Although the name of this blog is "Not Just for Boomers," occasionally I like to write to the boomers out there like  myself.  Thi...

Do stock brokers and financial advisors need help in preparing to advise baby boomers how they should invest their money as they plan for re...

The Christmas buying season is upon us, even though we have yet to celebrate Thanksgiving.  It happens every year and sales seem to begin ea...

Recently, we were in New York City for a short visit. Because we had been to most of the major museums in the city, we were looking for some...

A study by researchers at Connecticut College announced today suggests eating Oreo cookies may be as addictive as snorting cocaine. The high...

How do I prepare for retirement?  That is a question that millions of people in the United States are asking themselves. These people are no...

A recent study of a group of individuals over the age of 70 has suggested that drinking two cups of hot chocolate each day may improve your ...

I don't know if you heard the good news yet---Twinkies are back!! Well, almost.  We still have to wait three weeks for the return to sto...

Contrary to many misconceptions, believe it or not, boomers are retiring----and once more, they are enjoying it. There seems to be a belie...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/23/retirement-age-oldest-boomers_n_3326226.html http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20130521/OPINION...

We boomers all think we know more about money issues than we really do.  So maybe, we need a little help with our finances..  But who wants ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of Aging Research, scientists at the University of British Columbia reported that exercise can bo...

An  article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal, entitled "Hikes in the Nation's Parks---Without the Sweat", offers suggest...

Are you a healthy boomer or are you less healthy than you can or should be?  That is the question addressed in a recent study published in t...

What is mindfulness?   I have written before about the many beneficial effects of mindfulness and deep breathing techniques. "Every Bre...

Why do boomers love to travel?  The answer is really quite simple. The early Christian bishop, Saint Augustine of Hippo, one of the fathers ...

Will eating less let boomers live longer?  Apparently the answer to that question, unfortunately, is "No." In a recent study cond...

Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurditie​s no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as ...

Last time I wrote about the many potential health benefits of high intensity interval training or HIIT. In as little as two ten minute sessi...