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Baby Boomers (technically, those born between 1946 and 1962) make up, at almost 80 million, the largest generational demographic today. And, among Boomers, women not only outnumber men but also influence as much as 80% of household purchase decisions, from food and finance to travel and technology.

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I value women over 40 

by 60 Minutes Correspondent Andy Rooney (CBS)

As I grow in age, I value women over 40 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:

A woman over 40 will never wake you in the middle of the night and ask, 'What are you thinking?' She doesn't c are what you think. If a woman over 40 doesn't want to watch the game , she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do, and it's usually more interesting. Women over 40 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course, if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you if they think they can get away with it. Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.

Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 40. Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 40 is far sexier than her younger counterpart. Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one. You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her. Yes, we praise women over 40 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal For every stunning, smart, well- coiffed, hot woman over 40, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year old waitress. Ladies, I apologize. For all those men who say, 'Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?', here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage. Why? Because women realize it's not worth buying an entire pig just to get a little sausage!

Boomer Babe Tina Sizzles at the Grammys 

At age 68, Tina Turner kept those fabled legs largely covered by a silver pantsuit. But she proved she could still shake 'em and the metallic outfit didn't cover everything.

Turner was given a generous three-song spotlight on Sunday's Grammy Awards, introduced by current hit maker Beyonce, who joined her for Proud Mary. Two songs were central to Turner's 1980s comeback, What's Love Got to Do With It and Better Be Good to Me.

Her stage presence brought to mind James Brown in his later years several steps slower, but capable of moves suggesting a famously energetic routine. And the high heels and skintight, low-cut outfit also necessitated some careful choreography and gentler steps.
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The Armchair Athlete: Fitness for Baby Boomers and Other Rebels by Thomas Denes

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WHATEVER! A Baby Boomer's Journey Into Middle Age by Beverly Mahone

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Boomer Resources 

Boomer Women Speak - Dotsie Bregel's invitation for baby boomer women to tell of their experiences through writing.
Through writing, Dotsie Bregel invites women born in the baby boomer era to speak up and write stories about their experiences in life; friends heal friends.
National Association of Baby Boomer Women - NABBW - Empowering Women To Explore and Live Their Passions
Through writing, Dotsie Bregel invites women born in the baby boomer era to speak up and write stories about their experiences in life; friends heal friends.
Boomer Women Marketing
Boomer Women Marketing - BOOM: Marketing to the Ultimate Power Consumer-The Baby Boomer Woman (read the first chapter) Our Website Marketing to Boomer Women-Imago Creative, Ageless Marketing - Dav
Boomer's Cafe - Women's Health
Where the Baby Boomer's Hang Out - Home Finance Fun Stuff Health Mid-Life Advise TV-Memorabilia Movies Music
Baby Boomer Women at Midlife :: BOOMERNET :: The Baby Boomers' Surfing Center
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The Boomer Broads - Radio For and About Grown Up Women
Welcome to “Boomer Broads with Attitude”, a new radio show that will be for boomer women what ESPN is for sports fans. A community. A place to go to laugh, to learn, to whine a little, engage in spirited discussion and to share what it means to be a grown-up woman. We want our weekly radio show an
The Boomer Project August Newsletter
In this issue... How Boomer Women Will Rewrite the Rules of Age and Beauty
Boomers: Towards a Higher Marketing Consciousness
Next Wave in the Field Fall Seminar Series The fall schedule of public seminars on learnings from the 2004-III Boomer Marketing Index nationa
Boomers International - Word Wide Community for the Baby Boomer Generation
Baby Boomer, Boomers, boomer, Oldie Music Love and FRIENDS, Baby Boomers Fun Web Site, Social, History, Time line, Hippies, Vietnam, Veterans
Girls Gain Schools; Retiring Boomers Face Poverty
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Seven Things Every Smart Business Needs to Know About Boomer Women
The savvy marketer who takes the time to understand the Boomer women and to meet her needs will find that targeting the Baby Boomer woman is well worth the effort
How to Slow Down Your Body's Aging - IntentBlog on Yahoo! Health
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The Future for Boomer Babes 

As baby boomer women age, their prospects for later-in-life security become increasingly dim, reported a study released May 24 by the Harvard Generations Policy Program and the Global Generations Policy Institute, both based in Boston.

The authors emphasized that this cohort of women may end up worse off than their predecessors. Baby boomer women spend more, acquire more debt and are less likely to have traditional pensions, spousal benefits, or retiree health coverage than the previous generation of women, the study found. It also said policy makers have long ignored the needs of women approaching retirement with insufficient resources.

"Baby boomer women are in trouble," writes Paul Hodge, director of the Harvard Generations Policy Program. "Unlike any other time in our nation's history, unless there are dramatic policy shifts, baby boomer women, most particularly minority women, will find their elder years to be a 'never ending' struggle. After selflessly caring for their children and aging parents, a significant number of our country's 40 million plus boomer women will not be able to afford to retire, will fall below the poverty line and experience financial insecurity and poorer health in their later years with limited aid from traditional safety nets."
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The Boomer Library 

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A Few of My Favorite Chick Flicks 

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The term chick flick is slang for a movie that appeals mainly to women or young girls, either by design or popular consensus. While the term is relatively new - dating back to that bumper crop of women's movies in the 1980s and 90s that included classics like Beaches, Pretty Woman and Ghost - the concept of movies designed to appeal specifically to women has existed since the early days of cinema and has been known by other colloquial terms, including "women's pictures".

One key element of chick flicks is a respectable female lead struggling with a romantic predicament. Another prevalent theme centers around the close relationships among female friends. Due to the focus on romance or relationships, chick flicks are typically categorized as romances or romantic comedies.

Several chick flicks have been patterned after the story of Cinderella or other fairy tales (e.g. The Holiday, The Princess Diaries, A Cinderella Story, Ever After, Pretty Woman and Roman Holiday); a large number are adapted from popular novels and literary classics.

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Boomer Women Movies 

001- The Godfather

When organized crime family patriarch Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando) barely survives an attempt on hi...
002- Casablanca

In this Oscar-winning classic, American expat Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) plays host to gamblers,...
003- Citizen Kane

Orson Welles reinvented movies at the age of 26 with this audacious biography of newspaper baron Cha...
004- Monty Python and the Holy Grail

The Monty Python comedy clan skewers King Arthur and his knights of the round table as they quest fa...
005- Chinatown

With a suspicious, porcelain-skinned femme fatale (Faye Dunaway) bankrolling his snooping, private e...
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TerriLorah wrote...

Good job! Sad that reports show that baby boomer babes could be in worse financial trouble. Just hope everyone starts thinking about that before it's too late.

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EagleScoutMom wrote...

Ha! I'm 49 so am right in the thick of it ! I love being a BOOMER - we are definitely a unique group of women. Wouldn't change it for anything. Great lens ! I will lensroll your boomer lens with mine ! Baby Boomers on Beach Cruisers! http://www.squidoo.com/cruiserbeachbikes (Oh yeah - 5 stars!)

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ocdgirl2000 wrote...

I LOVE your lens! I especially love the explanation for why boomer women are against marriage!LOL! Too funny but OH so TRUE!!

ReplyPosted December 22, 2008

poutine wrote...

I love that Andy Rooney's piece on women over 40.

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ReplyPosted October 12, 2008

beeobrien wrote...

I think I'll be a boomer babe from now on. I'm feeling sassier already. I'm adding this lens to my featured lenses at Cool Gadgets for Baby Boomers.

ReplyPosted April 29, 2008

EvieJewelry wrote...

yes also a boomer

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