Some say those 65+ long for the good old days rather than focusing on the here-and-now. Yes, New Seniors enjoy nostalgic moments, but we live in the present. It’s interesting, however, to think back to our youth and remember what was our science fiction has become reality in the 21st century.
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The debate over what is the appropriate greeting for the season has been going on for years. December 25th became an official federal holiday in 1870 when it was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. Why, then, has Christmas become the focus of so much controversy?
A Rasmussen poll taken earlier this month shows [...]
Madison Avenue was once inhabited by advertising agencies that bore the names of their founders and top execs. It was a personal business and the clients wanted to do business with those who had a successful track record of producing good work. But along the way the advertising industry changed and so did the names [...]
The riots in Greece, France, Ireland and most recently the UK are concerning from afar but scary for those in the middle of the ruckus. Imagine how Prince Charles and his wife felt when so-called disgruntled students attacked their car shouting, “Off with their heads.” Shades of the French Revolution of 1789. Will this kind [...]
As a pre-boomer growing up in Philadelphia, I was exposed to endless teachings about the nation’s Founding Fathers. I learned about the clandestine meetings held with other colonials, the Declaration of Independence, the hardship of the Revolutionary War and the creation of The Constitution. Washington, Adams and Jefferson received much of the attention, but there [...]
