Archive for August, 2007
Cowboy Jack & Healing Arts
Some of those baby boomers who teach us about natural healing arts are young wannabes. But some are of our generation, and got their start decades back, when most of us felt the pull of nature, but resisted. Dr. Bruce Berkowsky didn’t. That’s how he found Cowboy Jack.
In June of 1973 I [...]
Boomers As Spiritual Seekers
If you were of the “60s” generation, it might seem far removed from your life today. But for author Linda Lewis, it is as close now as it was when some of us were flower children. She has just written a book about The Baby Boomer as a Spiritual Seeker.
I guess I’ve always been a [...]
China Through a Baby Boomer’s Eyes
China is big news these days. But it was not as a journalist that BoomerCafé co-founder Greg Dobbs and his wife toured the crowded country that remains somewhat mysterious to westerners … they were on a well-earned vacation and had set out to learn all they could about China and its people. Now [...]
Midlife at the Improv
We like this take by baby boomer Mel Miskimen on what it takes to chase your dream, and to keep running after it, even when no one else seems to share it. She calls it “Midlife at the Improv.”
Stand up comedy has been my dream ever since I saw Totie Fields on the recently deceased [...]
The Culture of Hiking the Alps
Who would have thought that there is a culture of sorts surrounding the sport of hiking. Never occurred to BoomerCafé co-founder David Henderson until he took a vacation to Switzerland and found that hiking is the sport of choice among baby boomers in Europe.
It had never occurred to me … as my wife and [...]
