http://www.aginghipsters.com/The Baby Boomer Generation is a source for trends, research, comment and discussion of and by people born from 1946 - 1964. Covering issues on the Boomer Generation including original content for Boomers, bulletin boards, user comments, Sixties and Seventies music, Baby Boomer culture, health and coverage of issues for "Aging Hipsters." ]]>en-us2012-02-08T15:15:11-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000753.phpAs I move into the over-60 decade, I've been thinking a lot about the quality of my days, consequences of my decisions and a legacy, no matter how modest. For those who think that 60 is the new 40, I...CultureJan2012-02-08T15:15:11-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000751.phpSometimes being right is worse than being wrong....politicsJan2012-01-29T11:35:41-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000750.phpAt 62, Meryl Streep is the oldest woman to ever grace the cover of Vogue Magazine. It's about damn time, doncha think? See the article on Jezebel.com....CultureJan2011-12-12T12:12:21-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000748.phpI was reading something or other about whatever and remembering some of my life's high points. Then I realized that some of them (but most definitely not all) were decades ago. If the last amazing thing that happened to you...CultureJan2011-10-13T21:22:51-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000747.phpThe young hipsters who read Salon don't find this humor piece amusing. They will some day. Heh....humorJan2011-04-11T16:06:25-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000746.phpsenior humor, stand-up comedy, youtube videos, caregivershumorJan2011-04-04T02:37:00-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000745.phpThe Day He Knew Would Come, by Andre Aciman in the New York Times....CultureJan2011-01-07T13:34:59-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000744.php...to rock and roll. DJ Mamy Rock rocks on!...musicJan2010-11-10T14:25:25-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000742.phpLast night's 60 Minutes episode about unemployment was a bitter pill for Boomers. We are the segment of the unemployed who are unemployed the longest--most likely to be laid off and least likely to be hired elsewhere. Some of those...CareersJan2010-10-25T14:14:01-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000741.phpThe NY Times had a wonderful section of articles from 40 years of the Op-Ed section. In 1971, an op-ed article predicted that, once out of college and into the 'real world,' "the college cohort of the late '60s will...politicsJan2010-09-28T18:59:07-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000740.phpWell, this article in the NY Times positing that the unemployed over 50 may never find work again was just what we wanted to read over morning coffee. It makes me think about other alternatives--- being set adrift on an...CareersJan2010-09-20T13:25:31-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000739.phpIf, like me, you tend to worry neurotically about the perils of old-age, especially Alzheimer's Disease, the news about new early testing for Alzheimer's will either cheer you or terrify you. Spinal tap testing and PET scans are not yet...HealthJan2010-08-10T13:30:58-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000738.phpmusicJan2010-08-07T11:29:34-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000737.phpWhile probably not cause for immediate hysteria, possible changes in Social Security could effect Boomers. The NY Times has a good overview of potential Social Security scenarios....politicsJan2010-07-31T10:09:47-05:00http://www.aginghipsters.com/blog/archives/000733.phpBy the way, we're on Facebook. Come say hi....CultureJan2010-07-22T23:37:06-05:00