Happy New Year
Happy New Year. I spent most of yesterday working on an article about the top consumer stories of 2019. Today, I’ll be working on the top consumer stories of the decade. I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Blogging
Baby boomers are looking backward and forward as the year ends
There are similarities between the 1920s and 2020 such as big wealth vs. the rest of us, refugees escaping violence, and Russian influence. Rebecca Olkowski describes how her parents were born here in the early 1920s, with most of her family arriving in America in the 1880s.
Baby boomers contemplate winter solstice, feeling different, aging, money, and Christmas trees
It’s the holiday season. The New Year will be here soon with new beginnings and old challenges yet unresolved. To inspire you, here are the latest thought-provoking articles and practical advice from the bloggers in our group.
Yes, boomers are doing O.K.
Carol Cassara of A Healing Spirit is still a Beatles fan, and, all these years later when she hears one of their songs, she’s instantly transported back to the 1960s. An image of a van, like the one in the photo, which was popular at the time, does the same thing.
Baby boomers spend time on holiday preparations and end-of-year reflections
Meryl Baer of Six Decades and Counting was flying high this week, with a short airline ride to enjoy the company of her grandkids. She waited at a cheerleading meet, got manicures, sampled ice cream, baked cookies, and strolled a craft fair.
Baby boomers ponder the holiday season and prepare for it
Thanksgiving has come and gone and it’s finally December. Now it’s O.K. to sell holiday stuff and show those holiday movies on television. Our bloggers are either contemplating the holidays or getting ready for them. They’ve posted articles on:
Happy Thanksgiving
Best wishes to you and all your loved ones on Thanksgiving Day. I’m fortunate to be able to celebrate with my daughter and her family this year. I’m thankful for my friends and family, my journalism work, and for our country.
Baby boomers get ready for the holidays and look beyond
I’m stressed. The holidays are coming, and I’ve been working on my book about my journalism career instead of getting ready. However, I put on a “full court press” and have sent out my holiday cards and presents. Whew. It was a big job to do in a couple of weeks.
Baby boomers bundle up and keep writing
Burr. An early chill descended across the county, and Jennifer Koshak of Unfold and Begin said they were even feeling it in Florida. One day, the daytime temps didn’t get out of the ’50s. Sigh. Although we don’t often have snow here in the Seattle area, it’s been cold.