Some people claim that each generation can be defined by its music. From the jazz of the roaring twenties to the bebop of the ‘40’s , you could argue that the claim is true. But as in many things, our Baby Boomer generation isn’t so easily defined.
A recent advertisement for the Appalachian Summer Festival concert [...]
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Speaking of Music…Songs of a Generation
Never Too Old to Rock N’ Roll: Boomers Rock the Bay Area
Good news for all of us Boomers out there with musical aspirations; American Idol’s 30 year-old age limit can’t keep you from rockin’, and up-and-coming Bay area band Blame Sally is proving it. A great article at Second Act introduced me to a group of rocker women who are proving that Baby Boomers can rock [...]
An Urge to Garden
After 46 years, I’ve come to the conclusion that the ‘gardener’ gene did not get passed down from my parents to me. My Dad grew amazing vegetable and flower gardens every summer during my youth and my Mom always has a bunch of thriving houseplants growing in her home. But me? The family joke is [...]
Booming Boomer Businesses
Current Labor statistics show that baby boomers are experiencing the highest rate of unemployment since 1948. I read this in a great article at Enterpreneur.com. As doom and gloom as that sounds, that’s not the point of the article. It’s all about Boomerpreneurs. Baby boomers that are taking the plunge and starting their own businesses.
The [...]
Holiday Favorites
In my last post I mentioned that part of my holiday tradition includes watching the movie, “The Santa Clause” every year. Can I share something else with you? It’s not the only holiday movie I make it a point to watch yearly. What others share that designation?
Well, of course, there’s the animated cartoon [...]
Over the River & Through the Woods…
I took the turkey out of my freezer this morning so it could thaw in time for Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving? When did that happen?
Of course that started my thoughts on a trip down memory lane.
Thanksgiving was a pretty important holiday when I was a child. I remember my grandmother baking pies for what seemed like [...]
The Baby Boomer News receives rave reviews!
The Baby Boomer News launched on October 1st in the Lake Norman region of North Carolina and has received rave reviews! Have you found your copy at the Harris Teeter or Lowes Foods in Lake Norman yet?
“I read your magazine when I got home. Really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work. Two stories hit [...]
The AARP says, What Happens in Vegas… is for 50+
Did you know that you no longer have to be retired to enjoy the benefits of belonging to the AARP?
The non-governmental organization isn’t requiring one to be retired in order to enjoy their benefits, just stating that one needs to be over 50 years old now. And it’s not just financial, health and educational services [...]
Are you a Social Media Boomer?
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock the past year or so, I’m sure you’ve all heard of Facebook, Twitter and the term social media. If I did just turn over the rock that you’ve been hiding under, social media has been defined as:
Online and mobile technologies and practices that people use to share opinions, [...]