Archive for January, 2010
Retirement Age Increases in Finland
Somewhat surprisingly, the average age of retirement in Finland rose from 59.4 in 2008 to 59.8 last year, regardless of the ongoing recession and rising unemployment.
Saying Good-Bye to Our Parents
The mothers of four different friends have died in the past month, and my own mother, 88, has turned her face to the wall. “I’m finished,” she says when I urge her to join me for a walk in the park that stretches invitingly just outside her windows. “I’ve had enough.”
The Man Behind Woodstock
Last year we started a new feature on BoomerCafé: interviews with prominent people who have changed the way baby boomers look at life. They are done by Nettie Hartsock, who has made her bones talking with authors and luminaries. In this installment, Nettie talks with Michael Lang, producer and co-creator in 1969 of the Woodstock Festival.
Boomer Generation Defies Labels
I guess you could say I’ve always been a late bloomer. Adolescence for me lasted well into my 30s. I was in my late 30s when I finally graduated from law school; pushing forty when I married my darlin’ wife Laura; and now, mid-fifties for becoming a first-time dad!
How to Talk with Your Doctor
We hope against hope but sooner or later we’re going to be seeing the doctor … probably more often than we used to. The question is, as independent baby boomers with healthy lifestyles, will we take the doctor’s advise seriously? Dr. Bill Roiter says there’s a way to relate to the doctor that will keep us healthy.
Boomers Still Getting High
Tune in, turn on and drop out was the motto of many baby boomers as they revolutionized drug use such as marijuana and other illegal drugs. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health shows that many things do not change. A government study based on data collected during 2006-08 from almost 20,000 U.S. adults born between 1946 and 1964, found that 5% of baby boomers are smoking marijuana and abusing prescription drugs
Boomers Caught Between Parents and Kids
A new study in Canada has revealed that baby boomers are finding it tough to manage their finances for parenthood and their grown up children. This has resulted in their reduced retirement savings, and increased debt levels.
Elvis at 75
If you want to make a baby boomer feel real-l-l-ly old, remind him or her that Elvis Presley would have turned 75 today, reports MinnPost.com.
Think Differently, Lose Weight
We boomers will never be “old”, but we are aging! As you might have noticed, as people age they tend to gain pounds along with wisdom, so many of us are concerned about our weight and our health. And we are not alone. Two-thirds of Americans today are overweight! 41% of Americans are currently trying to lose weight.
The Big Chill at 27
With all due respect to the generations that follow ours … their music doesn’t deserve much respect! At least not according to BoomerCafé co-founder David Henderson, who has compiled his own Top 10 list of our very best music … and wants to know, what’s yours?
