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| The Stork Who Became a Buddha
by Martin Byrd |
 A delightful rich if somewhat cynical (and a bit salty actually) fable for adults about coming to terms with one's self, others and life's propensity to dispense rich organic matter along with profound insight. By a new contributor to Late-Boomers.
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| Movie phrases we all know.
by Nancy Hill |
 This artilcle is more like a quiz than an article as it is all about phrases from television and the movies that every Late Boomer should recognize. That's right trivia from the 70s and 80s!
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| Why Doesn't Pepsi Cola Like Late Boomers?
by Nancy Hill |
 Pepsi advertising skips right over Late Boomer generation in latest ad campaign.
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| Art, Angst, and Zeitgeist
by Nancy Hill |
 Our fearless, or perhaps foolish, editor once again manages to rant about interconnections among the strangest things. Kurosawa, current political zeitgeist and neurobiology. There's no explaining it. Just read it.
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| The Women of Rock
by Nancy Hill |
 While 70s music may be known for splintering off an incredibly diverse number of styles and interpretations of rock and roll, it should be known for the decade when women rockers came into their own. Well okay maybe recognition of them didn't really happen until a bit later... but that is when late boomer women took up the anthem, heard the call, and sisters started "doing it for themselves."
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| It's Never Too Late To Go Back To Class: Adults Return to College to Update Skills and Launch New Careers
by Dr. Timothy Ricordati |
 A leader in the continuing education market and profession tells us about options open to adults who wish to hone their competetive edges, update skills, and receive continuing educational credits for professional requirements. This information is more timely than ever with the recent economic upheaval that has reduced the net worth of retirement accounts and forced some Boomers to think about the need to postpone retirement or perhaps even go for that second career. -- The Editor |
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| Boomers' Unique Take on Patriotism and Military Service
by Nancy Hill |
 There is a disconcerting feeling floating amongst many of the extremely lucky American Citizens I've spoken to recently who were born in the late 50s and early 60s. War for the most part skipped right over us. That is not to say that none of us served in the armed forced. Many did. It is not to say that war has not raged and been reported nightly during our early lives changing to 24 hour coverage during our early adult lives. But we escaped the draft. Now we realize we are not so lucky. We may have to ask our sons and daughters, and nieces and nephews to volunteer to be willing to sacrifice their lives for our country when we never had to face such possible destinies. |
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| What They Are Saying About Us.: | see all headlines... |
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| When you think "there oughta be a word," turns out there is... at least for some folks. |
| This is a bit too self absorbed... and that is why these guys give the rest of us a bad name. Although I must admit that I like the "spouse potato" as a descriptor for someone who will not leave a bad marriage. Newsday, Inc. |
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| It's Baa-aack. The Hatchback That Wouldn't Die. |
| Remember fuel efficiency? Truckless vehicles? The Hatchback? That's right the dorky vehicle we thought would never resurface is baa-ack... and with a vengence. According to Michael Frank who writes for Forbes, no less than "n 2002 alone, there will be more than a dozen trunkless cars that didn't exist before (though some look awfully familiar)." newsday.com |
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| Joan Jett, a Patriotic Punk, Shows Her Support of Military and Police |
| Before it became fashionable to support military personnel and police officers, Joan Jett was seeking out U.S. base venues for unscheduled on-base concerts whenever and wherever she and the Black Hearts traveled. She continues to do so and also supports police charities. Militarylifestyle.com |
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| Boomer SEC roots also different from popular assumuptions. |
| This report looks at the socioeconomic roots of Boomers and finds that they have been mislabeled. 57 percent come from lower and middle class homes, not the white collar families stereotypically attributed to them. This makes for a far less selfish and more value oriented generation than generally believed. |
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| Pogoer |
| Booming Slovenia Batman! It's an expatriate American late boomer writing about music, life and Ljubljana. Say what? Just check it out for some late booming perspective on music, travel, and even a glimpse of 'zines before the web. |
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| The Pentagon Papers |
| Tony Russo's inside account of the actions that resulted in The Pentagon Papers. While we were too young to serve in Vietnam, these papers (and the "conflict" itself) - along with Watergate - ground the lens through which we view the world. |
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| Punk Fix |
| Punk music is only one form of self-expression which Late Boomers created... but oh what a form it was and is! More intro to the links and articles before one clicked would be nice, but don't hold your breath, they're all a bunch of punks! |
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| Naff Caff |
| A great 70s and 80s site, tilted towards the British experience, from the Glam Guru. Fun and informative... and not stuck in the past. |
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| Recommended Resources | see all items... |
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| Drag Racing Funny Cars of the 1970s
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 Wallace A. Wyss and Louis Hart's new book will be coming out in April 2002. Vroom. Vroom. For all the Late-Boomer Gear Heads.
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| The Seventies: The Great Shift in American Culture, Society & Politics
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 A few world altering events from 1969 - 1984 are glaringly absent, but this is the current must read history of the decade that changed the world.
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| The Pro- crastinator's Guide to Financial Security
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 David F. Teitelbaum, a financial analyst for the federal government sets out concrete guidelines and strategies for mid-lifers who got a late start planning for retirement.
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| The Trial of Henry Kissinger
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 Christopher Hitchens forwards the premise that Henry Kissinger should be tried for war crimes for his part in the bombing of Cambodian and Laotian civilians and for his role in political assasinations in Chile and East Timor.
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| Commies
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 By Ronald Radosh. Scathing view of the old left in which we grew up from an insider who has done an about face.
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| 100 Greatest Boomer Toys
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 Great photos that are sure to evoke memories of 50s and 60s toys such as: Thingmakers, Spirographs, Colorforms, Life-Size Kitchens, and Easy-Bake Ovens. Also excellent thought-provoking essays.
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