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STEP UP TO THE JUICE BAR, BOOMER

June 24, 2014 by

Have One On The House. Doing a juice fast usually means one thing: lots of juice. Finishing a juice fast usually means one thing, too: no more juice. Neither is true. I just finished eight days of adapted juice fasting. Instead of going hardcore juicer, I adapted to a restricted calorie, limited choice diet, to […]

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50 SHADES OF GONORRHEA NOTHING TO CLAP ABOUT

May 29, 2014 by

Books That Could Make Baby Boomers Act Out. From the Daily Mail: A rise in sexually transmitted diseases among older couples could have been caused by the ‘Fifty Shades of Grey effect’, a top doctor has warned. Dr. Charlotte Jones said the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy has led to older couples being more adventurous […]

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To: COMMANDER, NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS

May 28, 2014 by

Baby boomers know how to move on. We’ve seen hippies turn into businessmen, radicals to politicians, yippies into stock brokers. We’ve seen our soldiers come back from Vietnam and work to regain missing years. The following two letters come from an American veteran. He served on the Korean DMZ. Thomas Lucken, like thousands of other […]

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TWO BOOMERS READY FOR THEIR ENCORE CAREERS

May 19, 2014 by

Are You? The best example of an Encore Career is the solid pro who retires from their regular routine, then makes a comeback in a field they’ve always wanted to work in. Giving back is a strong motivator for them. The same motivation applies to professionals who change direction in their current jobs. They ask […]

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THE MULTI-GENERATIONAL BIRTHDAY HOUSE

May 13, 2014 by

Or, Why It’s A Healthy Idea To Share One Roof. Living with people who range in age from 23 to 88 calls for many things, the right house being a big one. What makes one house more right than others? Enough space for the people, even if they all end up in the same room […]

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BOOMERS AND THEIR PETS ARE GOOD MEDICINE

May 12, 2014 by

Walk the dog, or pet the cat?  If normal pets are good for our health, then abnormal pets ought to be even better. But first, what is a normal pet? As kids we got whatever our parents brought home. Rusty the cute little dog with a biting habit. Tom, the king of the jungle cat […]

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AGENT ORANGE VS BABY BOOMER VETERANS

May 9, 2014 by

The Last One Standing? Seasoned travelers hit the road hoping for an “ah ha” moment, the one that can’t be explained. You stand in awe and let emotions run unchecked where words and reason have no meaning. The Grand Canyon has that reputation. The Columbia Gorge draws people from around the world and they go […]

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THE BIRTHDAY BOY: HOW TO CELEBRATE YOUR DAD’S DAY

May 8, 2014 by

The Gillaspie children Wayne, Cleo, and Rex, c. 1948. This May 8th my Dad would have been 84 years old. Birthdays are important. To all baby boomers: Call your parents on their birthday. To all hipsters: Get off your scooter and show your parents you were raised right. Call them. To all millennials: Follow the […]

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NATURE’S BEST: A BLOGGER’S VIEW OF GOOD MANAGEMENT

May 7, 2014 by

Call It Natural. Call It The Best. Just Call It Good Business. Baby boomers remember natural food back in 1972. It was what’s for dinner at the macrobiotic commune while the rest of us gorged on bags of burgers. Or what the muscle guys ate to show how they developed without going on the juice, […]

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MILLENNIAL CELEBRITIES EXPLAIN AGING. WHO’S LISTENING?

April 28, 2014 by

The Dude Abides, Man. Boomers getting older. It’s a subject with a bright spotlight. From kids born between 1946 – 1964, from youthful fifty years olds to an ancient sixty eight, no generation said it louder, “We’re young and pretty, and you’re not.” Since their early go-to-hell days, baby boomers discovered they’re not any more […]

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