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This Weeks Good Reads-Week Forty-eight

Joe Hauckes — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:06:27 +0000

Every week I come across an article or two that I find very helpful to me as a Baby Boomer and think may be of some interest to you, the community, as well.

They may be from an online news source, another Blog or Website or something I found surfing around the Internet. They could even be something that was sent in by a reader of the Blog or a member of the Baby Boomer’s Forum.

Enjoy!

The Coming Crisis for Social Security by Ben Domenech… Like many others, I feel there is little hope of ever seeing any Social Security or Medicaid benefits when I retire. What say you?

The Ugly Road to Social Security’s Current Problems by Allen W Smith… Every wonder how the country got into such a mess with Social Security? This commentary pretty much tells the whole story.

I hope you found this weeks choice(s) helpful and enjoyable. What did you think? Do you have any suggestions for next week?

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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Fiftieth Edition

Joe Hauckes — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:59:05 +0000

Welcome to the July 28, 2010 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Fitness

Brown Sylvia presents 50 Most Amazing Food Tools on the Web posted at MedicalCodingCertification.com.

General

Joe Plemon presents This Family Paid Cash For Their Car; You Can Too! posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “A story of some friends who are excited about paying cash for their car. Turns out they are doing lots of things right.”

Donald Latumahina presents How to Find Good Books to Read posted at Life Optimizer, saying, “Don’t read just for the sake of reading. Read to somehow improve the quality of your life. That’s why it’s essential to find books that are worth your time.”

Madison DuPaix presents Effects of the Recession on American’s Personal Finances: How Long Will They Last? posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, “Interesting analysis of the effects of the recession.”

Steven and Debra presents Smirky Mainstream Media Zombies Attack Back-Alley Bloggers posted at The END TIMES Hoax, saying, “Look who’s calling the kettle black.”

Health

Charles Chua C K presents 4 Pillars of Cancer and 4 Pillars of Well-Being posted at All About Living with Life.

Susan Howe presents Top 10 tales of truly outrageous insurance claims | Insure.com blog posted at Welcome to the Insure.com Insurance Blog: Life Insurance, Health Insurance and Car Insurance news and opinions, saying, “Here’s a list of top 10 truly outrageous and fraudulent insurance claims.”

Eva Ardenav presents 25 Useful Online Games for Health Educators posted at Master Of Health Administration, saying, “Health educators can influence children and adults to engage in healthier habits. If you want to make it fun, you can use games to help teach health concepts. Here are 25 useful games for health educators to use.”

c strimike presents Do you or someone you know snore? That snoring could be Sleep Apnea ? and it could kill you! posted at Healthy Hearts with Heartstrong.

Steve Faber presents The Best Time to Eat Carbs on a Low Carb Diet and When to Eat Protein for Maximum Muscle Gain and Fat Loss posted at Belly Fat Loser, saying, “Some experts are now saying that when you eat carbs and protein is almost as important as what you eat. Discover what they mean and how it can affect your fitness picture.”

Joseph Alban, L.Ac. presents What can Acupuncture Treat? | Alban Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs Clinic, New York City posted at Alban Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs Clinic, New York City, saying, “This article discusses what conditions and illnesses acupuncture can treat.”

Peter Stockwell presents Can You Sleep Away Weight Gain? posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog.

Humor

Madeleine Begun Kane presents How To Muck Up Gift-Giving posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Work

nissim ziv presents Resume Guide: How to write a Resume that Works posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “This resume writing guide is divided into sections in which you can browse back and forth to any section of your interest.”

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Monday Musings for Baby Boomers – Clever Puns

Joe Hauckes — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:26:21 +0000

Smile!

Monday has always been a little bit of a let down, what with it being the beginning of the work week and all.

So to start things out on a bright note for the week, I bring you the…

Baby Boomers Monday Musings.

Clever Puns

Those who jump off a bridge in Paris are in Seine.

A backward poet writes inverse.

A man’s home is his castle, in a manor of speaking.

A man needs a mistress just to break the monogamy.

