Baby Boomers

We are Changing what Aging and Living Looks like. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”. - Mahatma Gandhi Learning the scope of how a society works seemed pretty simple in 3d grade, growing up in Norway. Pictures in our textbooks showed…

Baby Boomers were born between 1946 and 1964. Because I was born on November 3, 1964, I’m one of the last boomers. This project collects my memories growing up as The Last Baby Boomer. Sometimes I’ll compare my memories to my experience raising two children born in 1994 and 1996…

The Pew Research Center released a news report stating that it will be reporting on generational data differently. According to the release, Pew will be reporting on generational data only when it makes sense and when they have the historically comparable data to do so. …

Disclamer: I am told I am a ‘boomer," yet I am in denial. Regardless, I have an observation: no one escapes childhood without trauma in some form. — Childhood trauma affected members of my age, the Baby Boomers, in a distinctive way. Despite not having access to the same educational possibilities and job paths as those available now, we were expected to succeed while growing up in a period of severe financial insecurity.

Let me count the ways a classic Chevy is superior — I bought a 2022 Honda recently because of all the safety features: backup camera, lane drift warning, blue-tooth enabled radio/sound system/map finding. It gets good mileage and should last a long time. But we remember the classic cars for good reason. 1. The 1957 Chevrolet looks like it has its…

Now, before I start roasting these Boomers, I want to say—I don’t think the Baby Boomers are bad people. My parents are Baby Boomers and they’re the best people. I do think that they (along with nearly all Boomers) give some bad advice for the modern world, which is what…

The baby boomer generation refers to those individuals born between 1946 and 1964, a period of high birth rates following World War II. As this generation reaches retirement age, the US will face a demographic shift that will have significant implications for the economy and government finances. One major concern…

Look for these clues in your daily life that confirm your new healthy habit — or the loss of an unhealthy one — is officially now routine. Some habits we chase, and some habits seek us out. Being a morning person is one of my healthier habits. I think the…

Does anyone remember these? — We don’t use coins much anymore. Most people today look at coins more as an inconvenience or nuisance than as legal tender for purchasing goods. Maybe that is because the cost of everything has gone up so much that there aren’t many things that can be bought just with coins…