Pre-boomers had a relationship with many advertised brands

There was a time when we New Seniors were kids and we knew who sponsored most of the shows, could sing every jingle and knew the ad slogans for most leading brands.  This was true from the days of radio into the television area.  Let’s go back to the ‘40s and ‘50s to recall some [...]

Americans show their true colors in the way we root for sports teams

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 [...]

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, [...]

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