Baby boomers are different from their older brothers and sisters

What a difference a couple of years can make.  Compare the youngest pre-boomers, born during the war years, and the oldest boomers, born in the last part of the ‘40s.  They grew up in very distinct eras.  So, while there are many similarities among them, the cultural differences are apparent.

 
War babies may not remember living [...]

Pre-boomer, Buzz Aldrin, walked on the moon and is “Dancing With The Stars”

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As part of the Apollo 11 mission, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969.  Now he will appear on ABC’s hit show “Dancing With The Stars” as a contestant beginning March 22, 2010.  Strangely, there is a connection between these [...]

Drive-in theaters and car-hop restaurants were pre-boomer delights

 

A Saturday night trip to the drive-in movie with a date and a Sunday afternoon ride topped off with a burger and shake delivered to your car by someone on roller skates was what we called a great weekend in the 1950s.  These experiences only exist in the recesses of our minds, but the memories [...]

It must be the fault of the Pre-boomers

The mess the country is in must be blamed on something — some group or some philosophy.  Of course, it’s easy to blame the politicians because their mistakes are so public.  This is true for both parties.  Pointing fingers at business and finance is almost a knee-jerk reaction.  Then there are the people who have [...]

Car regulations and recalls have changes over the past 50 years

With so many cars being recalled for repairs or fixing of design problems, it makes one wonder if the manufacturers are producing inferior quality products.  Are regulations too strict?  Or, have cars have become too complex, thereby increasing the possibility of problems?  It’s safe to suspect the problems are a combination of all these factors.

 
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