Archive for October, 2006
Back to the Future
Sometimes we don’t recognize where we’re going. But our kids — or our grandkids, anyway — may not recognize where we’ve been. Steve Marini says, we just have to think, Fast Forward
“The future ain’t what it used to be.”
Those words were attributed to the great American philosopher, Yogi Berra. I don’t know if he truly [...]
Technicolor Memories
Our memories come in different colors. But for baby-boomer and author Carol Hoenig, they also come in different sounds. For the music of our generation is her memory of young adulthood. Those songs, in fact, are her Old Friends.
Movies rely on a soundtrack to carry a story forward and my life is not much different. [...]
Knowing One’s Character
We’ve all been around long enough either to have survived the perils of marriage, or to have fallen victim to them. Mort Fertel, the author of Marriage Fitness, works with couples to help them to prepare for these perils and, hopefully, to overcome them. He has written this piece for BoomerCafé entitled “Your Marriage: How [...]
Figuring Out Your Spouse
Think you know how to figure things out with your spouse? Think you’ve been married long enough to know the pitfalls … and the solutions? Think again!
The longer you’ve been at it, the better you are at it … which is why we like “Been There, Done That,” where Sheryl Kurland, author of Everlasting [...]
Drive to Show
If you think you’re being out-biked, out-run, out-hit or just out-energied by younger generations, then check out this story from Gary Nickerson –
It’s not very often I get to brag about myself or, for that matter, announce to many how I out-hit a golf ball over most of the men half my age. Long-ball driving [...]
Sorry … aging is inevitable
Despite how young we act and feel … aging is inevitable. But Ray Page believes he can mitigate its impact. He calls himself an “anti-aging coach,” and although BoomerCafe doesn’t believe you should try some of these “anti-aging tips” without professional guidance, Page says you can benefit from Anti-Aging Concepts –
Many of us Baby Boomers [...]
Gee Golly Gee, where did the time go?
What happened to us? Then, it was senior prom. Now, it is senior discounts. Janie Emaus, who usually writes for the Los Angeles Times about children, has written now for BoomerCafé about Boomers –
One day I woke up and discovered that my flat stomach had been replaced with a tiny roll of fat. Not to [...]