A hangover is the wrath of grapes.

Reading while sunbathing makes you well red.

A bicycle can’t stand on its own because it is two tired.

Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion.

If you don’t pay your exorcist, you get repossessed.

When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds.

The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered.

He often broke into song because he couldn’t find the key.

A boiled egg in the morning is hard to beat.

He had a photographic memory that was never developed

found on ArcaMax

Hope that put a little smile on your face and Keep On Smilin’

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Baby Boomers and Aging Parents

Joe Hauckes — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:53:08 +0000

This is a Guest Post by Vera Kessler of Beth Abraham Family of Health Services.

No one told U.S. baby boomers what life had in store for them. According to a
Pew Research Center report, approximately 9.75 million baby boomers are
simultaneously juggling the responsibilities of caring for both their children
and their aging parents, often while working full time. The result: many are
driven to bankruptcy, others end up with severe emotional and physical
breakdowns and countless more head for divorce court.

What can be done to help?

One solution that’s gaining increasing popularity with people seeking care
for their parents is medical model adult day health care centers (ADHC). ADHCs
are community-based long-term care programs that provide comprehensive health
care services during the day to frail elderly, chronically ill and disabled
adults who are 18 years old or older. Patients are offered nursing care,
personal hygiene care, rehabilitation and social work services, as well as an
opportunity for therapeutic recreation. Transportation is provided to and from
the patient’s home and the ADHC.

In additional to providing daytime respite for family members who need to rest,
run errands or tend to their household, ADHCs give people the opportunity to go
to work so that their income is not forfeited because they have to stay home
and care for a loved one. They also don’t have to miss time from work to
take their loved one to doctor’s appointments, since many ADHCs arrange
appointments with a patient’s primary care physician, as well as
transportation to and from the doctor’s office. Some organizations, like
Beth Abraham Family of Health Services (BAFHS) also provide an evening program
that offers an alternative for family members who prefer to take their respite
from caregiving toward the end of the day, allowing them an opportunity to
spend time with their spouse and children before resuming care for their parent
at night. BAFHS also offers an ADHC program for Alzheimer’s patients that
focuses on cognitive stimulation, music therapy and modified exercise.

With approximately 4,000 ADHCs in the country, a study financed by the Robert
Wood Johnson Foundation concluded that this number falls seriously short of the
estimated 8,520 centers needed nationwide. And, with an increasing number of
families seeking to keep their loved ones out of nursing homes for as long as
possible, the demand for ADHCs continues to grow.

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This Weeks Good Reads-Week Forty-seven

Joe Hauckes — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:09:07 +0000

Every week I come across an article or two that I find very helpful to me as a Baby Boomer and think may be of some interest to you, the community, as well.

Enjoy!

Baby Boomers Brands: A Sniff Down Memory Lane by Val Brown… Val takes a walk down a drugstore aisle that brings back some childhood memories, good and not so good. I can identify with the Noxema and the sunburn, but I never used Prell myself.

Busting myths about baby boomers by Diego Vasquez… Do you see the target on your back? The Media is starting to catch on to the fact that we are not all old fogies who are technophobes. Watch out!

I hope you found this weeks choice(s) helpful and enjoyable. What did you think? Do you have any suggestions for next week?

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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Forty-ninth Edition

Joe Hauckes — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:15:16 +0000

Welcome to the July 21, 2010 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Entertainment

Oleg O. Kaminetskiy presents The King… posted at Charts’n'Stats, saying, “Statistic on one and only The King Of Rock’n'roll Elvis Presley. How many people actually considering him as King? How many people think he made a positive impact on American culture? How many people believe he is still alive? You will find the answers in this post.”

Fitness

Ramsay presents Frugal Ways Of Staying Fit posted at Need Money Tips, saying, “There are so many benefits to staying fit. Make sure you aren’t over spending on your fitness.”

Amanda Harris presents How I Shed 65 lbs. of Weight (Parts 1 & 2) posted at Pajama Mommy.

