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Couple Pens Baby Boomers' Handbook
Adam Bernal
www.bensonnews-sun.com

Overview: “The Baby Boomer Express will soon be arriving as St. David residents Jim and Cindy Speir get ready to promote their new book, ‘The Baby Boomer Express: From Long Hair to Silver Hair, Where Do We Go From Here?’”

http://www.bensonnews-sun.com/articles/2007/10/31/news/news6.txt

Boomers are Logging On
Susan Felt
www.burlingtonfreepress.com

Overview: “The Internet marketplace is feasting its eyes on 78 million baby boomers who, according to surveys, have embraced this virtual world to do more than e-mail family and friends.”

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071101/LIVING/711010324/1004/NEWS05

Rolling with the Boomers
John Heys
www.naa.org

Overview: “At some newspapers, younger readers aren’t the only sought-after demographic. With their large numbers and spending power, baby boomers are being courted as well.”

http://www.naa.org/Resources/Publications/PRESSTIME-07-Nov-1-CoverStory/PRESSTIME-07-Nov-1-CoverStory.aspx

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Boomers in the workplace address and experience their concerns about how long/if and whether they will be able to continue working on an intensely personal basis, centering on individual concerns having to do with power and identity.

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Baby Boomers Pursuing Passion to New Home
Sandra A. Swanson
www.chicagosuntimes.com

Overview: “For past generations, a retirement dream home meant proximity to the shuffleboard court. Not anymore. Increasingly, older adults choose to embark on new careers or continued education -- and they're seeking residences that facilitate those vibrant lifestyles. About 3.5 million boomer households moved last year, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.”

http://searchchicago.suntimes.com/homes/news/631160,HOF-News-boomers02c.article

Baby Boomers Will Impact State Economic Future
www.wvmetronews.com

Overview: “A West Virginia University professor says decisions by baby boomers have to be taken into account when considering the state's economic future.”

http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm?func=displayfullstory&storyid=21824

Internet Businesses are Booming — for Baby Boomers
Susan Felt
www.nyjournalnews.com

Overview: “The Internet marketplace is feasting its eyes on 78 million baby boomers who, according to surveys, have embraced this virtual world to do more than e-mail family and friends.”

http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071102/LIFESTYLE01/711020319

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Boomers Embrace the Web
Susan Felt
www.news.enquirer.com

Overview: “The Internet marketplace is feasting its eyes on 78 million baby boomers who, according to surveys, have embraced this virtual world to do more than e-mail family and friends.”

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071105/BIZ/311050006/1076

Boomers, Xers Often Differ on Parenting
www.abcnews.go.com

Overview: “With books, Web sites and classes all touing the latest parenting techniques, generation X-ers may have a much greater volume of parenting information available to them than what baby boomers had at the same point in their lives.”

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=3817761&page=1

Accommodating the Graying Work Force
www.delawareonline.com

Overview: “When the AARP announced its seventh annual "Best Employers for Workers over 50" awards in September, the corporations at the top of the list didn't get there by offering the traditional fringe benefit trio of health, life and disability insurance.”

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071105/BUSINESS/711050322/1003

As if it isn’t scary enough that women in their early 30s are shooting their foreheads full of botulinum toxin A (more euphemistically known as “Botox® “) to clench onto the slippery fountain of youth—now one author predicts we can “cure” aging, arguing that the aging process is merely a disease. Sounds like Mork from Ork to me.

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Robocar Race Winner: Aging Baby Boomers May Get Self-Guided Wheels in the Future
Sharon Gaudin
www.computerworld.com

Overview: “In the not-too-distant future, aging baby boomers may have self-guided vehicles to drive them around when they get too old to get behind the wheel themselves, according to one of the leaders of the team that won DARPA's Urban Challenge race over the weekend.”

