Carnivals and amusement parks can make you feel like a kid again

Taking our grandchildren on a little summer trip has been an enjoyable change of pace over the past couple of years.  My wife and I just returned from a jaunt to Las Vegas with our two older ones, now seven and thirteen.  One of the highlights of the trip, according to the kids, was the [...]

New Seniors movement helps America

Having reached the age of 65 carries no promises with it.  This simply means you lived long enough to learn a few things along the way and had the good fortune of not dying.  The real achievement will come when you put the experience and beliefs gained over the years to work for someone else. 

 
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A pre-boomer’s thoughts about hope and change

 

Two years ago, at just about this point on the pre-election calendar, people of all ages were wearing pins , donning T-shirts and slapping stickers on their cars in support of the idea of hope and change as the battle cry for fixing whatever was wrong with America. 
Today, there is growing anger among many regarding [...]

Are you a bigot?

Some segments of society believe any opinion contrary to their own is reason enough to label those expressing opposing views as bigots.  For instance, if your values are not in line with open boarders, gay marriage or building a mosque in the shadow of where the twin towers once stood, get ready to be demonized.

 
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Accentuate the positive

New Seniors, those born between 1930 and 1945, have had a good run.  We’re a positive lot and expect life will be even more rewarding to the end and beyond.  As life continues to expand, so do our horizons, spheres of influence and the opportunities to be of service.  Yet, with the state of the [...]

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