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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival One Hundred forty-first Edition

Posted: 09 May 2012 03:47 AM PDT

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Welcome to the May 9, 2012 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 Baby Boomer Dance Party That Started It All: RIP Dick Clark posted at BabyBoomerDaily.com, saying, “”Rock ‘n roll will never die…”"

General

Molly Cunningham presents 10 Reasons People Purchase Girl Scout Cookies posted at Live-In Nanny, saying, “Girl Scouts of the United States of America is an organization that was created to provide girls with a chance to develop physically, mentally and spiritually. It was begun 100 years ago in Savannah, Georgia when Juliette Gordon Low assembled a group of 18 girls for a meeting.”

Suzanne Cullen presents 10 Facts About Cereal Companies Putting Toys in the Box posted at aupair.org, saying, “One of the things we miss most about childhood is the prizes we used to get in cereal boxes. It was a genuine thrill to open up a box, pour out some of that sweet breakfast treat, and out would come a toy. There were all sorts of prizes packaged into the boxes over they years, and we've probably gotten most of them at some time or another.”

Rebecca Black presents 8 Biggest Credit Card Scams on Record posted at Credit Report, saying, “The age of information has made credit card fraud a prime target, and consumers should be especially cautious with their credit card information. Luckily we can learn from past cases of fraud and credit card scams, on any scale or magnitude. Here are some of the biggest credit card scams on record thus far.”

Health

Jon Anderson presents The Day I Got Ataxia, Jan. 19th 2007 posted at I HAVE ATAXIA, saying, “I’m a boomer and I have ataxia”

Randy Powell presents Keep Your Pre-Diabetes in Check posted at High Alkaline Foods Diet.

presents How Fad Diets Do Not work? posted at Good Life Weekly, saying, “The truth about fad diets, and how they can even cause you to gain weight.”

Denise Harris presents Treatment for Bone Spurs on the Feet posted at Able Mart | Disabilities and Aging, saying, “Take a look at treatment options for these painful bony growths.”

Peter Stockwell presents Do You Need a Safe Weight Loss Diet? posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog, saying, “If you want to lose weight make sure you choose a safe diet.”

Ashleigh Denton presents 7 Household Products That Worsen Your Allergies posted at Home Equity Loan, saying, “Spring is here, but you may have mixed feelings about it. While the weather is delightful and your garden is blooming, your allergies might render you a sneezing, red, drippy mess. Your only solace rests in antihistamines and you keep a box of tissues on you at all times. However, your suffering might not be as inevitable as you think!”

Will Blesch presents Little White Lies on the HPV Vaccines (but Here’s the Truth) posted at Health and Wellness, saying, “This is an article anyone concerned with HPV, their health, and vaccination should read.”

Retirement

Super Saver presents Reflecting on the Amount of Time Left posted at My Wealth Builder, saying, “Thinking about my remaining time in hours provided me a new perspective.”

Travel

Dr. Dean presents iPads And Tablets: Ten Ways To Keep ‘Em Safe While Traveling | The Millionaire Nurse Blog posted at Dr. Dean’s TheMillionaireNurse.com Blog, saying, “iPad’s size and weight make them great for traveling Read all about how to help keep yours from the black hole that is ‘ airline lost and found.’”

Work

Theresa Torres presents Midlife Job Loss: 5 Tips to Bouncing Back posted at man-o-pause, saying, “Losing a job in midlife can lead to a loss of self-worth and self-confidence, but by looking at the experience positively you can bounce back more quickly with the help of these tips.”

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