Cafe

Since the summer of 1999, BoomerCafé™ has been an online creative writing gathering place for baby boomers with active lifestyles and youthful spirits.

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The Baby Boomer Retirement Crunch is Starting

The Baby Boomer Retirement Crunch is Starting

| May 18, 2013 | 2 Comments

Everything we’ve said about our generation is true: we might not feel like it, but we are an “aging population.” And, many people age 65 and older are already struggling to live off the amount they have saved for retirement.

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Discouraging Maturity Despite Boomer Power and Influence

Discouraging Maturity Despite Boomer Power and Influence

| May 17, 2013 | 2 Comments

If you feel like a mature baby boomer, don’t! And you won’t, once you realize it’s your kids who understand electronics — basically, how the world works — not you.

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Retirement: A Memoir and Guide

Retirement: A Memoir and Guide

| May 16, 2013 | 1 Comment

There’s nothing like nostalgia. And when it’s by a boomer, and bittersweet, even better. Here’s an excerpt from a new book by Boyd Lemon, “Retirement: A Memoir and Guide.”

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What if Boomers Were to Live Forever? Blessing or Curse?

What if Boomers Were to Live Forever? Blessing or Curse?

| May 14, 2013 | 5 Comments

We are the young generation … no matter how old we get. But what if we lived forever? Claude Nougat asks, Would Looking Young All Your Life Be a Blessing or a Curse?

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BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs Tours Boomer Paradises in the West

BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs Tours Boomer Paradises in the West

| May 13, 2013 | 10 Comments

Despite living in picturesque Colorado, BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs and his wife packed up the car, loaded the bikes, and saw the vast desert of the American West.

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Boomers Still Follow Mainstream News and See a World in a Mess

Boomers Still Follow Mainstream News and See a World in a Mess

| May 11, 2013 | 5 Comments

BoomerCafé’s Greg Dobbs spent much of his career reporting news as a foreign correspondent and foreign analyst. He sheds some light on Syria and the current world situation.

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

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

| May 10, 2013 | 0 Comments

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

For Mother’s Day, a Poem about Unrequited Love

| May 9, 2013 | 1 Comment

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

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

| May 8, 2013 | 4 Comments

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

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

| May 7, 2013 | 6 Comments

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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