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9045628

Retirement of Boomers Will Create Market for Advisers
Sue Asci
www.investmentnews.com

Overview: “In about a decade, when a significant number of baby boomers have retired, there will be a new market for financial advice.”

http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071105/FREE/711050311/1013

‘Forever Cool’ Offers Boomers Style Tips
Sharon Fink
www.thenewstribune.com

Overview: “When Michael Vollbracht quit as lead designer of Bill Blass in May, he voiced a frustration for which thousands of women wanted to kiss him: Fashion ignores older women, he said. ‘It’s a world of middle-aged women now ruled by children.’”

http://www.thenewstribune.com/soundlife/story/195835.html

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Boomers Expect to Keep Working
Jonathan Chevreau
www.canada.com

Overview: “Early retirement isn't in the cards for most Baby Boomers, according to Montreal-based Desjardins Financial Security. Its poll of 1,505 Canadians finds the ‘all play and no work’ variety of retirement is on the verge of extinction.”

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=71e9bf99-8bd7-4752-a0bf-d31a41ae85ef

Expo Attracts 'Boomers': Vendors Shift for New Retiree Generation
Lori Van Ingen
www.local.lancasteronline.com

Overview: “Earlier this year, the first of the baby boomers signed up to begin collecting Social Security, an unmistakable signal that America's largest demographic group is entering its golden years.”

http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/212035

A Simple Fix for Social Security
Alan D. Viard
www.forbes.com

Overview: “It's no secret that Social Security benefits and taxes are out of balance in the long run. For now, though, most politicians are steering clear of the infamous "third rail," afraid that offering a solution would end their political careers. But public reaction to a recent announcement by the Social Security Administration suggests there may be a simple solution right under our noses.”

http://www.forbes.com/opinions/2007/11/06/viard-social-security-oped-cx_adv_1107social.html

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At the beginning of the twentieth century, life expectancy was 44 years old; at the beginning of the twenty-first, the average boomer has another three, four or more decades of life ahead of them.

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Getting Hip to the Boomers
www.businessweek.com

Overview: “Stryker's new orthopedic technology gives aging patients an alternative to full joint replacement.”

http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_46/b4058070.htm?chan=technology_technology+index+page_top+stories

Not All Baby Boomers Passing on Their Inheritance
Eric Beauchesne
www.canada.com

Overview: “Aging baby boomers are banking on a trillion-dollar hand-off from their parents and in-laws and most, but not all, want to pass some of it on to their kids, while they - the boomers - are still alive, according to a report by the country's largest financial institution.”

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=2742b4d5-5bf9-4206-ba6e-1e36ccda1c62&k=15849

Rethinking Retirement
Jonathan Chevreau
www.canada.com

Overview: “As today's column in the paper explores, a survey by Desjardins Financial Security suggests many Canadian boomers are exhibiting ‘magical thinking’ about early retirement. For one, 80% of those surveyed [not just boomers] expect they'll still be in debt in retirement.”

http://communities.canada.com/financialpost/blogs/wealthyboomer/archive/2007/11/07/boomers-rethinking-retirement.aspx

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Boomers’ Not Planning for Parents’ Care
Todd Zwillich
www.webmd.com

Overview: “Baby boomer women are concerned about how to care for their aging parents, but few are planning for it, according to a survey released Thursday by AARP.”

http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20071108/boomers-not-planning-parents-care

A Generation Sails Towards an Uncharted Retirement
Eric Beauchesne
www.canada.com

Overview: “Most baby boomers are blissfully cruising towards retirement, apparently quite content to start their golden years while still in the red, with no retirement savings plan in place, but not worrying about whether their savings might disappear before they do, a major financial institution says.”