General

Randelyn Webster presents Rockin’ For Peace posted at Fifty Five Is The New.

Charles Chua C K presents 10 Fulfilling Things to Do in Life posted at All About Living with Life.

Joe Plemon presents Settling an Insurance Claim After an Accident – Struggling with Guilt, Doubt and Greed posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “For most of us, our anxieties in dealing with insurance companies stems from concerns that we won’t be fully compensated. This is a story of a woman who has other concerns.”

BWL presents The Best Pre-Paid Credit Cards & Who Should Use Them posted at Christian Personal Finance, saying, “This article looks at the good and bad with prepaid credit cards and who would be best suited for them…”

Donald Latumahina presents 7 Ways to Use Humor to Make New Friends posted at Life Optimizer, saying, “Using humor is often the fastest and easiest way to make new friends. This article shows you how.”

Terry Hamburg presents COUGARS ON THE PROWL posted at Boomer To You, saying, “You’re not older, you’re better. It’s a jungle out there.”

Health

Kirstin Selakovic presents Tips For Going Vegetarian posted at Vegetarian Weight Loss Plan, saying, “Here are some great tips for you and your family if you are considering becoming a vegetarian.”

Tony Bennett presents 25 Enlightening Studies and Infographics on Genetically Modified Food posted at online MHA degree, saying, “If you are someone who is concerned about food safety and human health, here are 25 interesting studies and nfographics about genetically modified food.”

Israel Baline presents 25 Enlightening Studies and Infographics on Obesity in America posted at Master Of Health Administration, saying, “Many consider obesity in America a true public health risk, due to the diseases connected to obesity, as well as the costs associated with obesity. Here are 25 enlightening studies and infographics about obesity in America.”

Amanda Radcliffe presents 50 Public Policy Projects Worth Following On Twitter posted at Masters in Public Policy, saying, “It is possible to learn more about public policy by following what is happening on various projects with the help of Twitter.”

Kathleen LaBeouf presents Facebook vs. Your Medical Privacy: What You Need to Know posted at MPH Degree, saying, “If your doctor or nurse used Facebook, YouTube, Twitter or other social networking tools, would you trust the safety of your confidentiality in that situation?”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Lame Limerick posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Chris Green presents How To Manage Stress: 3 Effective Natural Methods posted at How To Manage Stress, saying, “3 Effective Methods To Show People How To Manage Stress Efficiently”

Linda@NHE presents What Are The Health Benefits Of Turmeric? posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, “This article looks at some of the great benefits of Tumeric. One of which is arthritis relief…”

Peter Stockwell presents How Do I Avoid Weight Gain? posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog.

Victoria Kennedy presents 25 Google Chrome Extensions Every Nurse Could Use posted at LPN to BSN Online, saying, “Nurses might find the following Google Chrome tools useful for a faster Web experience, to help organize their lives and to communicate with their friends, peers and colleagues.”

Diana Dang presents 10 Big Ways That Technology Affects Your Brain posted at Online Degree Programs.com.

george.janet866 presents Top 20 Health and Medical Infographics That Will Blow Your Mind posted at Online Radiology Technician Schools, saying, “Sometimes people can pick up on information easier through images rather than through text. Infographics, when interesting and pertaining to health and medical topics, can be a great way to educate a patient, for example.”

Laws

Milton Berlinger55 presents 17 Public Administration Infographics Everyone Should See posted at Master of Public Administration, saying, “Public administration is a large and complicated field. Here are some great infographics that look at the costs, taxes, and legislation with regards to public policy.”

Retirement

Madison DuPaix presents How to Take Charge of the Bush Tax Cuts posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, “Find out what you need to know about Bush’s expiring tax cuts and how they may affect your retirement.”

Travel

Susan Howe presents How to Save Money While Traveling posted at Get Rich Slowly, saying, “While traveling, there’s no way to escape all those expenses but there are plenty of things you can do to keep your overall costs low. Here are some easy ways to save while traveling.”

