup kitchens and others in need. Boomers are attractive volunteers, and ...  

Boombox Network is the first online network to connect Baby Boomer influencers (social media users and bloggers) with consumer brand advertisers. Boombox matches its Baby Boomer members – that prized demographic controlling 65% of all consumer spending ...  

As millions approach their 65th birthdays, the pensions of the baby-boomer generation are being wrecked by attempts by the Treasury and the Bank of England to get the UK economy on track.  

Even with every mode of modern transportation at their disposal, Kirk and Cindy Sinclair chose the most basic one to travel across the United States: their own two feet. They walked the 6,800 miles of the little-known American Discovery Trail ...  

Delayed action begets another disgruntled age Much has been said about swelling household debt and its dangers. Yet what draws popular attention in the Bank of Korea's report Thursday was ...  

I walked from my car in the North Haven, Connecticut parking lot to the AT&T mobile store as if I were headed for the gallows. The time has come: I had to go from a dumb cell phone to the...  

The home organization website that features clutter control techniques and home storage ideas for every room of the house now provides insight into the types of clutter that different generations accumulate and why. An examination of the various influences ...  

Baby boomers in Kansas City who are widowed or divorced may believe their social life has come to a screeching halt.  After all, Kansas City has never been known as a social life hotspot. They refuse to go bar hopping and many times are ...  

While many retailers are focusing on young, technology savvy shoppers these days, they can’t afford to ignore older baby boomers who account for roughly one in every four consumers and possess much of America’s personal wealth and spending power.  

It seems extraordinary that Wayne Swan needs to kick in $1000 of tax payers money to get employers to hire older workers, when almost half of Australian firms are finding it difficult to recruit staff, particularly experienced ones (Many employers having ...  

Some say the ‘60s hippies are going back to the commune. Others call the growing number of female Baby Boomers rooming together “‘The Golden Girls’ phenomenon.” Author Martha Nelson, who at 65 is on the leading edge of a tsunami of retiring ...  

Ann Brenoff's recent article, Love Over 50: 20 Traits Boomer Women Want in Their Next Lover, made me think about my own search. Here's my top 20 wish list for my next Boomer lover: A lifetime promise I'll never be asked to go to the mall.  

Baby Boomers continue to personally evolve; setting new trends along their wake. This New Year Carnival, the 258th of the BBC series, is just a small piece of the microcosm series that was developed to record the boomer generation's evolution....  

Chicago TribuneBaby boomer market bust?Chicago TribuneFor the last 40 years or so, many baby boomers have saved and invested diligently for their retirement. Now they may face a much different challenge: finding buyers for the mutual funds, individual stocks and other assets they'll need to sell to pay ...and more »  

Mary Furlong, Ed.D. named Senior Strategic Advisor to rapidly growing online community for caregivers and their families. San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 17, 2012 CareLinx, a secure online community that empowers families to directly connect with ...  

A 90-year-old client recently asked Carolyn Pointer Neil if she was a representative from a nursing home. "No," she answered. Was she from the government or insurance company? Again, she replied, "No." "You're my advocate?" the man said.  

Secrets of Panama Released by Boomer ExpertNewsReleaseWire.com (press release)Panama stands out as one of the best places to be! "Rent first even though you'll be tempted by the beauty to buy," says Richard Roll, founder and chairman of the Baby Boomers Retirement Network (BBRN). "Housing medical costs and labor are all lower ...  

“Everyone over there wears the same stuff we wear over here,” my husband said.  

StyleMentor.US, a new fashion and style blog is launched by a baby boomer who believes the past should be a goal for the future, highlighting hats, gloves and stockings as a new look for both young and old.Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) April 04, 2012 Fashion has taken many strides in the last two decades and anyone who is a Baby Boomer has seen a complete turn around in what was once called clothing, but ...  

(York, Pa.): Boomer, back for his third season with the York Revolution's baseball team, has a new corporate partner. Eukanuba Dog Foods is the latest to join the lineup. This is a natural fit for Boomer, since he already eats Eukanuba Naturally Wild.  

