Baby Boomer Digest

BIRDS OF A FEATHER: NICHE RETIREMENT COMMUNITIES

For some Americans approaching their golden years, choosing the right place to grow old is less about golf and weather than about finding neighbors who share their attitudes and interests. Link

STUDY QUESTIONS EXAM TO DETECT BREAST CANCER

A highly promoted and widely used computerized system for examining mammograms is leading to less accuracy, not more, a new study finds. Link

REVIEW CHARLES HAMEL'S BLOG AND GET A LINK BACK

I wanted to give my readers an opportunity to review my blog. And in return I will give you a link back to your Blog from my website here which has a Google Pagerank of 3. Link

FRUIT SMOOTHIE COULD IMPROVE THINKING, MEMORY IN ALZHEIMERS PATIENTS

This article on the smoothie really caught my attention. Why? I drink one of those almost every day. Oddly, when I try to get my mother, the Alzheimer's patient, to drink one along with me she refuses. Link

ON FINDING EMPLOYMENT AFTER FIFTY

A very frustrated jobseeker on my group on eons had this to say...Link

BABY BOOMER DOCUMENTARY ON PBS

A documentary called "The Boomer Century: 1946 - 2046" premieres this Wednesday evening (March 28th) from 9 to 11 pm on PBS. Link

CARE TO AN EDERLY FAMILY MEMBER

I attended a writing workshop on Saturday and three of the seven members had essays and/or chapters they intend on turning into a book about giving care to an elderly family member. Link

AGED, FRAILED, AND DENIED BY THEIR INSURERS

Mary Rose Derks was a 65-year-old widow in 1990, when she began preparing for the day she could no longer care for herself. Every month, out of her grocery fund, she scrimped together about $100 for an insurance policy that promised to pay eventually for a room in an assisted living home. Link

WRITING HOME

For most of us, part of being a baby boomer is seeing our own babies grow up. It feels pretty good....but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. Link

LONG TERM CARE

If you haven’t already, it is likely that you will one day find yourself caring for an aging, sick relative. Once upon a time, this kind of caregiving was done at home and indeed, when I was a child, many of my friends and playmates helped with that care. Link

,RETIREMENT COMMUNITY AMENITIES: CLUBHOUSE,TENNIS, SHUFFLEBOARD, SWIMMING POOL: NINTENDO?

What sort of amenities are you looking for in a retirement community? A recent story highlights the hottest new amenity in retirement communties: The Nintendo Wii. Link

THE AGELESS BABY BOOMER

The advent of age 60 for Baby Boomers can really accelerate the "old age" wrecking ball. Tradition says it's time to travel and play golf the rest of your life. NOT! Link

BABY BOOMER'S WEDDING ANNIVERSARY @ MONETIZING BLOGS AND WEBSITES

...Now just back to home and I continued my working with the  desktop computer setting up Context Cashmonetizing my blogs and websites.  Couple of days ago, I was told by Google that my Adsense account has been disabled due to invalid clicks. Links

WILL A PERSONAL FITNESS REVOLUTION MAKE YOU SMARTER?

“Last week, in a landmark paper, researchers announced that they had coaxed the human brain into growing new nerve cells, a process that for decades had been thought impossible, simply by putting subjects on a three-month aerobic-workout regimen. Link

WhAT MAKES A BABY BOOMER?

By now you probably know that the Baby boomer generation
includes all those people who were born between the years of
1946 through 1964. And you probably know that the Baby boomer
generation is quite large, encompassing some 78 million
individuals. But what you might not fully understand is how the
Baby boomer generation got its name. Link

DOVE'S IMAGE OF BOOMER WOMEN BANNED FROM THE AIR IN US

Excuse me…Victoria Secret models can strut and pole dance across our TV screens but Dove’s revolutionary ProAge commercial, a beautiful and sensitive portrayal of bodies of women 50+, is banned in the US?! Link

My Friends, My Sisters

..."Don't forget your Sisters," she advised, they'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to Need Sisters." Link

THE CAROUSEL OF TIME

It was hard to believe that yesterday was the first day of spring already, March 21st. Where has the time gone? That means I just finished the last winter of my 40s...well pretty darn close...since my birthday is the first week of January, I'll only have 2 weeks of winter as a 49er in 2007. link

BEST NIGHT YET

Yes! At last the boys have come out of their stupor and are showing us why they're in this competition. And about time! Earlier tonight, before American Idol started, I thought ho-hum, should I even bother watching? Well am I glad I did. Link

REMEMBERING THE BEATLES

Remembering the Beatles (video) Link

WONDER FOODS

Here’s why these three foods are practically a staple among health - conscious celebs and foodies - plus how to pronounce them, so you can casually order an Açaí Smoothie with all the cool of George Clooney. Link

THE LET'S RETIRE AT 50 PROJECT

Let's retire at 50! Sounds great doesn't it. As many of you know, The Number by Lee Eisenberg is one of my absolute favorites, and after much thought and consideration, I think I have finally come to my number. Soon I will be leaving the comfortable striped suit and white shirt world ... Link

MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINE - BOOMER JOKES

If you are obsessive-compulsive, press 1 repeatedly.

If you are co-dependant, ask someone to press 2 for you.

If you have multiple personalities, press 3,4,5 & 6... link

GREY HAIR EARNS A DISCOUNT

Age has its privileges -- such as discounts -- for those 50 and over.  Joan Rattner Heilman has issued a new edition of her travel guide called "Unbelievably Good Deals and Great Adventures That You Absolutely Can't Get Unless You're Over 50." Link

16 THINGS IT TAKES MOST OF US 50 YEARS TO LEARN

Things It Takes Most Of Us 50 years to learn. Link

2005 TO TODAY. WHERE ARE THE JOBS?

There are jobs. But where? If you are 50 plus, how do you find them? Link

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FOR YOUR HEALTH

A listing of the benefits of different fruits and vegetables. Link

HOW DENTAL HYGIENISTS COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE

More than just a pretty smile, clean teeth and gums are a sign of total body health. And those painful sessions with the dental hygienist could save your life, new findings suggest. Link

WHY EATING CHOCOLATE MAKES YOU HAPPY

There is no need to feel guilty about eating chocolate. Actually the chocolate can be good for you and your heart. Link

THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY

For baby boomers as well as the young readers those who don’t know much of the early 60's and 70's  The People History would be an exciting online venue where people history and memories join to create an online social history  memories of events and experiences in peoples lives. Link