Work

nissim ziv presents Resume Objective Examples ? 15 Top Resume Objectives Examples posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “Writing a resume is challenging. You have to work hard on every phrase to effectively describe your achievements, skills, strengths and most importantly your resume objectives statement.”

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Monday Musings for Baby Boomers – Some Blonde Jokes for Ya

Joe Hauckes — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 10:43:41 +0000

Smile!

Monday has always been a little bit of a let down, what with it being the beginning of the work week and all.

So to start things out on a bright note for the week, I bring you the…

Baby Boomers Monday Musings.

Capital Knowledge

A blonde was bragging about her knowledge of state capitals. She proudly says, “Go ahead, ask me, I know all of them.”

A friend says, “OK, what’s the capital of Wisconsin?”

The blonde replies, “Oh, that’s easy: W.”

Wait Your Turn

A blonde suspects her boyfriend of cheating on her, so she goes out and buys a gun. She goes to his apartment unexpectedly, and when she opens the door she finds him in the arms of a redhead.

Well, the blonde is really angry. She opens her purse to take out the gun, and as she does so, she is overcome with grief. She takes the gun and puts it to her head.

The boyfriend yells, “No, honey, don’t do it!!!”

The blonde replies, “Shut up, you’re next!”

Magical Compact

Two blondes are walking down the street. One notices a compact on the sidewalk, and leans down to pick it up.

She opens it, looks in the mirror and says, “Hmm, this person looks familiar.”

The second blonde says, “Here, let me see!”

So the first blonde hands her the compact. The second one looks in the mirror and says, “You dummy, it’s me!”

Late Night Call

A married couple were asleep when the phone rang at 2 in the morning.

The wife (undoubtedly blonde), picked up the phone, listened a moment and said “How should I know, that’s 200 miles from here!” and hung up.

The husband said, “Who was that?” The wife said, “I don’t know, some woman wanting to know if the coast is clear”

Oh, get over it, they’re funny. Besides, K & I are Both Blondes and like these kind of jokes!

Hope that put a little smile on your face and Keep On Smilin’

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This Weeks Good Reads-Week Forty-six

Joe Hauckes — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:04:21 +0000

Every week I come across an article or two that I find very helpful to me as a Baby Boomer and think may be of some interest to you, the community, as well.

Enjoy!

Pass The Damn Baton Already! – Jeesh! by Duo Files… Here is a nice whiney, blame the Boomers for all their troubles piece by a couple of GenX’ers or Y’ers or whatever. At least it is not another Boomer blaming us for all the problems in the world.

Kids, stop moaning and just leave the baby-boomers alone by Catherine Bennett… I read this piece AFTER I read that last bashing. I agree with Catherine, just because some things happened when they did, it doesn’t mean WE caused it.

I hope you found this weeks choice(s) helpful and enjoyable. What did you think? Do you have any suggestions for next week?

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Baby Boomers Blog Carnival Forty-eighth Edition

Joe Hauckes — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:07:09 +0000

Welcome to the July 14, 2010 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea), sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Entertainment

Mike Ross presents The 13 Most Terrifying Scenes in Horror Movie History posted at Star Costumes Blog, saying, “Horror movies, once you’ve seen around 1,000 of them, tend to telegraph the moment when something scary is going to jump out at you. Here are some films that have moments you just can’t be ready for the first time you see them.”

Fitness

FitnessOver50 presents Strength Training For Women | Fitness Over 50 posted at Fitness Over 50.

Steve Faber presents The Causes of Sore Muscles and What to Do About Them posted at Belly Fat Loser, saying, “Hot it too hard this weekend, and now your muscles are sore and you feel it every time you move? Well, here is why that happens and what you can do about it next time.”

General

Joe Plemon presents Why Don’t the Economic Experts Tell Us the Truth? posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “We hear lots of predictions about the economy, but rarely the truth. This post explores why.”

Donald Latumahina presents How to Make Someone Happy posted at Life Optimizer, saying, “Making someone happy is a matter of being sensitive to one’s needs. We should be observant to the subtleties of their aspirations. This is article shows you how.”

