Pre-boomers are part of the digital age, like it or not

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.  [...]

America’s Exceptionalism is the Key to Our Recovery

We pre-boomers grew up in a time when there was no doubt that this country was the world leader in virtually everything we could think of.  Our generation was born between 1930 and 1945, so we saw results of what a united people are capable of doing.  Rising from the ashes of the Great Depression, [...]

Personal letters used to be just that: personal.

There was a time, not so long ago, when a handwritten letter from a loved one, friend or associate allowed the person who penned it to be close to the reader, whether across town or across the country.   People took time to think about what they were going to say before they wrote it. 

Letter writing [...]

Noise is a never-ending thing

We are being assaulted by noise.  This unwelcome intruder comes at us from scores of different directions and a multitude of new sources in a constant effort to distract and even disturb us.  Is it time to declare the days of relative peace and quiet are over, or can we do about the ever increasing [...]

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