One recent Saturday morning I took the freeway to the Westside of Los Angeles. At the foot of the off ramp there was a gathering of men, maybe two dozen strong. They were hanging out waiting for someone, anyone, who had work for them. I drove another block and noticed more men scattered throughout the [...]
Most pre-boomers remember how mothers put money away to take care of normal expenses as well as save for vacations, Christmas and “rainy days.” This taught us how to use our paychecks when we entered the workforce and throughout our lives.
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My mother had a red metal box, which was locked and [...]
We pre-boomers remember when there was a gas station on every major corner, several different brands for every type of product in the supermarket and dozens of airlines from which to choose. What happened?
You can think of other areas were there are fewer choices, but let’s stick with these for now. At first, the big [...]
I started my career, as did many pre-boomers, in a corporate training program that allowed me to learn the business, the procedures involved in my job, and the way to interact with other employees as well as the company’s clients. That was nearly 50 years ago — hard to believe, but it was.
They repeatedly told [...]
When we were growing up almost every kid loved a peanut butter sandwich.
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We liked them with jelly, sometimes with marshmallow fluff, even with bananas, potato chips, bacon or whatever else we decided to smoosh in between two slices of white bread.
Now, there’s talk of banning youngsters from bringing a peanut butter sandwich in [...]
