Download or read book Baby Boomer Ramblings written by Gene McParland and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What a gift life is! It comes ready to open every morning. Each day is totally unique. Each day can be a new adventure. It can be a source of joy, or of sorrow. It all depends on how we approach it. The secret to joyful living is learning to look at life through the eyes of a small child. As a bona fide baby boomer, I have lived a life filled with many joys and some regrets. Today I choose to live life in joy and with a sense of childlike wonderment. This book is a reflection on how to recapture the sense of wonder and joy we were born with. This book is a collection of thoughts, ramblings, and experiences about our special gift of life. Baby Boomer Ramblings offers my thoughts, observations and suggestions, on living life in a more positive and happier way. All of this is wrapped around a poem, or more correctly, a poem wrapped around lifes gifts. Personally, I prefer to live life as a poem. Poetry adds magic to life. Its the minds and hearts way of expressing ones inner voice. That is what this book does. Unlike a textbook of life that one reads and studies, poetry is recited by ones mind and speaks to ones heart and spirit. At the minimum, this book offers some food for thought on how to live in the moment. Learn how to live life with a sense of awe and childlike glee. As a baby boomer who has experienced around two-thirds of my life, Im finally at that stage where Ive finally got it. Read this book and discover how to have contentment and laughter. Become a childlike poet of life and be forever young!

Download or read book The Baby Boomer s Eye Chart written by Paul Barrett and published by Running Press. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a great humor gift aimed at the over 77 million Baby Boomers and the 2.1 trillion they have to spend. Perfect for anyone who's got a 50th or 60th birthday party to attend and needs that special little coup de grace.The Baby Boomers have been smug and satisfied for quite some time now. They've claimed credit for liberating women, inventing rock music and recreational drug use, getting rid of the draft, winning 18-year-olds the vote, and temporarily lowering the drinking age. In short, everything that makes life worth living. Unfortunately, the generation famous for breaking down walls is also officially in danger of breaking a hip, and it's our responsibility to remind them of their real age before somebody gets hurt. These eye charts are a hilarious eye-opener to the facts and realities of what happens when Baby Boomers grow up, grow old, and trade in their rock and roll for rocking chairs.

Download or read book Baby Boomer Reflections written by Fred Arnow and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While many books examine the effect that adult baby boomers have had on the country, politics, and society, few have dealt with the formative years of this influential generation-until now. Inspired by the recollections and nostalgic conversations from his fiftieth high school reunion, "typical" baby boomer Fred Arnow sets out to describe the events and environment in which he grew up. The result is a sometimes serious, often humorous examination of the world that shaped a generation. Focusing his remembrances around the graduating class of 1964, Arnow summons up powerful memories of growing up in the 1950s and coming of age in the 1960s, comparing them with the often turbulent world boomers occupy today. Baby Boomer Reflections is more than nostalgia. Arnow has created a storehouse of powerful memories boomers can share with their children and grandchildren, offering a chance to pass on the wisdom of a lifetime-a chance he wishes someone had offered him when he was a brash young man on the cusp of adulthood. Relive the events-good and bad-that made the boomers who they are. This is their story, set down on paper so that it will never be forgotten.

Download or read book NOW they make it legal written by Howard Harrison and published by Dog Ear Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mercurochrome. JFK. Beatlemania. Vietnam. Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll. These are just some of the memories from the Baby Boom era that are captured in NOW they make it legal: Reflections of an aging Baby Boomer. The book traces the evolution of American culture from the “black and white” 1950s through the turbulent 1960s and into the ‘70s, ending in the 1980s “when we began to turn into our parents.” It tells the history of the Baby Boom generation through the eyes of one of the 80 million people born between 1946 and 1964 – the greatest period of population growth in U.S. history. Baby Boomers grew up during a time of great change in America and had a major impact – in music, politics, pop culture and society at large. This nostalgic and fact-filled collection of stories will entertain those who were there, and educate those who weren’t.

