Boomer transformation flash ……. I was invited to be part of the Google Glass Explorer program. How cool is that. I know nothing more – it was simply a post by Google with my entry saying they would be sending me a private message with more details in the coming weeks. I … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Boomer Animal – Part II
Boomer Animal is a short story written for us at Boomer for Life by Jared Wright. This post is a follow-on to the Boomer Animal post of March 31st. If you have not read that yet please read it now before you read this one. Next week you will hear about how James … Continue reading
Boomer Animal!
Boomer Animal is a short story written for us at Boomer for Life by Jared Wright. The story will be posted in four installments. Jared lives in Oregon with his fiance and two cats. He studies English and American History at Oregon State University and is currently working on his first novel. … Continue reading
Boomers – Time to Rethink Our View of Non-Profits and Share our Brain Power
I have not done this yet at Boomer for Life, so I will warn you this post is a bit of an editorial rant. During the past week I listened to a Ted talk and read two blog posts on the same subject. Dan Pallota’s most recent Ted talk was … Continue reading
Tomorrow’s My 65th – Nanananana
Background info. I was told this week that I was being too serious with my blog posts by someone who has known me since I was 15 yr. old. Current moment connection. I have not been exercising lately, so I decided tonight that I would take a walk in my neighborhood. … Continue reading
Brain Practices (Post IV)
This is the last in the series of blog posts focused on enhancing the special strengths of the Boomer brain as discussed in Dr. Sandra Chapman’s book “Make Your Brain Smarter.” Your brain can be changed by how you use it, by how you activate it every day— no matter … Continue reading
Google Glass
Did you hear about Google Glass this week? Google announced that it would make its Google Glass beta test product available to a limited number of would be ‘Glass explorers’. To acquire a pair of Google Glasses and become an explorer you had to apply by February 28th by either … Continue reading
Brain Practices (Post III)
Integrated Reasoning. This is the third post which relates to the book “Make Your Brain Smarter.” If you have not read the first two posts look for the Brain icon in earlier posts and read them first. Also note, if you want to buy the book “Make Your Brain Smarter” … Continue reading
Brain Practices (Post II)
As a Boomer, I am thrilled to learn that your brain ages extremely well. In Dr. Sandra Chapman’s book, Make Your Brain Smarter, we learn that a Boomer’s best brain years are still ahead of us! Like many other things the more we invest in our brains the bigger the … Continue reading
Become a CEO – Cognitive Entrepreneur Officer
In Make Your Brain Smarter the author of this incredible book explains how you can become your own CEO (aka Cognitive Entrepreneur Officer). The book was written by Sandra Bond Chapman Ph.D. and released in December 2012. Dr. Chapman is the Founder and Chief Director of the Center for Brain … Continue reading