April 07, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/-- Although divorce rates are decreasing ... composed of individuals ranging in age from their late forties to late sixties, is now responsible for one in four divorces. This rate continues to grow, and women claim to ...  

The first free online matching service designed to help baby boomers find retirement income specialists in their local communities is now live throughout Oklahoma. Annuity123, the online retirement income educational portal, has opened their Annuity ...  

The Globe’s Dakshana Bascaramurty and Margaret Wente squared off over the older generation’s welfare-state legacy and how Millennials will be the ones forced to pay for it  

The Boomer Report, a newly released phase of MBO's landmark Independent Workforce Index, shines the light for the first time on a pioneering, self-satisfied and growing pool of independent workers, who today account for one-third (5 million) of America's ...  

As a result, HR managers said they were busy: increasing training and cross-training of younger workers (45 percent of respondents) developing succession planning (38 percent) hiring retired employees as consultants and temporary workers, so as not to lose ...  

All about how U.S. baby boom grandparents plan to use some of their wealth to spoil their young grown-up grandchildren. An interesting perspective on the generational financial divide between the boomers, who benefited from the post-war economic surge, and ...  

At the top of my daily list of gratitude is, for starters, being alive, having a healthy body and, for now, living in what some call paradise. Angelena Craig of Newburyport is the director of The New Aging Movement and a professional-level yoga instructor.  

Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats have drafted proposals that, if law, would require all those over 25 to pay a proportion of their income to cushion Germany against a looming population crisis. The German Chancellor's ruling party is seeking extra ...  

MANCHESTER — The town Recreation Department is sponsoring a six-week Baby Boomer Hiker Club that will traverse local trails in Manchester, Vernon, and Bolton each Saturday morning, starting on April 21 and conclude on June 2. Each hike will be ...  

Becoming an empty-nester has given her the opportunity to work in a new ... Illustration by Nigel Buchanan Just as baby-boomer women redefined what young motherhood looked like—blending family life with professional aspirations—now they ...  

Come and visit this week's Blogging Boomer Carnival hosted by Laura Lee Carter, the Midlife Crisis Queen. You will enjoy what you discover Baby Boomers are about today..including their life challenges! Pick up the ebook, “Women, Know Thyself” FREE on...  

I spent this weekend watching Styx and Michael McDonald. And if that’s not Boomer Heaven nothing is. But, I’m not going to talk about the music--or...not just the music. I want to talk about "my g-g-g-generation." If you're part of it ...  

The 1.88m point guard, who has plied his trade in the National Basketball League with Gold Coast Blaze for the past two years, is one of three Tasmanians, alongside Hugh Greenwood and Matt Knight, to make the selection in the 25-member Australian team.  

FreeStreams, Inc. today announced that Baby Boomer Radio on Route 66 an internet only radio broadcaster has launched the FreePlayer™ which allows all listeners to listen to unlimited free music in super High Quality AAC streaming format. FreeStreams ...  

The Fed's easy-money policy for much of the past 15 years — during the Clinton, Bush and Obama administrations — has yielded disastrous financial bubbles, penalized savers, and masked the true long-term cost of our public debt. My "Occupy ...  

America first met Louie Anderson in 1984, after Johnny Carson invited the young comic on “The Tonight Show” for his national TV debut. And almost three decades later, he’s still going strong. Throughout his career, he’s guest-starred on ...  

The recommendation consisted of a 60% allocation to individual corporate bonds, 10% to mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs), and ... for returns that can be much higher. My “Stable High Yield” model portfolio at Covestor.com, for example ...  

If the couple decides to divorce, they are in much different positions than are younger divorcing couples. Most have amassed their wealth by this time, and there are no longer young children at home to care for. Accordingly, negotiating property division ...  

This week, a determined group of Baby Boomers made their presence felt at the steps of the Supreme Court building to make their feelings known about ObamaCare. They were there to voice their opinion on the impact that ObamaCare will have on their peers.  

