Like everyone else, boomers have been taught that the earth revolves around the sun. But, somehow, their generation tends to think the earth revolves around them.
The “me generation” grew up with television, which brought the world into the boomers’ living rooms. The medium served as parent, teacher and babysitter; and, therefore, shaped their views from [...]
Riots in Iran, North Korea threatening to launch a missile in the direction of the USA, and a climate change bill in congress that could devastate this country’s economy; and what had almost non-stop news coverage for 24 hours and beyond? Michael Jackson.
His death is sad and the way he lived his life is even [...]
Growing up in Philadelphia and later working in Manhattan gave me an early sense of musicals and their impact on the cultural scene. I saw one big musical production at the old Shubert Theatre in the late ‘40s, but I was exposed to the songs from Oklahoma, South Pacific and The Music Man through the [...]
Most pre-boomers have retired, are about to, or would like to retire. All we want is to live the rest of our lives in relative comfort. Our parents taught us to save for rainy days and for the golden years, when we stopped earning an income through our jobs. No matter what kind of work [...]
My wife and I have been thinking about moving away from Los Angeles sometime in the next couple of years. LA is too expensive, too congested, and the taxes are too high. Plus there are other things we don’t like such as the city’s attitude, increasing crime, and it’s not all that friendly a place [...]