Download or read book The Good Lives After written by Stephen L. Canipe and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a compilation of 78 weekly columns, which focused on issues of concern to those who are termed "baby boomers." It will be by, for, and about boomers and their issues. In other words, it means it is specifically for those who were born between 1946 and 1964. Current population estimates are that there are nearly 75 million boomers. The author is one of this illustrious number being born in 1946!! Although boomers are the target of this series, it should be interesting and possibly informative for anyone who knows or loves a boomer. Have boomers already begun turning "old" at 65? According to published reports, there are more than a thousand turning that magic 65 every day and this aging will go on until 2029. Why is 65 considered the age of "oldness"? Even the oldest boomers didn't qualify for Social Security at that age. The oldest boomers had to be 66 to qualify for full benefits and the youngest will need to be 67 for full benefits. Currently boomers qualify for Medicare at 65 and they can still take early retirement at 62. Maybe the Medicare is the trigger for the magic 65. During the years since their birth, boomers have had a profound impact on any number of things because of the large population numbers. Many boomers have been witness to some pretty spectacular things and some of those might best be forgotten. Some of the technology that was being developed was instrumental in boomer power. Television began to make a strong penetration into the entertainment scene and along with it the advertising that was targeted towards boomers. Boomers were the first generation to really embrace differences in all forms. They were pretty much responsible for a different type music and our more open attitudes have led to more relaxed attitudes on race, sex, drugs, etc. They were often more open in seeing and accepting differences than their parents and have instilled that attitude into their children and grandchildren. Each generation had its war and Viet Nam was the one for boomers. It was not pretty and there were many different attitudes about the conflict. Some were willing to go and fight to defend a country that was loved so much or because they believed in obeying authority, even if not in support of the war; others loved the country just as much but were willing to leave the country to avoid doing something that was antithetical to what was believed. Schools saw boomers crowded into large classes or sometimes, if lucky, even new school buildings. Classes were always larger than the classes which had been ahead of the boomers, at least for those in the early years of the boom. New teachers, new school classrooms, and lots of other things because of large numbers were needed. Boomers changed education, just as they changed almost everything else. As a group boomers were pretty egalitarian and believed that everyone should be judged by their merits. The leaders who were respected covered a broad range from Martin Luther King, Jr. to John Kennedy to Billy Graham. These role models have led to boomer leaders including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush - almost a paradox. But then boomers never were easy to pigeonhole as a group and remain that way.

Download or read book Life Happens in Lived Time written by K. Joe Schrott and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2014-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathering data from over half a century of boomer watching, this book is a compilation of a hundred chapters, each with five hundred words or less. One hundred chapters symbolize the author's personal goal to join the six hundred thousand members centenarian club in his desire to reach one hundred years of vibrant life. In his reflective observations of boomer behavior, many new concerns have come to light. He views the baby boomers approaching retirement as a massive migration into an unknown destiny; many of whom are prepared, but the greater majorities are not. He has dedicated his time to take special notice of the many dichotomies that have entangled boomers in pervasively abusive lifestyles in what promises to ultimately become a harsh reality, if the necessary preretirement steps are not diligently observed. The truth is always hard to digest, but hopefully, after reaching beyond imagined personal needs, these passages will correlate into inspiration. Between 1946 and 1964, America was recovering from the Great Depression and World War II, a time when stay-home moms were honored, and fertile couples were joyfully building families; hence, the baby boomer generation was born. This is a humble effort to shed some light on problematic lifestyles, beliefs, doctrines, ideologies and boomer attitudes. The essays cover a wide range of subject matter that touches on everything from private neurosis, political intrigue, healthier diet and exercise routines, procrastination and psychological attachments. So buckle up and hunker down and think of this book as a preretirement inspirational wake-up adventure.

Download or read book Reflections in a Boomer s Eye written by M. L. VanBlaricum and published by Snap Brim Press. This book was released on 2016-02 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After a multi-faceted career, M.L. (Mike) VanBlaricum has turned his attention to writing poetry and musing on his life as a Baby Boomer. The author is a prototypical Boomer. He was born in 1950 and went off to college to study engineering in the explosive year of 1968. He grew up in small towns in Illinois where he developed a fascination with science, the trombone, nature, and girls. This collection of poems, essays, and musings includes memories and reflections of being a free-range child in the Fifties, a restrained teenager in the Sixties, a college student in the Seventies, and a rambunctious retiree in the Tens. VanBlaricum's accessible writings are laced with wry humor, musical references, and surprise endings. The subject matter ranges from lost loves, the importance of puppy love to the wonderment of real love, what it means to be a Baby Boomer, teenage angst, ruminations on kite-flying and teeter-totters, a fascination with clouds, toads, and moons, and observations and sideways ponderings on natural phenomena. The internal dialogue between engineer and poet bookends this collection.

