There are many types of equity release schemes that offer those who are 55 years of age and older the option to borrow on the equity in their home. The older the home owner, the less risk there is. While some equity release lenders offer this option to those who are as young as 55, [...]
Monday, February 20, 2012
The other day I was at the gym here on base (imagine that) and I noticed an overweight older man struggling with the cable rowing machine. Now normally I don’t bother anyone at the gym, but this poor guy’s form was so bad I thought that he might seriously hurt himself. So I went over [...]
Sunday, February 19, 2012
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Friday, February 17, 2012
…….a baby boomer’s struggle with addictions and the courage to recovery……. How life was – in the beginning 1955 > 1965 How could a kid from a small town get so lost in life that alcohol and drugs became the solution to daily living? When I left town for college in fall of 1965 I didn’t [...]
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Aside from “You’ve just won the Publisher’s Clearing House Sweepstakes,” most boomers would love to hear, “You don’t look anywhere near your age!” I, too, used to fit into that category, and for most of my life, I looked a lot younger than I really was. It was frustrating back in high school and college, [...]
Monday, February 13, 2012
‘Home from the War’ Charles Sydney Polhemus returned from Europe, the war finally over, in 1945. It had been the first time he’d left America, possibly even his first time out of New Jersey. He had ‘prayed every day I wouldn’t have to shoot anyone’ and, his prayers answered, he had seen no significant military [...]
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
The New York Giants won Super bowl XLVI, defeating the New England Patriots 21-17. And no matter who you were rooting for, it was another great day for the Baby Boomer generation. Boomers’ everywhere should be proud, because the field general of this athletically talented group of Millennials is one of us, Tom Coughlin. Tom [...]
Monday, February 6, 2012
It’s 1960 . . . Richard Nixon is battling John Kennedy for the White House – with help (not enough, as history will prove) from Don Draper and the other Mad Men at The Sterling Cooper Ad Agency. I’m in my first teenage year and in need of a new suit, so my father takes [...]
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Over the last decade, the rise in cost of prescription drugs combined with an economic downturn has made times difficult for consumers and drug companies alike. The rising cost of medication and increased difficulty for the individual to cover these costs is nothing new. In my experience, solutions for consumers affected by this situation have [...]
Monday, January 30, 2012
Remember those paper valentines we used to give and get as kids? Love has no age but today things are more complicated. This year our valentine attempts will have high highs and low lows while constructive action may overheat and de-construct. Check your personal thermostat and head for Palm Beach in your thong. Famous Pisces: [...]
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