Oh, my Lord, Peter Campbell. What's going on in that thirty-something head of yours? Death and disaster references abound in this episode. We have the open elevator shaft that Don peers down as he frets over his future with Megan now that she ...  

The agreement allows Darley, an Illinois-based manufacturer of pumps, apparatus and firefighting equipment, exclusive rights to sell the Boomer outside of North America through its network of dealers in more than 100 countries. Crimson's network of ...  

Here is what he had to say: Boomer: What are some home remodeling ideas your specialists focus on when helping boomers stay in their homes? Melman: We expect by the year 2020, almost 45% of all U.S. households will include someone that is at ...  

Now she must convince Albertans that she can bring change both to the province and to its conversation with Ottawa, Sandra Martin writes. The American progressives Outsiders focus on the darker, conservative side of the United States, not noticing that ...  

The first free online matching service designed to help baby boomers find retirement income specialists in their local communities is now available throughout Louisiana. Annuity123, the online retirement income educational portal, has opened their Annuity ...  

About a third of baby boomers today are unmarried. Most who are recently divorced have also experienced an earlier divorce. • More than 2.7 million Americans 50 or older are cohabitating, nearly three times as many as in 2000. Harder to gauge ...  

In my last column I proffered " A Portfolio for Older Boomers " as an appropriate and conservative income-oriented approach. The recommendation consisted of a 60% allocation to individual corporate bonds, 10% to mortgage real estate investment ...  

America first met Louie Anderson in 1984, after Johnny Carson invited the young comic on “The ... and he currently headlines his own show in Las Vegas, where he now lives. “I was caught in the lair,” he says, laughing, about moving to ...  

The recession has left many young adults unemployed or underemployed ... Her father is paying for both daughters' college educations, including tuition and books. He lets them live rent-free in a house he owns in Bergenfield, N.J., and he pays for car ...  

Government isn’t prepared and the chances are many of you aren’t either. There is a massive wave of retirees hitting the beach now. It’s coming on shore in waves that are increasing with each pass. Communities didn’t plan even though they heard the ...  

CLEVELAND — For most of their lives, baby boomers knew an America ascendant, a nation that incited their occasional fury but rarely let them down. Fueled by new ideals and rock and roll, they developed a counterculture, protested the Vietnam War and ...  

Germany Proposes Youth Tax to Pay for Baby Boomer Pensions and Bills. Posted by Jim Hoft on Saturday, April 7, 2012, 10:33 AM. Germany punishes the children for the sins of the fathers. Germany is proposing new taxes on the nation's ...  

The vast majority of Boomers plan to continue work as members of the growing independent workforce over the next three years -- only 8% expect to seek a traditional job. "After working in corporate America for more than 20 years, I felt I had ...  

My children's presence in my life is present enough on Mother's Day. If they toss in bringing me an onion bagel and coffee in bed that morning, it will be nothing short of a glorious day. But since my kids will likely want to surprise me (beyond ...  

Dean Grossnickle announced his company’s latest retirement and financial educational website for Michigan consumers. The new site, http://www.safemoneymichigan.com is an informative website containing retirement news feeds that are updated daily along ...  

While controversy surrounding the world of underage modelling continues to make magazine headlines, another trend in modelling is also enjoying renewed interest. Research showing that the baby boom generation are spending more than ever on fashion every ...  

Life is a work in progress ... Wants to show me places that he thinks I'll love and more than half of them aren't sports stadiums. Would rather hang out with me than the guys, but knows that I'll miss him more if he goes. Knows that real ...  

Many boomer singles will expect the independence of being able to purchase ... With an increasing number of single or divorced residents from the more liberal baby boomer generation, however, we're likely to see an increase in courtship and sexual activity.  

Living arrangements. Once they leave the workforce behind, aging baby boomers will face decisions regarding their living arrangements that will impact family and friends. In the ideal situation, baby boomers will remain able to cope with the ...  

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WTW) — A little more than a decade ago, the 60-or-older population hadn't topped 25 percent in a single Ohio county. But the big kid in the demographic pool is revving up for a cannonball. Just eight years from now, researchers ...  

He felt fit, savvy, at the top of his game. Print magazines were fading but online publications were springing up ... "It's tough if you're a baby boomer," said Gortz, who rises each morning at his University Heights home with an action plan.  

(Actually, gals, save your money. It’s not that good. Been there, done that. Know what I mean?) • Gift cards are the safest way to go but, again, be judicious. Fifty bucks at Mom’s favorite boutique, shoe shop or restaurant is much better ...  

A: For one thing, that there's good in everyone. Sometimes you have to look for it, but you will always find it. And that every person has value. You never treat anyone differently. Q: How has your approach to health changed since you were younger?  

Green Tea Fat Burner by Power Plant is being introduced into the ... For more than a decade, InVite® Health has been recognized as an innovator and leader in the nutritional supplement industry. Offering a comprehensive line of the finest quality vitamins ...  

Don Kovac inserts a key, turns the lock and steps back in time. The one-bedroom, one-bath unit built in the 1960s has low ceilings, a small kitchen, little closets and 557 square feet — reflecting a generation that didn't require much space in retirement.  

While previous generations have traveled far from their families in retirement to settle elsewhere, many variables are changing the landscape of life after full-time work and past notions of what retirement life would look like. Many Boomers are looking ...  

Joseph (Kevin Kline) is a self-involved doctor. This leaves his wife Beth (Diane Keaton ... which gives Kasdan the perfect excuse to do what he's so fond of doing: Gather the clan. There's Joseph's divorced sister Penny (Dianne Wiest), with her bad ...  

As a baby boomer and hearing aid user, he figured the baby boomer generation would be the hardest to adopt hearing aid use because “they embrace all things youthful and anything age defying,” he said. But instead of fighting the use of hearing aids as ...  

"The condition is amazing. It has all the wear you want — sweat underneath, in the head band," SCP president David Kohler said. "You don't want a perfect, mint cap." The auction house has opened bidding, and the online sale goes through May 19.  

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The instructor in the shop looks younger than Warren James' daughter. James spent more than half his life working with specialty metals, running multi-million dollar equipment. Now at 56, the Cleveland man is without a job ...  

With a recent issue of AARP The Magazine featuring Diane Keaton over the headline "How She Stays Forever Young," the message surrounding aging is emblazoned on our consciousness: Young is good, old is bad. When it comes to ageism, do baby boomers really ...  

So Huff/Post50 has pulled together some of our top hits to create the ultimate Spotify boomer playlist with songs from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Although you may be on the hunt for new music, we invite you to kick back and listen to this ...  

MONTEREY -- As family and friends of Boomer Smith rally in a demand for "justice for Boomer," prosecutors continue studying the case, but have not yet filed any charges. Smith, 20, died on the night of March 24 after being struck in the head by another ...  

"Once you're divorced, over sixty, you're done," my divorced sixty-one year old friend Melissa says. "Done what?" I ask. "Honey, done. These divorced boomer men want twenty-five year old Swedish nannies. All they want to do is take you to Viagra Falls."  

Along with overburdened retirement plans and overcrowded early-bird buffet bars comes yet one more worry as the flood of Baby Boomer retirements begins: The overwhelming majority of America businesses are not prepared to deal with the coming loss of so many experienced workers. That’s the broad message of a recent survey conducted by the Society [...]  

Six years ago on April 10, I decided to start a blog. After trying out several names, I settled on The Boomer Chronicles. I blogged faithfully every weekday for six years. At its height, Boomer Chronicles posts attracted comments from 20 to 30 or more readers. That’s a lot! I was proud of the subjects [...]  

The friction one observes is all real, never pretend. These relationships are never neat or easy. That is why they play so well. Take the last two back-to-back episodes of Mad Men (6 and 7) and you begin to understand the dramatic potential.  

A blog carnival is a special kind of blog community. There are many kinds of blogs, and they contain articles on several different topics. Blog carnivals typically collect links pointing to blog articles on a particular topic. A blog carnival...  

