Category: Baby Boomer Culture
Baby Boomers Bouncing Back from Injuries
The good news and the bad news about baby boomers is sometimes the same news. That’s surely the case for Carol Dewey, who writes of an injury that didn’t used to impact so many of us, but which these days can be fixed.
Reverse Mentoring for Baby Boomers. A Novel Idea
Here’s a new one: as boomers we set the pace, but we also know when to let others lead! That’s what Marcia Barhydt finds when she looks at a fairly new feature in our lives: Reverse Mentoring.
It’s the time to be thankful for even the smallest things
This holiday season, we try to give thanks for our good fortune, and all of us, no matter what our problems look like, have some. In her anthology “Like The Stars of the Heavens,” Helen Zegerman Schwimmer is thankful for the smallest things, like The Angel Who Drove A Chevy.
Baby Boomers Face Facebook and Other Realities
We boomers live active lifestyles, sure, but what happens when they get both active and empty? Wendy Shade found out, as she learned to Face Facebook and Other Realities.
Baby Boomers – Don’t Let a Calendar Dictate Your Lives
One thing that distinguishes our generation from all generations that came before us is, we don’t let the calendar dictate our lives. And as Liz Kitchens writes, there are solid ways to ensure that.
Is busy better? Wendy Shade has a better idea
It is hardly a novel observation to say, the world has changed. And the way we are perceived by our peers has changed, too. Wendy Shade has figured it out … and, she doesn’t want to be too busy any more.
A Single Female Baby Boomer Expat in Ecuador
We always love it when a baby boomer strikes out on her own. Regina Potenza is a good example. She roughed it as an expat in Mexico, then when that got old, she went further south. It’s worth reading her story about the Adventures of a Single Female Expat in Ecuador.
Steve Jobs … One of Us, but Different
“Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.” ~ Steve Jobs, 1955 – 2011
Reinvention, Baby Boomer Style
It was first written in the 17th Century that the only constant in life is change. But there wasn’t really much change from generation to generation back then. Today though, it never stops. And that applies to boomers more than anyone else. Which is why we like this essay by boomer writer Marcia Barhydt about Reinvention, Boomer-Style.
We Can See Beyond The Yellow Brick Road
Every generation has memories. We just think ours are better. Why? Because they are! For example, take this story by Helen Zegerman Schwimmer, author of “Like The Stars of The Heavens.” She can still see Beyond The Yellow Brick Road.
