A recent poll questions whether millennials suck as bad as everyone else. Too many times you hear about the new ‘biggest ever’ generation in negative terms. You’d think millennials suck worse than any other generation. Baby boomers enjoy dragging the youngsters around by their arm and reminding them they suck. Millennials seem to enjoy the […]
WHO ARE BOOMERS?
March 20, 2015 by
Who-Who? Who-Who? Who Are Boomers? For starters, the world’s richest man, Bill Gates, is a boomer. It’s nice being in the same group with the big dogs. The inventor of the richest company in the world? Steve Jobs, boomer. Glad to have him on board. With the numbers out of the way, and bottom line […]
REGRETS FROM THE DEATHBED
March 18, 2015 by
Bronnie Ware Listens To The Dying On Their Deathbed. The writer worked with dying patients who told their story. She listed the top five in her book. If you’ve been with others on their deathbed, do any of them ring true to you? The baby boomer demographic may have the same responses to imminent death, […]
BLACK FRIDAY OR BLACK OPS
November 28, 2014 by
Who Really Needs The Dick Gun Doorbuster? The Sunday paper shows up on Thursday every Thanksgiving, loaded with consumer bait known as ads. During a short break in the three day cooking ordeal every devout member of the Greatest Generation uses to prepare a proper meal, my MIL and I looked at the ads. What […]
HOW TO EXPLAIN MODERN PROBLEMS TO THE GREATEST GENERATION
July 31, 2014 by
Boomers in the Sandwich Generation have a lot to cover. Wedged between the Greats from WWII and Millennials, baby boomers in combined households find one group over-informed by network news, and the other who understand world events from Comedy Central. The younger group has time to figure things out on their terms. To the older […]
THE BOOMERS’ BIGGEST BURDEN
June 16, 2014 by
(one version of this post appears on oregonlive.com.) News about one generation or another usually explains what is wrong. Bad news has a reputation. Good news? Who wants to hear about someone doing better than you? Seniors being preyed on by unscrupulous contractors or relatives is always news. So are young people trying to create […]
THE MILLENNIAL FUTURE, FOR NOW
April 18, 2014 by
When They Complain About Boomers, It’s All About Mommy And Daddy? Maybe Not. It’s time to get used to the kids ranting about their parents. For now it’s Millennials vs Baby Boomers. Your kids have you in their crosshairs. From numbers alone, they win. Boomers come in at 79 million; Millennials tip the scales at 80 […]
Baby Boomers Fade To Invisible
January 28, 2014 by
How many times do you hear it among those of a certain age, like your age: “No one notices me anymore.” Men or women, they say it like it’s the biggest loss of their life. What do they want, their own personal paparazzi? No one worships at the boomer alter. They never did unless they […]