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=354c233a-8b14-4001-bf35-ad28dafede8f

Sidestepping Boomer Party
Karina Barrymore
www.news.com.au

Overview: “The wealthy baby boomer generation might not have it all its own way after all. A new trend is gaining momentum known as ‘sidestepping,’ referring to the practice of parents of baby boomers sidestepping their adult children in their wills.”

http://www.news.com.au/business/story/0,23636,22729216-5013954,00.html?from=mostpop

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What’s the next great boomer revolution? Demographers already see signs of the boomers’ next act of defiance: keeping a tight grip on the helm in American business well beyond midlife. Coupled with the dearth of younger talent coming up in the age ranks, factoring in the longer anticipated work cycle of boomers, and the need for boomer-centric management models is evident. We refer to the cornerstones of this new management model as “the Four R’s”, retention, redeployment, recruitment, retirement. Capping the Four R’s is the hot “S” button of succession. Recalibrating these functions is not a matter of accommodating the so-called Me Generation. It’s central to successful transitions within the organization and assuring a solid foundation for future economic health and vitality. The “Four R’s” are, in brief:

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Aiding Baby Boomers in Search for Meaning
www.startribune.com

Overview: “The nation's supernumerary baby-boomers have reached what's being gently called ‘the second half of life,’ but the big generation is still doing what it has done since its diaper days: It's demanding notice and altering the contours of every phase of life it touches.”

http://www.startribune.com/561/story/1540817.html

Kiss Boomeritis Goodbye
Eric Harr
www.marinij.com

Overview: “On Oct. 15, 2007, with a few unremarkable keystrokes, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling took one small step for a woman and one giant leap for a generation. Casey-Kirschling, who is widely considered to be the nation's first baby boomer, became the first boomer to file for Social Security retirement benefits.”

http://www.marinij.com/lifestyles/ci_7439356

Health, Control Key to Retirees' Happiness
Gail Marks-Jarivs
www.chicagotribune.com

Overview: “Ask a Baby Boomer what his or her retirement plan is, and you are likely to hear: ‘Work forever.’ It's a standing joke in a generation that includes many who lived a little too much for today and not enough for tomorrow.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/yourmoney/chi-ym-marksjarvis-1111nov11,0,1677802.column

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Boom in Seniors' Homes Reflects the Boom
Melissa Dunne
www.theglobeandmail.com

Overview: “As population ages, the sector will only grow - but facilities will cater to boomers' ever-demanding tastes.”

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20071113.PRRETIREMENT13/TPStory/Business

Kentuckians Say Communities Aren’t Actively Planning for Aging Baby Boomers
www.wnky.net

Overview: “Results of a statewide survey show most Kentuckians are aware that the aging of the baby boomers (people currently age 43-61) will bring major changes to their communities – but they don’t think their communities are actively planning for what has been called a pending ‘demographic tsunami.’”

http://www.wnky.net/news/local/11194806.html

The once-defiant generation, the boomers are again defying expectations by evolving from the Me generation of their youth to the We generation of their midlife. What makes boomers tick now in the workplace are ideas and ideals:

• the urge to legacy
• the drive to find meaning
• the desire to make a difference and be recognized
• the wish to mentor and to have its value monetized

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Finally a Reverse Mortgage for Younger Boomers
www.mortgage101.com

Overview: “Lower age requirement and closing costs are key draws. Sixty-two, 61, 60 – The age requirements for one reverse mortgage product just got ‘younger.’”

http://www.mortgage101.com/partner-scripts/inman.asp?ID=65213

Get Realistic About Your Retirement Goals
Linda Sims
www.journalgazette.com

Overview: “Many Americans are looking at their future retirement through rose-colored glasses, expecting to spend those years in comfort and financial security. Yet the facts might paint a different picture.”

http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071114/BIZ01/711140369/-1/BIZ

Program Teaches Baby Boomers New Tricks
Joy Peterson, Alex Robinson
www.mndaily.com

Overview: “Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, Aloida Zaragoza sits in the front row of the personal and family finance lecture in Borlaug Hall. At the end of the day, the 48-year-old University employee goes home to her 10-year-old son.”

http://www.mndaily.com/articles/2007/11/14/72164507

When it comes to aging, there isn’t such a thing as normal, anymore. Is it normal, for instance, when you age to have knees that ache from time to time? Or should you go for knee surgery. To require reading glasses? Or go for laser. To pee more frequently? To be less adept at (or interested in) sexual performance? Or to take wonder drugs.

