According to this article on the Huffington Post, Millennials--our kids, in other words--"study harder and more often, engage in more community service, participate in greater numbers of extracurricular activities, and hold a more optimistic outlook on the future than any other generation in modern history. "

Considering all the crap Boomer parents took for 'helicopter parenting,' over-involvement in our kids lives, and stressing self-esteem above much else, it looks like perhaps we did something right after all.

Just when I thought I was ready to break down and try hormone replacement therapy, I read this article in the NY Times Magazine. It seems that, with the exception of boomer women on the younger edge of the continuum, many of us are already too old to use estrogen to smooth out the menopausal and post-menopausal crazies. Cynthia Gorney explains the 'timing hypothesis' of estrogen's benefits and risks. Bummer.

We were alerted to this documentary by a friend of AgingHipsters on Facebook. Here's what we know:

KINGKENNEDY is a unique feature film that tells the story of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King. It has been made entirely from archive material with no narration or talking heads. The film speaks for itself. Watching KINGKENNEDY is a powerful and moving experience. Its message of freedom, dignity, equality and hope is as important today as it was in the sixties.

Check out their website to learn how you can help funding to facilitate the film's release: KingKennedy.com