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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Forty-first Edition

Posted: 26 May 2010 04:09 AM PDT

Welcome to the May 26, 2010 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Entertainment

Terry Hamburg presents THE BIG CHILL posted at Boomer To You, saying, “”Baby (boomer), it’s cold outside.” Welcome to the 1980s. A #1 box office movie expressed the angst…and the hope. Even if you saw “The Big Chill,” it’s worth a revisit.”

Family

Roxanne Webber presents 50 Best Blogs for Genealogy Geeks posted at OnlineUniversities.com.

Joe Plemon presents My House Flipping Experience: The Bid posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “My son approached me with the idea of partnering in a house flip. This post is the first of a chronicled adventure series.”

Susan Howe presents The Business of Marriage: Five Things You Should Do Before Tying the Knot posted at Get Rich Slowly, saying, “Whether you choose to go all in like we did or hold onto your independence, you live with your spouse's spending choices — for good or ill. And while research suggests money isn't as responsible for divorce as many experts believe, it can certainly sour goodwill in a relationship. The really dangerous part is to pretend marriage that marriage has nothing to do with money. And in order to set a good financial foundation for your future, here are five things you should do before you get married.”

Fitness

Carol Dunlop presents Don't Allow Temptation to Derail Your Weight Loss Journey | Optimum Body Sculpting’s FitBlog posted at Optimum Body Sculpting’s FitBlog, saying, “As hard as it is to start your weight loss journey, it can be equally as hard to stay on track and avoid temptation. Temptation hits the best of us, but how you handle it can mean the difference between success and "lets try THIS diet and see what happens this time!"”

educationmediabits presents Sleep Better, Think Better posted at Medical Billing Training.

Kathleen LaBeouf presents 51 Healthy Living Cheat Sheets to Improve Your Life posted at LPN to BSN Online, saying, “If you want to improve your life, creating a better situation for yourself, you can do so. There are plenty of resources available for you. Here are 51 healthy living cheat sheets that can help you improve your life.”

General

BWL presents Best Credit Cards For Cash Back Rewards posted at Christian Personal Finance, saying, “This is a look at the top picks from Consumer Reports for the best credit cards if you are looking for rewards.”

Consumer Boomer presents How to Compare Life Insurance Policies posted at Consumer Boomer, saying, “Baby boomers have tons of choices when comparing life insurance policies.”

Steven and Debra presents The Homeowner's Dilemma: To Amputate or To Suck-it-Up and Take One for the Team posted at The END TIMES Hoax, saying, “It’s probably about time homeowners who have decided to not walk away from their mortgages to man up to their decision and quit bellyaching about those who are walking away.”

Health

wesleyprojects@gmail.com presents The Need of Medical Workers Increase as Elderly Health Care Rise posted at Medical Transcriptionist.

Super Saver presents Getting Old isn’t for Wimps posted at My Wealth Builder.

Aris Tanone presents Dr. Shu?s cancer fighting journey (1) posted at A.T.Wellness Blog, saying, “If you want to find out the answer to the following questions: Did cancer cause the hair loss? Did cancer blacken your skin? Did cancer take away your smile? Did cancer make you so timid? Did cancer cause you such a skin disease? Please check the answers from Dr. Shu, a famous Taiwan Neurosurgeon and a 3rd stage colorectal survivor in a recent prime time TV interview with an English transcript for part 1 video.”

Rowena Hebert presents 50 Great Sites for Menopause Support posted at Nursing School Search Blog.

Dr. Armughan Riaz presents Foods that can lower blood sugar posted at Diabetes Symptoms.

Milton Berlinger55 presents 5 Excellent iPad Apps for Nurses posted at LPN to RN Bridge, saying, “With the release of the iPad, nurses now have access to a robust tablet that many industry insiders believe will revolutionize the healthcare delivery system.”

Israel Baline presents 6 Essential Android Apps to Track Your Nutrition posted at Masters in Hospital Administration, saying, “The Android has a bunch of apps that are very useful in tracking your nutrition habits. This can help you live healthier.”

Tyra Ronan presents Top 25 Public Health Jobs Sites Worth Using posted at Masters of Public Health, saying, “You can find public health jobs through job search engines, through major employers in the public health field and through local to federal government positions. This is how we have categorized the following top 25 public health jobs sites worth using.”

Peter Stockwell presents I Cannot Lose Body Weight posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog.

Stacey Mvenshnup presents 10 Incredibly Bizarre Massage Techniques posted at Massage Therapy, saying, “Thanks”

carolyn strimike presents Stroke Symptoms Checklist posted at Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong, saying, “A stroke happens when a blood vessel carrying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is either blocked by a clot (ischemic stroke) or ruptures (hemorrhagic stroke). When this occurs, part of the brain no longer receives the oxygen it needs, and the tissue in that area starts to die.”

Leonard Gilhooley x presents Top 50 Nurse Educator Blogs posted at online nurse practitioner degree, saying, “If you want to learn more about nursing as a career, degrees in nursing, or about nurse educators, you can get good direction from these, 50 of the top nurse educator blogs.”

Diane Steward presents 6 Educational Infographics About the Human Body posted at Healthcare Administration Programs, saying, “Human anatomy can be confusing with all those muscles, tendons, bones, veins and arteries. Did you know there are 26 bones in the human foot alone? Fortunately, these educational infographics make it easy to remember what goes where.”

Ehrich Weiss presents 6 Essential Android Apps for Health, Wealth and Happiness posted at Registered Nurse Online, saying, “Smartphones can really improve your quality of life, especially with the new Android applications for Health, Wealth, and Happiness.”

Humor

GoingLikeSixty presents iTit Top Search Term for Going Like Sixty posted at Baby Boomer Going Like Sixty, saying, “iTit is my top search term in the last 30 days. Odd? Not really, I have lots of ideas for other iProducts!”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Brassy Limerick posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Mark Allen presents Boomer Humor~12 Metrics That All Boomers Should Know posted at Baby Boomer Talk Online, saying, “Enjoy a little fun with some graphs humorous graphs about our lives as boomers.”

Retirement

Madison DuPaix presents Take Advantage of Retirement Catch-Up Contributions posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, “This is a great article showing the importance of taking advantage of 401(k) catch-up contributions.”

Work

nissim ziv presents Tell Me about Yourself – Interview Questions and Answers posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “The question seems to be quite simple, but it is actually one of those make or break questions, from which an interviewee can never recover and hence loses the job opportunity.”

Donald Latumahina presents How Strong Is Your Bargaining Power? posted at Life Optimizer, saying, “The stronger your bargaining power is, the higher the price you can ask for your skills. This article gives you some ways to increase your bargaining power.”

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