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Shades of Gray in Fiction
Maria L. LaGanga
www.latimes.com

Overview: “As the target audience ages, protagonists are dealing with the same unsettling issues as baby boomers -- IN LARGER PRINT.”

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/front/la-me-boomlit15nov15,1,805173.story?coll=la-headlines-frontpage&track=crosspromo

Plenty of Boomers to Fill Jobs
Michael Hammond
www.news.therecord.com

Overview: “Demographics guru David Foot insists there's no labor shortage as younger boomers will replace retiring workers.”

http://news.therecord.com/Business/article/269830

Finding a New Roadway to Retirement
Barbara Boelk
www.stillwatercourier.com

Overview: “When Mark and Janet Skeie decided several years ago that they wanted to retire, all they really knew was that they wanted a break from the corporate world. They did not exactly realize all the intricate details that go into planning the rest of their lives.”

http://www.stillwatercourier.com/articles/index.cfm?id=8831

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‘Boom! Voice of the Sixties’ by Tom Brokaw
Frederick Lynch
www.calendarlive.com

Overview: “The title of Tom Brokaw's ‘Boom! Voices of the Sixties’ suggests another ‘generations’ book, an account of baby boomers creating the 1960s and vice versa. But it isn't -- not exactly. For Brokaw, ‘Boom!’ refers not to boomers but rather to explosive differences before and after the decade's ‘volcanic center’ of 1968.”

http://www.calendarlive.com/books/cl-et-book16nov16,0,1794455.story?coll=cl-books-util

Grounded Baby-Boomers Face Fear of Flying
Rick Wilking
www.uk.reuters.com

Overview: “One of them flies regularly and hates every minute. Another hasn't flown since 1976. Then there's Linda who has never been on an airplane. Meet the participants of Flight Without Fear, one of a growing number of courses offered by airlines and private groups finding rising demand from grounded baby-boomers.”

http://uk.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUKN1359375620071116

Boomers Won't Crash Health Network: Researcher
Aaron Defrel
www.canada.com

Overview: “As Quebec baby boomers head into retirement and start depending increasingly on the province's health-care network, they will not cause the catastrophic impact on government finances that some demographers predict, a McGill University researcher has concluded.”

http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=84e71cca-0de0-46d4-ba5c-8eaf67091eab

Boomer experts have found the edges of quantitative research. It’s called denial.

• Boomers who say they have no plans to ever retire.
• Boomers who say the younger generations in the workplace love and respect them, and will patiently wait their turn for leadership.
• Boomers who are sure they’ve saved enough money to travel the world whenever and wherever they want.

…and so on.

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Aging Boomers: Me Generation's Health Concerns Expected to Propel Biotech
Lisa Rosetta
www.sltrib.com

Overview: “By 1989, a boomer's median net worth was $36,000, according to Paul Root Wolpe, president of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. By 2001, it swelled to $107,000. Home equity included, that number now is about $400,000.”

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_7502470

Ages 18 to 49? Phooey on Them
Lynn Elber
www.calendarlive.com

Overview: “Retirement Living TV bravely ignores the vaunted demographic and courts boomers.”

http://www.calendarlive.com/tv/cl-et-retiretv19nov19,0,7442153.story?coll=cl-tv-features

Boomer Bosses All Business
Pat Beall
www.palmbeachpost.com

Overview: “Baby Boomers, the generation that prides itself on idealism, are the bosses least likely to throw a holiday party, dole out bonuses or send so much as a fruit basket, according to a newly released survey commissioned by American Express.”

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2007/11/19/m1a_grinch_1119.html

It seems that even in death, the boomers won’t be submissive according to a recent piece in Reuters. They are once again shaking things up by injecting new and colorful elements into the traditional funeral rite. This mainly involves personalizing the service in a way that really celebrates the deceased person’s life.

