This is a guest post by Pamela Neferkara, currently an expat living in Amsterdam. She is technically "just barely" a baby boomer. I decided to include a photo of her scuba-diving. She gave herself the … [Read more...] about Boomer Contentment -vs- Boomer Complacency
Archives for 2011
Ageless Boomers Find Personal Freedom in Music
The Esperanza Spalding concert I attended the other evening was a boomer flashback to the music I first began seriously listening to as a young(er) woman. I cut my teeth on live jazz in Europe where … [Read more...] about Ageless Boomers Find Personal Freedom in Music
The Best of this Week’s Boomer Blogging
6 of the more interesting things people were saying about boomers this week. You cannot afford to get sick. Well we knew that. Out of Practice is one doctor's book about why he left his practice. It … [Read more...] about The Best of this Week’s Boomer Blogging
Chief Wiz’s Weekly Best — The Compost
This post is part of a weekly mashup called the "Compost" which is a tribute to my love for gardening and features the posts that caught my eye this past week concerning baby boomers. I didn't realize … [Read more...] about Chief Wiz’s Weekly Best — The Compost
If Markets are Ruled by Fear What steps should Boomers take?
It's not just Baby Boomers who are frightened that the current economic crisis may eat up "all" or "whatever" savings they have. But today this fear was exacerbated by a BBC interview with a 34 year … [Read more...] about If Markets are Ruled by Fear What steps should Boomers take?
You are not Alone: Will there be drug shortages for boomers ?
Did you know there were prescription drug shortages? I did not know that there were a record number of shortages in 2010. And according to the FDA, these shortages are expected to continue in … [Read more...] about You are not Alone: Will there be drug shortages for boomers ?
Clinical trials: Should you join?
I opened an envelope from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Massachusetts today to find an invitation to participate in a medical research study, otherwise known as a clinical trial. I can’t … [Read more...] about Clinical trials: Should you join?
When children leave the nest keep breathing
I can't decide whether to speak your name daily to refresh the air around me just as El Nino is doing out over the Pacific Ocean or whether I should play a game with myself to see how many days pass … [Read more...] about When children leave the nest keep breathing