Living With Gratitude

Hi, Boomers, I woke up one morning last week full of gratitude for my life. It was an ordinary day – Wednesday, I think – and I thought about all that I had going on in my life. The privilege

Back to the Basics

Hi, Boomers, Remember that first career you started when back when in the late sixties or early seventies? Maybe some of you were in law school (the men) and some of you were studying to be school teachers (the women

Take Time Out

Hi, Boomers, Two of my grandsons are taking a nap at the moment and I am contemplating taking mine. It’s so quite in my son’s house. The only noises come from the heat and the ice making machine. I’m lying

The Secret of a Happy LIfe: A Straight Spine and an Open Heart

Hi, Boomers, So much has happened this week. The Egyptian populace erupted in a fight for their rights as Egyptian citizens and we mourned those who lost their lives in the 1986 Challenger explosion. Talk about extremes. I remember only

Hail! to Keith O

Hi, Boomers, I’m in a Boomer kind of mood right now. It’s JFK’s 50th anniversary of his inauguration and I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the beginning of the second semester of my senior year in high

To Twitter or not to Twitter

Hi, Boomers, I just had my third tutoring lesson in twittering. How’s that for alliteration? I’m feeling stupid, or so, stupid and ask me if I care. I care not. I don’t feel any wiser about social networking either. I’m

Forgiveness

Hi, Boomers, Sad times for the nation at this moment. We are all consumed with tragedy. We are looking for something or someone to blame. It’s only natural. Innocent people were killed by a young man who saw he world

Food For Thought

Hi, Boomers, Happy Birthday! The first of the boomers turned 65 as of January 1, 2011. Hard to believe, isn’t it. We always thought that we would be young forever. Social Security? Medicare? Not us! Boomers don’t age. The first

Post Dramatic New Year’s Disorder

Hi, Boomers, I think I have a computer hangover. I made it through the new year’s weekend of excessive, very excessive tango dancing in San Diego at the annual new year’s festival with more than my fair share of sore

My Tao

Hi, Boomers, It’s Christmas day. It’s quiet and everyone is napping except my son. He and I are watching the Lakers game. I’d love to be in the stands at Staples Center and watch the game with Miami up close