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From Boomer to Senior

Those of us on the early end of the baby boomer generation are beginning to enter our late 50s and 60s and, as a group, make up a large consumer demographic.  We're the boomers who are becoming seniors. Our unique needs and in...

Aging Baby Boomers - How to Keep Us Healthy and Safe

Baby Boomers, defined as those of us born between the years 1946 and 1964, are the largest segment of the population in America today.  And, like it or not, we're growing older.  With increasing age comes a unique set of problems and n...

Jack LaLanne

(I knew you'd ask.) Jack turned 94 last September and is going strong! I'm old enough to remember him leading workouts, watching him on a small black and white television set with the ubiquitous jumpsuit and ballet slippers. I remember his shape, the...

I Love The Brady Bunch

OK, I am a huge fan of The Brady Bunch. I have seen every episode at least a couple of times and am a Brady Bunch Trivia expert. Why you may ask? I have no idea. Perhaps it's the innocent fun that we all remember. Wouldn't it be great to live in the...

Junk Food Cravings - How Often Do You Go Overboard?

Junk food. We eat it on the go, blaming our hectic schedules and the fact that we don’t have time to make healthful foods.  We down it while mindlessly watching TV … a bag of popcorn here, a whole bag of Double Stuff Oreo cookies th...

The Original Perry Mason Television Series

Perry Mason, the most successful and longest-running lawyer series on television debuted on September 21, 1957. The Case of the Restless Redhead was based on a 1954 novel by the show's creator, Erle Stanley Gardner. The premiere episode, starring Ray...

Creating a Bucket List - 100 Things to do Before You Die

Stop putting your dreams off for "some day" . . . Take inspiration from the movie "The Bucket List" and ask yourself: If I had one year left to live, what would I be sure to do? Create a list of 100 things you want to do before you kick the bucket an...

Menopause: You Need Some Laughter!

It is no fun being a cantankerous hell-on-wheels! Especially if you aren't used to it! Well I knew something was wrong when my usual charming self found it okay to flip the bird to someone that ticked me off on the highway (thank goodness I don't liv...

Amplified Phones

If you have a hearing impairment or know someone who does maybe you should consider an amplified phone to make communication easier and more effective. There are a number of models on the market with various features to aid those who have hearing lo...

Menopause: Your Symptoms and Choices

Menopause does not have to take over your life! Celebrate and choose to learn as much as you can, consider your choices for lifestyle changes, discover remedies for your symptoms (traditional or alternative), let other women know what has worked for...

Cell Phones for the Hearing Impaired

Cell phones can be problematic for those with a hearing impairment; with limited volume, poor seal around the ear that allows background noise to intrude, and transmissions that interfere with hearing aids.  On this page you can discov...

Cool Gadgets for Baby Boomers

Baby Boomers, those of us between the ages of about 45 and 63, know what we want. We want comfort. We want convenience. And if we are entertained at the same time, so much the better. In this lens, I have gathered some of my favorite boomer websites,...

The Seventies Music Lensography

Welcome to my addiction of living in the past - well, at least when it comes to my taste in music.  Pull up a chair and grab a drink and we'll flashback to the decade that many proclaimed style forgot - the 1970s. In particu...

Block Buster! British Glam Rock of the 70s

At the beginning of the 1970s, I was in my early teens, an excellent age to appreciate a new phenomenon about to hit the British airwaves: Glam Rock. At the time Glam was a joke. Those of us with Sweet records were laughed at by our friends who were...

Jokes For Baby Boomers

The term BABY BOOMER is used to describe a person that was born between 1946 and 1964. Following World War II, both North America and Europe experienced an unusual spike in birth rates, with troops returning home from the war, changes in lifestyle, b...

Dressing Nifty After Fifty

Dressing Nifty After Fifty, the definitive guide to a simple, stylish wardrobe by Corinne Richardson. Women over 50 lead busy lives. They have neither the time nor the patience to fuss with their wardrobes. In addition to their everyday activities,...

Retro Kitchen Clocks For Your Home

These Retro Kitchen Clocks For Your Home will transform your kitchen into a 1950's paradise. Have fun decorating with these fun and funky designs!

My Favorite 1970's Electronics

The 1970's were a banner year for all things electronic. People were fascinated by things with buttons, lights and beeps. Though most of the gadgets were pretty simple compared to today's high tech stuff we still enjoyed the 1970's Electronics wave....