Download or read book Back in the Day Reflections of a Baby Boomer written by Marino Amoruso and published by Mymar Entertainment Incorporated. This book was released on 2011-06-04 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of Marino Amoruso's newspaper column and blog: BACK IN THE DAY: Reflections of a Baby Boomer. Amoruso has the unique ability to put into words what all of us feel but sometimes have trouble expressing. In these pages are some of the most touching, poignant, humorous and thought-provoking and stories you will ever read. Some will make you laugh out loud, others will bring a tear to your eye, and all are true reflections of a baby boomer. Many readers have compared this book to the writings of Jean Shepherd and others liken the stories to those of best-selling author Bill Bryson. You can read BACK IN THE DAY: Reflections of a Baby Boomer cover to cover or just pick it up and turn to any story in the book. Either way, you'll thoroughly enjoy it.

Download or read book OK Boomer Let s Talk written by Jill Filipovic and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Particularly relevant in an election year...This book is full of data—on the economy, technology, and more—that will help millennials articulate their generational rage and help boomers understand where they’re coming from.” —The Washington Post “Jill Filipovic cuts through the noise with characteristic clarity and nuance. Behind the meme is a thoughtfully reported book that greatly contributes to our understanding of generational change.” —Irin Carmon, coauthor of the New York Times bestseller Notorious RBG Baby Boomers are the most prosperous generation in American history, but their kids are screwed. In this eye-opening book, journalist Jill Filipovic breaks down the massive problems facing Millennials including climate, money, housing, and healthcare. In Ok Boomer, Let’s Talk, journalist (and Millenial) Jill Filipovic tells the definitive story of her generation. Talking to gig workers, economists, policy makers, and dozens of struggling Millennials drowning in debt on a planet quite literally in flames, Filipovic paints a shocking and nuanced portrait of a generation being left behind: -Millennials are the most educated generation in American history—and also the most broke. -Millennials hold just 3 percent of American wealth. When they were the same age, Boomers held 21 percent. -The average older Millennial has $15,000 in student loan debt. The average Boomer at the same age? Just $2,300 in today’s dollars. -Millennials are paying almost 40 percent more for their first homes than Boomers did. -American families spend twice as much on healthcare now than they did when Boomers were young parents. Filipovic shows that Millennials are not the avocado-toast-eating snowflakes of Boomer outrage fantasies. But they are the first American generation that will do worse than their parents. “OK, Boomer” isn’t just a sarcastic dismissal—it’s a recognition that Millennials are in crisis, and that Boomer voters, bankers, and policy makers are responsible. Filipovic goes beyond the meme, upending dated assumptions with revelatory data and revealing portraits of young people delaying adulthood to pay down debt, obsessed with “wellness” because they can’t afford real healthcare, and struggling to #hustle in the precarious gig economy. Ok Boomer, Let’s Talk is at once an explainer and an extended olive branch that will finally allow these two generations to truly understand each other.

