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FH Boom Daily Digest – April 30, 2010

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 05:01 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

As Population Ages, Driving Issues Will Increase
Stephen Markley
Miami Herald
April 29, 2010

Overview: "We already know that baby boomers could destroy Social Security and Medicare as they rapidly age the U.S. population in the next 40 years, but this will also mean more elderly drivers on the roads."
http://tinyurl.com/248mrzf

62% - Missing Mom or Dad
Pew Research Center
April 30, 2010

Overview: "Only about six-in-ten members of the Millennial generation (62%) were raised by both parents -- a smaller share than was the case with older generations. That compares with 71% of Gen Xers, 85% of Boomers and 87% of Silents."
http://tinyurl.com/25yj6t2

A Profession Comes Of Age
Bob Veres
Financial-Planning.com
April 30, 2010

Overview: "The financial planning industry enters its fifth decade tested by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. And yes-adversity has made the industry stronger, in some surprising ways."
http://tinyurl.com/2ej7wmw

Going Like Sixty

Captain Autotune Doomed Us All

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 11:16 AM PDT

Davis W is looking out for all mankind, unlike Captain Autotune (which is a classic when it comes to referring Stephen Hawking!)

"Such advanced aliens would perhaps become nomads, looking to conquer and colonize whatever planets they could reach," Hawking said. "If so, it makes sense for them to exploit each new planet for material to build more spaceships so they could move on. Who knows what the limits would be?"

Captain Autotune? Davis has some advice you should read and heed.

If you can blow on that device that allows you to interact with your computer, and cause it to fire volley after volley of automatic weapons fire at waves on oncoming aliens, please prepare to do so. Otherwise, please keep your mouth shut.

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Goofy Grandog Gillespie’s Grin Gets Gimps Giddy to Get-along

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 11:09 AM PDT

This is one of our Grand-dogs, Gillespie. He just became an official therapy dog and can now visit patients in the hospital, consult, and under certain conditions, prescribe.

If you are a patient in need of a prescribed therapy, try not to catch him on one of his Scooby-Doo days. (See above)

PS: Our daughter refers to herself as a gimp because she has a disability. I’m pretty insensitive to strangers often, but in this case, I am being insensitive to a family member.

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This Weeks Good Reads-Week Thirty-five

Posted: 30 Apr 2010 04:01 AM PDT

Every week I come across an article or two that I find very helpful to me as a Baby Boomer and think may be of some interest to you, the community, as well.

They may be from an online news source, another Blog or Website or something I found surfing around the Internet. They could even be something that was sent in by a reader of the Blog or a member of the Baby Boomer’s Forum.

Enjoy!

25 Defining Images in Baby Boomer History by Gracie Turner… I’d like to thank Gracie for submitting this pictorial through my Contact Form. Some interestingi photos and commentary that brought back lots of memories for me. Check it out.

Best Songs of the 1970’s by Boomerguy… Here is a list of the Top 50 Hits of 1970 with Music Video for eash and every one. I’m sure you’ll find some of your favorites in there. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did.

I hope you found this weeks choice(s) helpful and enjoyable. What did you think? Do you have any suggestions for next week?

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