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Baby Boomers Leading the Charge. . .
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on relaxing views of Marijuana use.
Are we surprised?
Not about Marijuana use in itself, but about Baby Boomers leading the charge to relax societal views about the drug.
From the Washington Post:
"There's gotten to be greater tolerance, that's for sure," said Lee, the son of one-time acting Maryland governor Blair Lee III. "I know literally hundreds of people my age who smoke. They are upright citizens, ...
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What T.V Shows Were Your Favorite. . .
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. . . during the 1960s?
For me, Bonanza ruled during the 60s. Ben, Adam, Hoss, Little Joe and later on towards the end of its run, Candy were my heroes. Sunday nights were the best night for me. I remember getting ready for bed early so I could be ready for lights out after I'd sit and watch Bonanza.
TV westerns were a big hit during the first half of the 60s. Bonanza, Wagon Train, Have Gun Will Travel, The Virginian, ...
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60s Songs: Peace, Love, Civil Rights. . .
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The Beatles
The Supremes
One day you’ll be driving down the street listening to a radio station and "I love you yeah, yeah, yeah, I love you yeah, yeah, yeah" will croon from your radio Or, "stop, in the name of love, before you break my heart -- think it o-over"
It could be a Beatles song or a Bob Dylan song or the Temptations that will take you on a trip back to the days when your hair was ...
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Peace, Love and ? Which 60s...
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...were you associated with.
The 60s were the Boomer's Activist hay day. Boomers made the establishment listen to what many of the "silent generation" were afraid to say.
Woodstock was a 3 day festival of peace and music. Where many musicians and artists performed. At that time most of the music played were protests against the Viet Nam War and social injustice protests.
The Black Panthers and ...
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In the Boom Year 1956
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PISCES
Element: Water- you tend to see the world through feeling.
Stone: White, Opal, Jade, Pearl, Amethyst
Colors: Mauve, purple, aquamarine
Motto: I believe
YEAR OF THE MONKEY
Monkeys are intellectual and their memory is phenomenal. They recall the smallest details of everything they have seen,read, and heard. They must depend on that memory since they have an otherwise untidy mind. Monkeys are ...
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Know Where Your Adult Children Are?
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Unfortunately, I know where mine is and wish I didn't.
Don't get me wrong I love my child, but come on!
He still stands outside the bathroom door [along with the dog and the cat] insisting on having conversations at the most inopportune moments.
And if some of yours are like mine, they camp out on your couch snoring at 12:00 in the afternoon. Or, they're down in our basements or in the bedroom that you "had" ...
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What's So Golden About These Years?
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I've been researching the phrase "Golden Years" looking to find from where this euphemism comes.
Not only have I been looking for this euphemism I've also been looking for some numbers on the different socioeconomic Baby Boomer groups unfortunately, I've not had much luck.
I'm wondering if society thinks all of us Boomers are in the money? And, that we're all living that exciting and exotic empty nest life ...
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Do You Know What a Baby Boomer Is?
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Check out the hair -- do you see a difference? I don't!
From where did the term Baby Boomer come. It's obvious but I want to elaborate more on the subject.
There are different names we Boomers fall under.
Two I've already mentioned but I will write them again -- "pig in a python" and "a shock wave" Read Mo ...
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The Baby Boom Generation still has power.
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Yes, don't let anyone fool you. We Boomers are the largest consumer group in America. We're the largest working group in the country.
Yes, we are all that. We built America. We learned a good solid work ethic from our parents and took that knowledge even further. Some of us are grandparents, but we're not seniors. Some of us still have grown children at home who still tap into our pockets.
We are the ...
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Where are Boomers Moving
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#1 Is Atlanta Georgia [on this list]
I found this article while clicking around cyberspace.
The top 5 best cities for Baby Boomers.
I was surprised. My parents moved to Sun City West Arizona which wasn't mentioned.
AARP's Five Best Cities for Seniors and Baby Boomers in 2007:
Atlanta, GA: A sophisticated metropolis with southern charm, Atlanta offers abundant volunteer and cultural opportunities. ...
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The Social Security Fight -- PERSEVERE!
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They are NOT going to win
You find yourself not to old to be elderly and receiving Social Security Retirement, but you find yourself disabled and unable to work.
What do you do?
You knuckle down and prepare for a battle, that's what you do.
You can and will win -- Perseverance is the key.
90% of Americans who apply for SSDI are turned down the first time they apply. It’s about the same number of people ...
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Baby Boomers have been called...
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...a shock wave and a pig in a python.
Just because of our shear force in numbers when we came into this world after WWII.
And what a force to reckon with we are.
I wanted this blog to be just for us Boomers, us empty nesters. For us ladies and gents who are done raising babies. Maybe some of us are single by choice or not, but this blog is for us and about us.
I've found along my cyberspace travels that there are a ton of blogs for younger women/men who are raising a family. But, I've found nothing or not much for those of us who are past that time of our lives.
We are women and men, we're not quite old enough to be elderly but not young enough to be of the hip generation.
We are aging ...