Download or read book Boomer Boosters written by J. J. Ross Johnston and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-11 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Growing older ... is a GOOD thing! Right? It does beat the alternative! You may have one of three reactions to this book's title: (1) I'm not yet a Boomer so aging is of no concern to me; (2) I'm way older than a Boomer so this is too late for me; (3) I am a Boomer ... and I don't want to admit it or even think about the fact I'm getting older every day. Go away!Hey, I hear you. But, this book is for every single adult, no matter which of these three initial gut reactions we may have. Every day, we get a day older (unless we encounter the unhappy alternative, of course). That's a good thing. No matter what your age, the stories, reflections and insights you'll read here will help make your life more positive and hope-full! That's right: filled with hope!Specifically, Baby Boomers are the 76 million-plus who were born between 1946 and 1964 - those who are now in their 50's, 60's and 70's. This can be one of the most exciting seasons of life yet encountered. Really! This seasoned author-minister to Boomers, seniors and all others, shares personal life experiences and reflections to encourage and inspire his fellow aging Baby Boomers, to make this the most fulfilling third of their lives. Yet older individuals will also be motivated by the discoveries they'll come across in these pages. And to those younger - hey, we are each getting older every day. It's not to early to learn how to make your life a great trip.Are you feeling some angst about this aging reality? * Do you wish you had a better attitude about getting older? * Do you know someone who is discouraged by the reality of advancing years? Maybe it is you. * Don't you wish you could see the bright side of now having years of accumulated experience and wisdom? * Would you like to discover the special gift you are to your world, because of your many years already lived? You can. This book will give you insights you may not have yet had unlocked. You will be uplifted, blessed and encouraged as you come to see the special influence you have at this stage in your life. You will identify with the author who is a "real" person - just like you. You'll relate to the stories he shares from his life. He does so in an easy-to-read and relaxed style. Many of your own stories and life adventures will come to mind and you'll start to think: "Hey, I can bless the people I know by sharing that with them. This will be fun!"Do you want to know how a New York city-dwelling Grandma could inspire you by her ability in wielding an axe to prepare a chicken dinner for her family and friends during a farm visit? How could summers of slinging heavy hay bales in hot, humid summer weather prepare a person for enduring the daily challenges of getting older? Have you considered how basics learned in scouting could enable a senior to be strong in doing their duty each day? What can be learned from an Olympic athlete who was shot down in wartime, left to drift in the Pacific Ocean for over a month and imprisoned in an enemy concentration camp, that could encourage you? What you like to be reassured that it is okay to take a vacation - to take some time off? In fact, that it is not only okay, but necessary for your survival?! These will be just a few of the nuggets you'll mine as you read.For an altitude change in your attitude about aging, get your copy right away and start reading now. Also, be sure you recommend this book to those you know who may be feeling negative about their aging reality. Help them to be inspired - even boosted! It is Boomer Boosters, but we now know it is for far more than only Baby Boomers. Anyone who is getting older one day at a time, will find this is for them. Click now for your copy and unlock a more positive future.

Download or read book Boomer Reflections written by Thomas R McDonald, Sr and published by Self Publisher. This book was released on 2023-12-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A conservative-based memoir that discusses the major historical, political and social events of the American baby boom generation, as seen through the personal world view of the author throughout the stages of his life. This book reflects upon the past, present and future challenges to protect our American way of life; it contains real-world reflections upon our many opportunities and blessings, and concludes with the author's detailed and inspirational proposals to improve upon the various political and social problems in the United States of America.

Download or read book Zen Brain Reflections written by James H. Austin and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sequel to the popular Zen and the Brain further explores pivotal points of intersection in Zen Buddhism, neuroscience, and consciousness, arriving at a new synthesis of information from both neuroscience research and Zen studies. This sequel to the widely read Zen and the Brain continues James Austin's explorations into the key interrelationships between Zen Buddhism and brain research. In Zen-Brain Reflections, Austin, a clinical neurologist, researcher, and Zen practitioner, examines the evolving psychological processes and brain changes associated with the path of long-range meditative training. Austin draws not only on the latest neuroscience research and new neuroimaging studies but also on Zen literature and his personal experience with alternate states of consciousness. Zen-Brain Reflections takes up where the earlier book left off. It addresses such questions as: how do placebos and acupuncture change the brain? Can neuroimaging studies localize the sites where our notions of self arise? How can the latest brain imaging methods monitor meditators more effectively? How do long years of meditative training plus brief enlightened states produce pivotal transformations in the physiology of the brain? In many chapters testable hypotheses suggest ways to correlate normal brain functions and meditative training with the phenomena of extraordinary states of consciousness. After briefly introducing the topic of Zen and describing recent research into meditation, Austin reviews the latest studies on the amygdala, frontotemporal interactions, and paralimbic extensions of the limbic system. He then explores different states of consciousness, both the early superficial absorptions and the later, major "peak experiences." This discussion begins with the states called kensho and satori and includes a fresh analysis of their several different expressions of "oneness." He points beyond the still more advanced states toward that rare ongoing stage of enlightenment that is manifest as "sage wisdom." Finally, with reference to a delayed "moonlight" phase of kensho, Austin envisions novel links between migraines and metaphors, moonlight and mysticism. The Zen perspective on the self and consciousness is an ancient one. Readers will discover how relevant Zen is to the neurosciences, and how each field can illuminate the other.

