After his swim practice, I took my grandson for a bite to eat before taking him home. As usual, he got to pick where we would eat. I was not surprised when he chose McDonald’s, since we had not eaten there for several months. When viewing the menu board, I noticed calorie counts are now [...]
A vote to repeal in the House passes with some Democrat support. A federal judge declares the legislation unconstitutional. A vote to repeal the bill in the Senate goes along party lines and fails. What does this mean to the average American?
Clearly this political football will takes many strange bounces before the 2012 elections. And [...]
Functionally, diving a car is to get from one place to another. When New Seniors were young it meant freedom. As we grew older, having a fancy vehicle brought prestige with it. Then driving became a necessity in order to transport the kids from one event to another. In later years convenience gave way to [...]
What a difference a couple of years can make. Compare the youngest pre-boomers, born during the war years, and the oldest boomers, born in the last part of the ‘40s. They grew up in very distinct eras. So, while there are many similarities among them, the cultural differences are apparent.
War babies may not remember living [...]
The “Golden Years” may not be what many expected. As the US population continues to grow older, with the first of the boomers now turning 65, there’s a growing concern that many facing their retirement years are unprepared to enter this next phase of life. Will society let them fall through the cracks?
There’s plenty of [...]
