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In Observance of Mother’s Day, We Ask — Isn’t Dad Important Too?

| May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments
In Observance of Mother’s Day, We Ask — Isn’t Dad Important Too?

In our lifetime as baby boomers, Mother’s Day has been enshrined. Not so much on Father’s Day. It would be different if Lorie Eber had her way.

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For Mother’s Day, a Poem about Unrequited Love

| May 9, 2013 | 1 Comment
For Mother’s Day, a Poem about Unrequited Love

It’s time again for Mother’s Day, so it seems right to publish a poem by CUNY Professor Emerita Harriet Shenkman about her own mom, and what she did for her daughter.

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Jazz, the Lesser Known Baby Boomer Music and its Great Artists

| May 8, 2013 | 4 Comments
Jazz, the Lesser Known Baby Boomer Music and its Great Artists

Some of the baby boomer generation’s best music was from lesser known, but soothing artists. Jazz artists. All you have to do is, just let the music flow.

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Baby Boomers and the importance of “ICE,” In Case of Emergency

| May 7, 2013 | 6 Comments
Baby Boomers and the importance of “ICE,” In Case of Emergency

Do you know how to make the best use of your cell phone? We’ll bet you don’t … which is why you want to read, Wake Up … Or Can You?

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Health Care Survey: Best Havens for Quality Care Overseas

| May 5, 2013 | 3 Comments
Health Care Survey: Best Havens for Quality Care Overseas

In the continuing debate about healthcare in America, one thing gets lost: there is healthcare in other parts of the world that is accessible to Americans as you’ll see in this survey by InternationalLiving.com.

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“Lockdown” means confined, not safe, secure or protected

| May 3, 2013 | 1 Comment
“Lockdown” means confined, not safe, secure or protected

As baby boomers with more than a half-century of living under our belts, we’ve seen changes for better and for worse. BoomerCafé’s David Henderson believes our use of language falls into the latter category.

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5 Foods You Should Avoid If You Are Post 50

| May 2, 2013 | 5 Comments
5 Foods You Should Avoid If You Are Post 50

Let’s face it, many baby boomers are at an age when our favorite foods and drinks are no longer our friends and can be downright harmful. Who needs anything that’s going to clog arteries and raise blood pressure?

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How to Enroll in Part D: The Medicare Monster

| May 1, 2013 | 0 Comments
How to Enroll in Part D: The Medicare Monster

We’re running a primer on BoomerCafé on how to enroll in Medicare once you’re 65. This part is about prescription drug coverage, called “Medicare Part D.” There are tricky choices to be made.

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How to feel unplugged, and then, get found by getting lost

| April 30, 2013 | 0 Comments
How to feel unplugged, and then, get found by getting lost

Doncha just love it when we start to feel unglued?!? Boomer humor writer Renee Fisher feels that way … every single day. Which is why she wrote in her blog about Getting Found By Getting Lost.

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It’s Time To Have the “HIV” Talk With Baby Boomers

| April 29, 2013 | 2 Comments
It’s Time To Have the “HIV” Talk With Baby Boomers

Life is a roller coaster of good news and bad news. Christina Pierpaoli shares both in this special piece written for BoomerCafé. She advises, It’s Time To Have the “HIV” Talk With Baby Boomers.

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