Download or read book Memoir of George Boardman Boomer written by Mary Amelia Boomer Stone and published by . This book was released on 1864 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Millennials written by Thom S. Rainer and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At more than 78 million strong, the Millennials—those born between 1980 and 2000—have surpassed the Boomers as the larger and more influential generation in America. Now, as its members begin to reach adulthood, where the traits of a generation really take shape, best-selling research author Thom Rainer (Simple Church) and his son Jess (a Millennial born in 1985) present the first major investigative work on Millennials from a Christian worldview perspective. Sure to interest even the secularists who study this group, The Millennials is based on 1200 interviews with its namesakes that aim to better understand them personally, professionally, and spiritually. Chapters report intriguing how-and-why findings on family matters (they are closer-knit than previous generations), their desire for diversity (consider the wave of mixed race and ethnic adoptions), Millennials and the new workplace, their attitude toward money, the media, the environment, and perhaps most tellingly, religion. The authors close with a thoughtful response to how the church can engage and minister to what is now in fact the largest generation in America’s history.

Download or read book Motherhood the Elephant in the Laboratory written by Emily Monosson and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2011-08-15 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: About half of the undergraduate and roughly 40 percent of graduate degree recipients in science and engineering are women. As increasing numbers of these women pursue research careers in science, many who choose to have children discover the unique difficulties of balancing a professional life in these highly competitive (and often male-dominated) fields with the demands of motherhood. Although this issue directly affects the career advancement of women scientists, it is rarely discussed as a professional concern, leaving individuals to face the dilemma on their own. To address this obvious but unacknowledged crisis—the elephant in the laboratory, according to one scientist—Emily Monosson, an independent toxicologist, has brought together 34 women scientists from overlapping generations and several fields of research—including physics, chemistry, geography, paleontology, and ecology, among others—to share their experiences. From women who began their careers in the 1970s and brought their newborns to work, breastfeeding them under ponchos, to graduate students today, the authors of the candid essays written for this groundbreaking volume reveal a range of career choices: the authors work part-time and full-time; they opt out and then opt back in; they become entrepreneurs and job share; they teach high school and have achieved tenure. The personal stories that comprise Motherhood, the Elephant in the Laboratory not only show the many ways in which women can successfully combine motherhood and a career in science but also address and redefine what it means to be a successful scientist. These valuable narratives encourage institutions of higher education and scientific research to accommodate the needs of scientists who decide to have children.

Download or read book Boom written by Tom Brokaw and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2008-10-14 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Boom!, Tom Brokaw, one of America’s premier journalists and the acclaimed author of The Greatest Generation, gives us an epic portrait of another defining era in America: the tumultuous Sixties. The voices and stories of both famous people and ordinary citizens come together in this “virtual reunion” as Brokaw takes us on a memorable journey through a remarkable time, exploring how individuals and the national mood were affected by a controversial era and showing how the aftershocks of the Sixties continue to resound in our lives today. In the reflections of a generation, Brokaw also discovers lessons that might guide us in the years ahead. Race, politics, war, feminism, popular culture, and music are all delved into here. Brokaw explores how members of this generation have gone on to bring activism and a Sixties mindset into individual entrepreneurship , as we hear stories of how this formative decade has shaped our perspectives on business, the environment, politics, family, and our national existence. Remarkable in its insights, wonderfully written and reported, this revealing book lets us join in these frank conversations about America then, now, and tomorrow. Praise for Boom! “Tom Brokaw does an excellent job of capturing an exciting, controversial period in American history and Boom! is a worthy addition to his growing canon.”–New York Post “[Tom Brokaw] approaches this magnum opus with warmth, curiosity and conviction, the same attributes that worked so well for his Greatest Generation.” –The New York Times “[A] verbal scrapbook of the Sixties . . . [Boom! shows] that the era’s core issues–racism, women’s rights, a nation-dividing war–remain central today, and that the values boomers championed haven’t yet gone bust.” –People (four stars) “Packed with memorable people, places, events . . . A ‘virtual reunion’ of 1960s folks telling what they did back then, where they’ve been since and how they assess that tumultuous decade.” –Chicago Tribune “Genuinely fascinating recollections . . . plenty of memorable anecdotes.” –The Wall Street Journal

Download or read book The Flaming Sword written by and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: