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--One of the hardest parts of my job is figuring out what other people will think is funny. You’d think that would be easy, but my own sense of humor is far from the mainstream. I can’t assume others will laugh at the same things I find funny. --Dilbert was a composite of my potato-shaped co-workers at Pacific Bell, when I had a cubicle job of my own. --Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful...Read Full Story

Boomer Radio Commentator Rush Limbaugh Weds Again Conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh, 59, and Kathryn Rogers, 33, celebrated their marriage to the tune of $1 million—literally—at the Breakers hotel in Palm Beach, Florida, in June 2010. Who performed the pricey gig? Elton John. Among the attendees at Limbaugh’s fourth wedding were former Bush adviser Karl Rove, Fox News commentator Sean Hannity, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and former Clinton adviser James Carville...Read Full Story

1992: The U.S. Post office announces the new Elvis stamp picked by popular vote: the young Elvis picture beats older Elvis . 1991 : The first lesbian priest is ordained in the Episcopal Church . 1990 : Greyhound Bus files for bankruptcy. Dr. Jack Kevorkian assists an Oregon woman to commit suicide. The controversial act sparks a national debate over the right-to-die. 1988 : Phantom of the Opera wins the Tony Best Musical award. 1985 : The Supreme Court strikes down Alabama’s...Read Full Story

You are here: Home / In the News / Baby Boomer and Apple Founder Steve Jobs Dies Posted by babyboomerqueen on October 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment   A Baby Boomer and perhaps one of the greatest inventors of our time, Apple Founder, Steve Jobs Dies at age 56. The whole world knew who Steve Jobs was. He was co-founder of the visionary leading tech firm called “APPLE.” Today the iPad is iSad… It is a legendary story that Steve Jobs co-founded Apple in a Silicon Valley garage...Read Full Story

Did you know… …that today is the birthday of Dairy Queen? In 1940, J.F. McCullough and his son Alex opened the first Dairy Queen in Joliet, Illinois. As of 2010, Dairy Queen has more than 5,700 stores in 19 countries, including 652 locations outside the United States and Canada. Enjoy a Blizzard Treat today, Boomers! Growing up we did not have a Dairy Queen on the Air Force Base, in fact there was not one in our small city. However, where my grandparents lived in Roswell, New Mexico...Read Full Story

I had listen to the MP3 of Pastor Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven® Life: What on Earth Am I Here For? a few years ago, however I just finished reading “The 40 Days of Purpose (The Purpose Driven Life)” last week. Both have had a profound impact on my life, leaving me with the need to leave a legacy and fulfull God’s purpose for all of us…To be disciples for him (God). Click Here for: Daily Inspiration for the Purpose Driven® Life: Scriptures and Reflections from the 40 Days of Purpose...Read Full Story

“When you are kind to someone, that person is more likely to be kind to someone else. When you are cruel to someone, that person is more likely to be cruel to someone else. You make those decisions every day.” “One of the things I believe in is, if you give the things you need the most, you will often get them back.” “People who do incredibly well aren’t just trying to sell their service or their product; they offer service and value. That is a giving mentality, and it works...Read Full Story

I found the following quotes via Twitter this evening from Stacey Chapman publisher of the website Acts of Gratitude and enjoyed her quotes on change so much that I wanted to share them with you. Also, she is from the Toledo, Ohio area where my Dad’s family is from and where I go back every year to soak up some of that midwest charm. “Change is the essence of life. Be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become.” “Change is everlasting when it’s done with the purpose...Read Full Story

A Dozen $100,000 Brand Ideas for Celebrating Our Heroes Through Social Media by Liz Strauss “Memorial Day is about gratitude, reconciliation, and honoring heroes who paid the ultimate price. They gave and we got.” “Social media is about honoring our heroes and connecting people, isn’t it? If anyone knows how to do that we do … big companies, little companies, individuals don’t need to do much to put the celebrating and gratitude back into remembering those who sacrificed for our freedom...Read Full Story

Baby Boomer Steve Bridges , born 1964, is spot on as the First Baby Boomer President Bill Clinton . About Steve Bridges: BRIDGES developed a repertoire of over 200 impressions, including TV characters Barney Fife and Homer Simpson, broadcasters Tom Brokaw, Paul Harvey and Rush Limbaugh; but it was his chilling embodiment of political leaders Bill Clinton and Al Gore that rapidly established him as a premiere vocal impressionist. And now he has taken his impressions to another level with...Read Full Story