Health

Baily Hayden presents Master Of Public Health (MPH) Program Rankings For 2010 And 2011 – Master of Public Health posted at Master of Public Health, saying, “Have you ever wondered how masters of public health program rankings for 2010 and 2011 are done? The truth is that the methods for creating rankings vary from one list to the next but here are some of the methods used by the more reputable sources of MPH rankings.”

Peter Stockwell presents How Do I Lose Twenty Pounds in Two Weeks? posted at The Senior Walking Fitness Blog.

Linda@NHE presents 9 Health Foods With Benefits Of The Fountain Of Youth posted at Natural Health Ezine, saying, “Eat these 9 foods to keep your body feeling as young as your mind.”

BWL presents How Can You Avoid Out-of-Network Health Care Charges? posted at Christian Personal Finance, saying, “These are some simple tips and tricks to help you avoid paying out-of-network charges…”

Denise Harris presents Helpful Adult Diaper Change Tips posted at Able Mart, saying, “It may not be a pleasant topic, but these tips will help if you find yourself needing to change an adulter diaper.”

Hoven Keith presents Top 10 Public Health Disasters of the 20th Century posted at Master of Public Health, saying, “Public health disasters were as numerous during the twentieth century as they were before French chemist Louis Pasteur discovered that bacteria caused illnesses in 1860. Here’s a list of the top 10.”

Ken Martin presents Top 10 Trends in Mobile Medical Technology posted at Nursing School Search Blog.

Leslie Yoelson presents Marijuana vs. Alcohol: 25 Enlightening Studies and Infographics posted at MPH Degree, saying, “Before you decide that marijuana should remain illegal, but that alcohol is just fine, consider these 25 enlightening and interesting studies and infographics on alcohol and marijuana.”

AndrosenDsouza presents Top 50 Occupational Therapy Blogs posted at Masters in Occupational Therapy, saying, “An occupational therapist can be quite helpful in terms of helping people help themselves. Here are 50 great occupational therapy blogs.”

Humor

Mark Allen presents Comedian Steve Bridges Impersonates George W. Bush posted at Baby Boomer Talk Online, saying, “Baby Boomer Steve Bridges, born 1964, is dead on as former President George W. Bush in these 2 videos. Have some fun…click on over.”

Susan Howe presents Warren Buffett on the Lottery of Birth posted at Get Rich Slowly, saying, “Before you enter the world, you will pick one ball from a barrel of 6.8 billion (the number of people on the planet). That ball will determine your gender, race, nationality, natural abilities, and health. This is what Buffett calls the ovarian lottery. “You’re going to get one ball out of there, and that is the most important thing that’s ever going to happen to you in your life.””

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Unassailable Logic posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Laws

Anthony Dominick presents 17 Excellent Slideshows of Infamous Crimes and Criminals posted at Masters in Criminology, saying, “If you are interested in criminology or just find criminals to be fascinating, you might enjoy the following slideshows.”

Retirement

Madison DuPaix presents Are CDs Obsolete? posted at My Dollar Plan, saying, “Great look at whether CD’s are obsolete for retirement income.”

Nesher presents Dating in Retirement posted at Planning your Retirement Smart Way.

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Monday Musings for Baby Boomers – The Greatest Benefits of Being Over 50

Joe Hauckes — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:55:29 +0000

Smile!

Monday has always been a little bit of a let down, what with it being the beginning of the work week and all.

So to start things out on a bright note for the week, I bring you the…

Baby Boomers Monday Musings.

The Greatest Benefits of Being Over 50

- Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national weather service.

- People call at 9 PM and ask, “Did I wake you?”

- People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

- There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

- You can eat dinner at 4 P.M.

- You enjoy hearing about other peoples operations.

- You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

- You have a party and the neighbors don’t even realize it.

- You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

- You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.

- You sing along with elevator music.

- Your eyes won’t get much worse.

- Your investment in health insurance is finally beginning to pay off.

- You can’t remember who sent you this list.

Hope that put a little smile on your face and Keep On Smilin’

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