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, [...]

A Pre-boomers View of Climate Change

If politics and ideology were not part of the issue, I believe pre-boomers could come together and find a practical, common-sense solution for dealing with climate change, greenhouse gases and preserving our planet for the health and well-being of our grand children and the generations to follow.

We grew up in an era when factories belching [...]

Pre-boomers are Coming Together as the Country Continues to Polarize

Will it take a crisis of cataclysmic proportions to shake us from our lofty ideological perches to unite Americans again?  Long gone is the patriotism of World War II; and, to lesser degrees, the citizens’ willingness to enter the First Gulf War and the initial reaction when the World Trade Centers were taken down by [...]

Recreation for pre-boomers takes on a new meaning

The dictionary tells us recreation is the refreshment of body and mind, as after work, by some form of play, amusement or relaxation.  It was something we did all the time as kids and strived to find time for throughout our years of employment.  In retirement, pre-boomers hoped to rediscover the enjoyment in recreation we [...]

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