I’ve had the good fortune to have some incredible souls step into my life. This post is about two of these that I first met in 2017. I saw both of them again in May 2019. ZAINAB SALIBI – At the age of 23, Zainab founded Women for Women International, … Continue reading
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Bubba’s Sulky Lounge
So here we are the older experienced ladies (Schmidt’y – age 36 at the time and me) taking two of our Cloudport young millennials to Bubba’s. Sort of a rite of passage kinda thing. It’s May 2017. It was so much fun to introduce these two wide-eyed wonderful young souls to … Continue reading
Farming is Public Service
There are a little over 2 million farms in the U.S. today. According to the 2012 census the average age of farmers is 58 years old. This needs to change. In 2010, the National Young Farmers Coalition was formed. Today, this organization is comprised of 100,000 farmers and consumers. It … Continue reading
Fellow Boomers – Do You Feel like You Are Maturing… In a Good Way That Is?
I’ve been contemplating what I might write about in a blog post this week and I decided why not write about something I have been feeling a bit weird about lately. OMG – I think I am becoming mature yet ‘adolescent’ like at the same time ! I am … Continue reading
Boomer Animal – The Story Ends.
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 on 3/31, Boomer Animal – Part II on 4/7 and Boomer Animal – Part III on 4/15. If you have not read those posts yet please read … Continue reading
Google Glass – I’m In!
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
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
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
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