Baby boomers have become the new entrepreneurs. We’re creating new businesses at a torrid pace, unmatched by the youngsters. In the process, we’re obliterating the ageist assumption that boomers are risk averse. I’ve been trying to find a cogent explanation for this trend, especially because I joined
Read more ... →With Mother’s Day approaching, I feel compelled to speak up for the underappreciated dads of the world. Mother’s Day is as big as the Super Bowl. So, why is Father’s Day more like a junior high scrimmage? Consider this—last year Americans spent $8 billion more celebrating mom
Read more ... →If you’re a boomer, you’re old enough to remember when flying was a treat. Those days are long gone. Today, air travel is on par with colonoscopy prep. The hoped for synergy of combining air carriers has not panned out. Instead, Continental’s highly touted customer service has
Read more ... →We boomers have now reached the stage in life where we’re caring for our aging parents. Add it to the list of everything else we’re juggling. As a longtime caregiver for my wheelchair-bound, brain-impaired dad, I speak from experience. Because I’m an elder care specialist, I’m
Read more ... →I recently bemoaned the fact that the Dr. Welby type family doctor had gone by the board. I was wrong. He still exists and his name is Dr. McMahan. He practices in Ocilla, Georgia, population: 3,414, and probably knows every resident who lives there.“As a doctor who
Read more ... →The aging tsunami has spawned a tidal wave of divorces. In 2010, one out of every four trips to divorce court involved a boomer. Twice as many 50+ers filed for divorce in 2010 than did so 20 years earlier. This uncoupling trend has become so common it
Read more ... →Mayor Bloomberg needs something to do when he terms out at the end of 2013. Governor Chris Christie has a serious weight problem. I’ve got the solution—Bloomberg should re-career as Christie’s weight loss life coach. It’s a win-win. The Mayor can personalize his messianic health kick, while
Read more ... →Ravi Shankar, the sitar virtuoso, died recently. As I read the reports of his death, I was struck by the fact that this frail 92 year-old, in failing health for the past year, had undergone heart-valve replacement surgery less than a week before his death. This incident raises
Read more ... →I’d like to dispel an aging myth. The prevalent attitude about people like me, who are over 50, is that “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Whoever came up with that ageist quip wasn’t a day over 30. As I approach my 60th decade, I
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