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Can You Go Home Again?
[Home-and-Family:Baby-Boomer] Can you ever really go back to your youth? And even if you could - should you?

Paper, Plastic Or EReader?
[Computers-and-Technology] How does one who makes their living via the printed word, face the decision of going... paperless? It's somewhat ironic that I am even considering a device to replace the printed word on paper as I have made my living in the publishing industry with magazines, newspapers and books for over three decades.

Notes from the Empty Nest
[Home-and-Family:Baby-Boomer] Are you a parent who is wondering if there is 'life' after the kids leave the nest? Or perhaps the fledglings have flown and you're discovering the nest isn't quite as empty as you thought.

So Long and Thanks for All the Laughs
[Arts-and-Entertainment] The greatest author who ever lived, in the opinion of this humble writer, wasn't Shakespeare or F. Scott Fitzgerald. He was an author who combined an incredible knowledge of history with a wicked sense of humor. He was one of a kind

Holiday Family Memories Can Be Made Under The Strangest Circumstances
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Ever been in one of those situations where life deals you a few lemons? Well maybe you can use them to make lemonade ... or in this case, some holiday eggnog!

Hey Fellow Baby Boomers - Are We Looking For Leaders, Or Are We Really Still Looking For Gurus?
[News-and-Society:Politics] While sort of half watching the news the other night, I became vaguely aware that once again there were a lot of people trying, (also once again) to convince us that they were in some way, uniquely equipped to lead us. In my case, it didn't seem to be working. I wasn't quite sure why. Too old? Too jaded? Too, "been there done that?" I don't know.

My New Favorite Group and Why - An Old Sixties 'Rocker' Reconsiders
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] The year was 1967 and my band was opening for the Kingsman (of Louie - Louie fame). We knew all about Rock & Roll and could rip a rift from one end of a stadium to the other.

Hey Fellow Baby Boomers - Who of Us Feels Like Working at Our Day Jobs Till We Keel Over?
[Home-and-Family:Baby-Boomer] We've all been told that there's a big fat prize waiting for us at the end of the rainbow. A 'golden ticket' to the 'golden years' where were gonna do all of those fun things that we put on hold to raise a family and keep the world turnin' round. But is it really there or are we just the latest suckers in a giant scam?

Fellow Baby Boomers - Are We Destined to Become the Last Generation That Actually Likes to Read?
[Home-and-Family:Baby-Boomer] Have you been in a book store lately? If so, you might have noticed something missing... almost anyone under the age of thirty!

Old Rock & Rollers Never Die - In Fact They're Finding It Kind Of Tough To Even 'Fade Away'
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] If your memories of a youth, happily misspent like mine, include lazy days and blissful nights listening to all of the great songs of the 60's & 70's, then you might want to join me in raising our voices in one collective but heartfelt cry directed to all of those fantastic bands that made up so much of our young lives. And it is simply this: "Hey guys, we loved your music back then, and still do. But please, please... leave us our memories"!

Can The Generation That Invented The "Youth Culture," Ever Give It Up?
[Home-and-Family:Baby-Boomer] We celebrated youth in music, films, art and culture. We were the 'Youth' generation. So then where was it written that this gig called life that we had signed on for all those years ago, also included a hidden catch that we were eventually going to get - yipes! ... old.

Is The Generation That Ushered In The Information Age Becoming Baffled By It?
[Computers-and-Technology] While we Baby Boomers may have invented the technology that has made all of todays computers, cell phones and the internet possible, it's today's generations that really feel comfortable with it.

Will That 'Groovy Kind Of Love,' 'Fade Away' With The 'Love Generation?'
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] Why the Classic Rock that came out of the 60's remains as popular today as it was then. Is it because todays contemporary music has failed to capture that 'loving feeling' expressed in 60's music?

Hey Fellow Baby Boomers, Have We Become The People We Said Never To Trust?
[Home-and-Family:Baby-Boomer] Remember when we were going to change the world...? (for the better of course) We were going to usher in an era of peace, freedom and 'do your own thing'. Well her we are and have you taken a look around lately?