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Baby Boomer Exodus Threatens to Change Face of Public Service
Jake Armstrong
www.recordnet.com

Overview: “As herds of baby boomers leave the work force for more relaxing pastures, city governments will not only be forced to compete with the private sector more heavily for in-demand replacements but may even undergo a shift in civic policy, experts say.”

http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071119/A_NEWS/71118001/-1/A_NEWS

The Times They Are A-Changin'
Josh Max
www.nydailynews.com

Overview: “They grooved to ‘Drive My Car’ and ‘Mustang Sally’ in the '60s, but as time marches on, Baby Boomers are going to have to take steps to ensure they can still rock on down the highway safely.”

http://www.nydailynews.com/services/autos/2007/11/20/2007-11-20_the_times_they_are_achangin.html

Web Site Aims to Help Caretakers of Aging Parents
Lisa Baertlein
www.reuters.com

Overview: “Adults with aging parents have a new resource for advice and information -- a Web site unveiled on Monday for people who provide care for elderly relatives.”

http://www.reuters.com/article/companyNewsAndPR/idUSN1948365620071119

What does Thanksgiving mean to you? Perhaps it involves days of careful preparation for loved ones who will be traveling long distances to be with you. Or maybe you are the traveler, who has chosen the perfect recipe to contribute to the feast. For many, it’s a much needed moment of rest, an important time to catch one’s breath and reflect on the past year—particularly true of boomers, who lead very active lives.

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Boomer Faves are Appearing on DVD
Diane Werts
www.dailypress.com

Overview: “TV history is now being written to DVD. Fans — and future historians — will have no problem studying every nook and cranny of ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘Seinfeld,’ ‘Dallas,’ ‘All in the Family’ and ‘Hogan's Heroes.’”

http://www.dailypress.com/features/dp-life_tv-earlydays_1126nov26,0,799339.story

Just What the Boomers Need: More TV
Stuart Elliott
www.nytimes.com

Overview: “An adman who helped develop brand personalities for cable channels like MTV and ESPN is turning his attention to a network devoted to the baby boomers and those who love them.”

http://tvdecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/just-what-the-boomers-need-more-tv/

Holiday Season Could be Dangerous for Boomer-Aged Women
Cathy Hamilton
www.49abcnews.com

Overview: “Early reports indicate that shoppers spent eight percent more money this holiday weekend than they did in the same period last year.”

http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2007/nov/25/holiday_season_could_be_dangerous_boomeraged_women/

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Parent-Care Storm Nears
Andy Wimberly
www.clarionledger.com

Overview: “It is called ‘The Parent Care Storm. It…is made up of three separate storms…First storm: Nearly 76 million boomers moving toward retirement. Second storm: These boomers will live to age 85 or even 100. Third storm: Nobody is talking about it - not the families, not Congress, not the media. Everybody is bouncing along.”

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071127/HEALTH/711270335/1242/health

Baby Boomers Leaving Money to Heirs
Jordan Miller
www.mlive.com

Overview: “A new study predicts an increase in the transfer of wealth over the next 50 years as the World War II generation passes assets on to the Baby Boomers, and they in turn leave that wealth to their heirs.”

http://www.mlive.com/news/annarbornews/index.ssf?/base/news-25/119609187399400.xml&coll=2

Boomer Candidates' Narcissism Turns Off Voters
Jon Keller
www.detnews.com

Overview: “They're handsome and intelligent. Their biographies are scandal-free. They're fresh, optimistic faces in a candidate field stacked with the stale and the dour. So why are Barack Obama and Mitt Romney having such a tough time in the presidential race? Here's a theory: because they're boomers.”

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071127/OPINION01/711270306/1008

The on-going debate in marketing-to-boomer circles has to do with the use of nostalgia. Are boomers endlessly fascinated with our own history? Or are we eager to cut our ties to the past and live fully in the present?

