A “Boomer” Looks Back – Part I
In American history, there are three generations that profoundly affected our country.
In American history, there are three generations that profoundly affected our country.
Choosing a presidential candidate: I have lost friends over this, I have been terribly disappointed in others and I have found myself reluctant to even bring up the subject of politics in a gathering.
Staying active after retirement can sometimes be a challenge for seniors. And finding ways to stay engaged isn’t always easy once you’re out of the workforce.
More than ever, more couples divorce in their golden years. Divorce as an older adult can feel devastating.
I don’t know about you, but when I tried that “everybody else does it” excuse for my own youthful foibles, it didn’t work so well with my parents.
Do you see the similarities in President Putin going in to “liberate” Russian people living in Ukraine, to that same rationale Hitler used in Poland, Czechoslovakia and other countries?
Viet Nam and Afghanistan - once again we have abandoned our allies.
Have we reached the point at which we no longer have the luxury of being able to sit down and share divergent thoughts with each other and grow from such an exchange?
We assume that most of our ‘tribe” share a basic understanding of who is a fellow member and who is not.
I would be perfectly content to never have to have a weapon to safeguard my person, my house, or my loved ones. However, I have yet to hear a cogent argument that says that anyone bent on causing me harm will also give up all of his or her guns.
Unfounded news flashes are easily spread to numerous people and all too often accepted as fact, even when the most casual observation and a modicum of common sense would refute some of these claims.
I think we may be experiencing the most revolutionary changes in business at large and our own lives that has occurred since the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th century.