Skills from 20 years ago are needed today

Back in the early ‘90s pagers were more prevalent than cell phones, the Internet was beginning to experience real growth and personal computers were the buzz.  Today pagers are museum pieces, the information superhighway gives us access to more content that we can absorb and cell phones are fast becoming the hand-held version of our [...]

Have mimeograph will travel

A friend recently announced at a gathering that he was unemployable.  The reason he stated was because, being born in 1930, his eightieth birthday was coming up soon.  The man tried to joke away his discomfort by saying that if anyone owned a mimeograph, he had tons of experience with that piece of equipment and [...]

Pre-boomers should seize the moment

Every creature in this world is doing something, even if it is simply breathing in and out.  And, it is safe to say that virtually none of it involves you.  Yet, because we are all connected in some way whatever is being done at this moment by others could affect you.  This means that whatever [...]

Will your current health care coverage stay intact?

The new health care plan received a bad rating by 54% of America’s likely voters compared to 35% who believe it will be good for the country.  Those 65+ see it as bad by margin of nearly a two to one.  No age groups viewed the legislation positively.  This may be why 60% of all [...]

How do pre-boomers feel about the future?

Pre-boomers, now know as New Seniors, tend to be an optimistic lot.  Born during the Great Depression or WWII, we didn’t have everything we wanted but learned from those who went before us that there was an American dream and through hard work and perseverance, we could attain it.  Recent studies show that the aging [...]

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