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Baby Boomers Ready to Retire…But is Retirement Ready for Them?
MJ Jaffrey
www.torontosun.com

Overview: “The traditional concept of retirement -- a dozen roses, a golden handshake and 65 candles on the cake -- is changing rapidly as Canadians defer financial planning for retirement and also live longer, healthier lives.”

http://torontosun.com/Money/2007/11/28/4691539-sun.html

Peace Corps Luring Retired Baby Boomers
Mike McPhee
www.denverpost.com

Overview: “More employers are learning the benefits of hiring older people, even retired baby boomers with a lifetime of working experience.”

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7579422

60s Icon Twiggy Offers Fashion Advice
www.stuff.co.nz

Overview: “In the 1960s Twiggy was envied by girls around the world when she pioneered the waif look. Now, some 40 years later, she's trying to help those same baby boomer women to look fashionable.”

http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/4290291a22409.html

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Reaching 60 Makes Me Old, or Not
Steve Rose
www.kcommunitynews.com

Overview: “Turning 60, which I did last week, can be very confusing. Is it old or not? I am among tens of millions of Baby Boomers who are confronting that same question.”

http://www.kccommunitynews.com/articles/2007/11/28/wednesday_sun/opinion/b-ws-opi-rose.column28.txt

Get Ready for Baby Boomers’ Exit from Workforce
www.starbulletin.com

Overview: “As baby boomers near retirement, Hawaii faces a potential worker shortage that threatens to be debilitating to county and state governments and the economy. Nearly one in six workers in the state is 55 or older and will be eligible to retire in four years, and employers will need not only to fill their jobs but find more workers for a growing economy.”

http://starbulletin.com/2007/11/29/editorial/editorial01.html

A Conversation with Your Futureself(SM): Baby Boomers and Retirees Look to the Future for Answers About the Present
www.money.cnn.com

Overview: “If you had the opportunity to speak with yourself 20 years from now -- your futureself -- and ask any question about your life in retirement, what would you want to know? The Lincoln Retirement SM Institute released a new survey today that asked baby boomers and retirees (ages 42+) to imagine what their futures in retirement will be like and reflect on the decisions they have made in the past. Overall, the survey shows that respondents are cautiously optimistic.”

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/NETH02629112007-1.htm

Now that my mother’s gone, I remember her sayings with more reverence than eye rolling. Like the one about women having to be beautiful and men … just a little bit better than a monkey. Or like the one about marriage being more or less like a hand reaching into a dark closet … not really knowing who you’ve got. But the one that’s resonated most for me these last few months is how we really don’t know what’s going on in other people’s lives, appreciate our blessings and not yearn for someone else’s good fortune.

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Baby Boomers Can Boogie at Resorts
Chuck Darrow
www.dailyrecord.com

Overview: “It wasn't even 10 p.m. on the night after Thanks-giving -- early by dance-club standards. But Boogie Nights already had the look -- and sound -- of a winner.”

http://www.dailyrecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071130/ENT09/711300307/1091/ENT

Boomer Themes Add Wrinkles to Novels
Maria L. La Ganga
www.rctimes.com

Overview: “Tim Sandlin has written comic novels about 13-year-olds and sex, about a young mother who drinks too much and misplaces her baby, about a president who dies in flagrante delicto, leaving the nation in the hands of a coke-snorting veep. Then his father, Hoyt ‘Red’ Sandlin, now 83, broke his shoulder. Sandlin, now 57, found himself doing a lot of waiting at his father's bedside — for information, doctor visits, medication, meals.”

http://www.rctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071129/FEATURES01/711290339/1004/MTCN0303

Boomers Seek 'Green' Death
Heather Whipps
www.livescience.com

Overview: “It seems going green is all the rage these days, including after you die. Green burial—which eschews the use of embalming chemicals and caskets that refuse to biodegrade—is on the rise across North America, say trend trackers.”

http://www.livescience.com/environment/071130-green-deaths.html