Life has changed faster since the millennium than in the first 224 years of this nation’s history. What can we expect in the next decade and beyond? Pre-boomers (those born between 1930 and 1945) have seen so much happen in our lifetimes know it’s impossible to fathom, let alone predict, what developments the future holds. [...]
In these tough times, there is a dire need for balance in business, finance, government and everyday life. Since the Greatest Generation has moved to the sidelines, with the youngest of them being 80, the country has no one to turn to for adult guidance. Has everyone forgotten about the Pre-boomers, the more than 30 [...]
What pre-boomer can forget being given the distinction of licking and pasting a kitchen drawer full of S&H Green Stamps into the collection books so Mom could go to the redemption center and turn them in for merchandise rewards? It could have been Top Value, Triple S, Plaid or Blue Chip stamps. For many years, [...]
Everybody in the country was hoping for underdog New Orleans to win the Super Bowl. At least it seemed that way. The only ones not cheering for the Saints were folks from Indiana (the Indianapolis Colts was the team they played) and serious bettors (on paper league MVP Payton Manning and his team had already [...]
Talking with a friend from the South, brought back memories for this pre-boomer about the local products I enjoyed as a kid. He thought a great after school snack was an RC Cola and a Moon Pie. My favorite, as a Philadelphian, was a Hires Root Beer and a Tastykake. It wasn’t until we were [...]
