Seniors are easy targets for funding cuts

Pre-boomers (those born between 1930 and 1945) may consider circling the wagons, because our generation, now known as New Seniors, is under attack.  Have you noticed?  It’s mainly below the radar.  But, it’s there.  The subtle, almost subliminal, message is, “Programs for those 65+ are too expensive, will add to the deficit and ultimately be [...]

Things We Rarely See Anymore

Experience tells us if we overprotect our children they end up missing what life is all about.  Give them too much and they appreciate little.  Fear of failure causes them to fail, making this a self-fulfilling prophesy. Pre-boomers (those born between 1930 and 1945) remember life when it was real, rewards were for achievement and [...]

Could New Seniors Be Growing Younger?

In Oscar Wilde’s novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” a handsome young man believes his life would not be worth living once his good looks faded with age.  So, he sold his soul to the devil and the man remained young while a portrait of him aged instead.  He meets a tragic end, and his [...]

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