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The Boomer Blog

The Boomer Blog


FH Boom Daily Digest – June 30, 2010

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 05:44 AM PDT

Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"

Budget outlook said bleak as baby boomers age
Donna Smith
Reuters
June 30, 2010

Overview: "Federal healthcare spending and the Social Security retirement program will gobble up a greater portion of the budget and push the national debt up sharply unless lawmakers act, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said."
http://tinyurl.com/27eazz7

Age bias complaints surge in bad economy
Allison Linn
MSNBC.com
June 29, 2010

Overview: "The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission saw a 33 percent increase in the number of age discrimination complaints that were filed during its past two fiscal years combined, as compared to the prior two fiscal years. That translates into 47,360 complaints filed between October 2007, two months before the nation went into recession, and September of 2009."
http://tinyurl.com/34kxnj7

A community for boomers
Melanie Wanzek
Philadelphia Inquirer
June 30, 2010

Overview: "In a tough job market, more adults are seeking education as a way to sidestep the hiring slump, retrain or better position themselves for the economic recovery. Community colleges can be a big help, especially for those 50 and older."
http://tinyurl.com/235966d

Going Like Sixty

Going Like Sixty


Getting Ready for the 4th of July: America The Beautiful, Vagina Style

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 11:26 PM PDT

Just for the record, I am not one of those that thinks the U.S. should change it’s national anthem from Star Spangled Banner to America the Beautiful.

As a matter of fact, it irrigates the crap out of me when the two are played and people put their hand over their hearts for America the Beautiful.

As Amy Gordon demonstrates, America the Beautiful has it’s place in american history and when it is played correctly – with a kazoo and a vagina – women should put their right hand over their vagina and men should cup their balls.

God Bless Amy Gordon.
God Bless America.

Terrefugia With Kayaks: Flying Amphibious Car

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 01:08 PM PDT

St. Todd deCubbville loves aeroplanes.

He is dropping subtle hints that he would like  Terrafugia flying car.

Hints like:

Buy me this for my birthday.

For a guy, that’s subtle.

After an exchange of emails, he said if I bought another kayak, to make it amphibious, he would fly me down to the Everglades and I could kayak among the gators.

Yeah, subtle.

Gators. Kayak. Me.

Just glad that life insurance bill finally got paid!

Baby Boomers U. S. (The Blog)

Baby Boomers U. S. (The Blog)


Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Forty-sixth Edition

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 04:15 AM PDT

Welcome to the June 30, 2010 editionBaby Boomers U.S. Blog Carnival 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

Mike Ross presents The 12 Greatest Costumed Rock Bands Ever posted at Star Costumes Blog, saying, “Rock and Roll has had its share of larger than life characters. Some were born with an innate charisma that just demanded attention. Other artists fully embraced rock and roll's shared sense of rebellion and theater to create new personas through costume.”

Terry Hamburg presents DISCO FEVER posted at Boomer To You, saying, “When boomers look back on the photo album of their lives, the pics they most likely want to bury are the Disco Fever shots.”

Fitness

c strimike presents Tai Chi May Improve Your Overall Health posted at Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong.

Naomi Seldin presents 50 Best Blogs for Cleaner Eating posted at Nursing School Search Blog.

General

Donna Freedman presents You can't even tell perfect bodies apart. posted at Surviving and Thriving, saying, “Americans have a skewed notion of disability. We want the happy ending – but if we don't get it, we at least expect happy cripples.”

Mia Taylor presents Top 50 Diabetes Blogs posted at Masters In Public Health, saying, “Most adults over the age of 30 are diagnosed with Type 2, which may be treated without insulin in some cases. It is clear to many within the diabetes blogosphere that unity must be the goal if a cure for diabetes could ever be found.”

BWL presents 7 Ways to Save Money Grocery Shopping posted at Christian Personal Finance, saying, “These are a few great ways we all can save money with our grocery shopping…”

Susan Howe presents Calculating Your Life-Time Income posted at Get Rich Slowly, saying, “Take time to calculate how much income you've made over the span of your entire working life, the results can be eye-opening.”

Health

Olivia Davis presents 100 Twitter Feeds for Your Daily Yoga Inspiration – Online Nurse Practitioner Schools posted at Online Nurse Practitioner Schools, saying, “Yoga is fast becoming one of the most popular ways to get in shape, relax, and manage stress. Anyone in the healthcare profession can tell you that stress is definitely something you could stand to have less of in your life.”

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

Linda@NHE presents 5 Ways Massage Therapy Assists In Weight Loss posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, “As if getting a massage didn’t have enough allure on it’s own – now experts are saying that it aids in weight loss as well…”

Madison DuPaix presents Increasing Penalties for Health Savings Accounts posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, “This article provides important information on Health Savings Account changes that are part of the new health care bill.”

Humor

Mark Allen presents Video~Comedian Steve Bridges as President Barack Obama~2010 posted at Baby Boomer Talk Online, saying, “Baby Boomer Steve Bridges, born 1964, is spot on as President Barack Obama in these two videos. The videos feature the amazing talent of prosthetic makeup artist, Kazu Tsuji. Late-night comedians might struggle to find humor about our new president, but Steve Bridges easily mines brilliant, topical humor as he has over the last eight years with President Bush.”

Laws

Maura Quinn presents 10 Most Frightening Movie Doctors Ever posted at Nursing School Search Blog.

Retirement

Joe Plemon presents Social Security Strategies For Married Couples posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “Social Security is complicated; don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. This post helps married couples to plan a strategy to maximize their Social Security benefits.”

Kim Luu presents Investing in Bonds and Running Out of Money posted at Money and Risk, saying, “Planning how to pay yourself in retirement is just as important as planning for retirement. Actual case study of a millionaire couple who retired early.”

Work

Donald Latumahina presents Four Simple Steps for Making a Good First Impression posted at Life Optimizer, saying, “There is no denying the importance of making a good first impression. This article gives you four ways to do that.”

nissim ziv presents Motivational Interviewing Questions and Answers posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “Employers would want to observe a very important aspect of a prospective employee – how self motivated is he/she?”

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The Boomer Chronicles

The Boomer Chronicles


Three Books You Might Like

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 08:32 AM PDT

Here are descriptions of three books I just read and liked:

Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law, by Clara Bingham and Laura Leedy Gansler, tells the true story behind the first class action sexual harassment case ever brought to court. It’s about a group of women who were the first female miners to work in a Minnesota mine, and the unbelievable abuse they took from some of their male co-workers. The film North Country was based on this story. The book, written in 2003, reads like a thriller and is extraordinarily well researched and written.

The Night Watch (2006) is a novel by Sarah Waters (Tipping the Velvet) that gives the reader an incredibly authentic feeling for World War II London. The story follows the lives of a cast of women characters — three lesbians, one straight woman and one man. The novel was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize and longlisted for the 2006 Orange Prize.

Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman (1999) is a memoir by Nuala O’Faolain, who had an incredibly dismal childhood and writes about without hesitation or censoring. But the book is not just about her childhood; it’s actually an account of her adult life in England and Ireland and how her childhood shaped it. The writing is several cuts above your average memoir. Sadly, O’Faolain died a couple of years ago at age 68.