Here they are the moldy oldies, blats from the past, the knocked out nifties. If you were born between 1930 and 1945, the music of the fifties will always be part of your life. As a pre-boomer, you’ll remember these hits.
1950: Mona Lisa (Nat King Cole), Music! Music! Music! (Teresa Brewer), The Tennessee Waltz (Patti [...]
For nearly 45 years, my identity was determined by my current job description. I did not realize how shallow this was until I was suddenly faced with the reality of retirement.
Let me tell you a little about the painful process of rediscovering myself. This ultimately resulted in my finding new meaning and purpose for me [...]
In 1952, through the efforts of the National Secretaries Association and the public relations department of a leading Madison Avenue ad agency, National SecretariesWeek was established. The goal was to encourage more people to consider a career as a secretary.
Over the years the week shrunk to a day, and the purpose changed from promoting careers [...]
We are hearing lots of health care news coming to us through a wide variety of media sources. Despite the talk on capital hill, time is needed to prepare a single, merged bill for a vote. Consequently, we have no way of knowing what the final legislation will look like; but many pre-boomers, [...]
I remember my dad whistling a familiar tune whenever he worked around the house. There was no need to ask why he whistled, it was obvious he was happy and this little habit made his chores a bit easier. Have you noticed that today people rarely whistle? Do you wonder why? The reasons may surprise [...]