It was exacerbated when my co-workers started calling me "Mr. Nelson," instead of by my first name. What happened in between these times continues to be a mystery to me, mostly because I can only remember about half of it. One evening, while watching ...  

You've got to hand it to the marketing folks at Depend. The manufacturer of adult-incontinence undergarments has come a long way since being the punch line of a mean-spirited, oft-repeated anecdote about former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole. (So the likely apocryphal ...  

"The dominant factor for business in the next two decades – absent war, pestilence, or collision with a comet – is not going to be economics or technology. It will be demographics." – Peter Drucker, Harvard Business Review, 1997. And so we learn that ...  

Financial Advisors Take Reverse Mortgage Second Look, Boomer Myth DebunkedReverse Mortgage Daily... that takes a new angle on reverse mortgages from a financial planning standpoint. Hicks also points to a recent discussion by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association . To listen login or become a free member to access past & current episodes.  

With baby boomer divorce rates on the rise, New Jersey Divorce Advisors, LLC and Estate Attorney Fiona Van Dyck have teamed up to provide essential tips for managing Estate Plans during a divorce. With baby boomer divorce rates on the rise, New Jersey ...  

How one Baby Boomer Generation couple cut thousands from budget in order to live a simpler life.Contributor: Laura WredePublished: Mar 25, 2012  

Thursday Round-Up: LO Comp Clarified, Boomer Marketing MythbustersReverse Mortgage DailyReverse mortgage tax and insurance defaults tapered slightly, FHA said. In the most recent book of business, HECM tax and insurance defaults are about half what they were in past books of business at the same point in time.  

Once within 10 years of normal retirement age, you generally can’t choose the ... The Junior: “Benefits can be a major issue for someone with a young family.” If you’re leaving your job, one of the first questions has to be: what are ...  

reverse mentoring would allow the baby boomer to learn some things from the Xers and Yers through a mentoring relationship. The end result - the baby boomer decision maker has the benefit of having acquired additional Xer/Yer tools in his or her toolkit.  

The Boomer offers: - A 28-foot master stream that can be rotated 360 degrees and elevated from -10 degrees to +90 degrees for greater firefighting reach - A 6,000-watt light tower with adjustable lights to direct powerful The Boomer features Crimson's ...  

Just not for us. Like the GOP’s plan to give out tax breaks or vouchers to pay for Medicare? Heck, you can give out Green Stamps for all we care. But you'll have to pry those benefits from the cold, dead fingers of the last boomer. Now ...  

While millions of Baby Boomer employees are expected to exit the workforce in the next 20 years, a new poll shows most employers have not yet assessed the impact of, or taken actions to cope with, the loss of skilled workers. Some 72% of human ...  

GARBERVILLE, Calif. – This former mill town in Northern California now boasts more places to practice meditation or TM than venues to have coffee, say local hippies. It seems that “Baby Boomer” Oprah Winfrey is going back to her Sixties and Beatles ...  

"Whatever happened or however it happened, it is a tragedy for both these families," Detective Burgess said. "They're good families." Detectives Brian Maxwell and Jerry Dale Abston are conducting the investigation, and they have questioned the other young ...  

In "Mad Men's" fifth season, the series' overriding magic reveals itself with new clarity and, as in Sunday night's episode, "Mystery Date," with great elegance. Each week, the show's writers foreshadow the shape of future social movements -- call it a ...  

— Catalano’s Pasta Garden, 985 Route 376, Brookmeade Plaza, Wappingers Falls. 4-8 p.m. April 15. Prix-fixe dinner will benefit Smile Train. Includes entertainment by John Steffens of the Lounge Lizards and giveaways including Yankees field ...  

As a Baby Boomer and former ad agency head, I will be spending this Mad Men season commenting on how the show's themes would have played out differently had they occurred 20 years later, in 1986, when I was running my firm. Let me start with the ...  

Michelle Bath, 50, acquired in a 2010 divorce settlement the Leawood home she and her ex-husband designed, a spread that now conjures up memories of what she once thought was the perfect union. "I'm still in the house, and I can't wait to get out.