http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:53:37 -0700 Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:55:26 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Candice-Bergen-a-knockout-combo-of-beauty-talent-and-wit?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner Even the sound of her name has made men melt.  Females no doubt wonder how one woman could get so disgustingly lucky -- a celebrity's daughter with porcelain skin, abundant blond hair and a damn-near perfect nose. Some of us may even imitate Can... Baby Boomers feminism profiles Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:55:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d9-Candice-Bergen-a-knockout-combo-of-beauty-talent-and-wit?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Boomers-boldly-crash-the-singles-scene?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner It' never too late . . . movieweb.com “Looking for that special someone with whom I can share Beatles trivia, sappy old movies, wine-tasting adventures and great make-out sessions.” We are Boomers; hear us roar. We now figure prominentl... Baby Boomers aging Boomer habits Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:58:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Boomers-boldly-crash-the-singles-scene?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m9d17-What-will-they-do-without-us?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner Are employers prepared to lose Boomers to retirement? Is our demographic poised to explode a bomb in the nation’s workforce? Many economists think it may.They warn that employers are unprepared to lose those 76 million Americans born between ... Baby Boomers aging reinvention second chances Boomer habits retirement Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:57:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m9d17-What-will-they-do-without-us?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m8d31-Boomers-and-clutter--whats-the-connection?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner  Home and pop culture have wreaked havoc on Boomers. Our generation has been influenced greatly by all the social, political, and economic trends that helped to form our attitudes, values, and beliefs after the ‘silent generation’ ha... 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Baby Boomers relationships reinvention second chances learning children education colllege SAT Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:59:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m8d11-School-Daze--is-your-child-or-grandchild-performing-at-grade-level-or-higher?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Boomers-and-seniors-go-bonkers-with-online-introductions?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner Move over, 30-somethings. Boomers aren’t going to ignore a good thing when they see it. Ellen McCarthy, in her Washington Post article Room for Maturity in Modern Dating Age, cites the explosion of the over-50 group onto the digital dating scen... Baby Boomers aging relationships reinvention second chances romance Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:08:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d23-Boomers-and-seniors-go-bonkers-with-online-introductions?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Are-some-parents-just-better-at-parenting-when-they-go-it-alone?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner In Jill Brooke’s recent Huffington Post article, Do Men Become Better or Worse Fathers After Divorce, she points out that a growing trend shows that many men become better parents post-divorce.This comes as a shock to many ex-wives, like myself... Baby Boomers relationships reinvention second chances grown daughters Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:07:45 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d20-Are-some-parents-just-better-at-parenting-when-they-go-it-alone?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Hear-us-roar?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner Insert photo caption or credit hereWe have been giving men the lead for generation upon generation and they've consistently blown it. Is it finally the age of the WOMAN?Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, in their article, Fixing the Economy? It's Women's... Women feminism equal rights discrimination reinvention Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:45:11 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d12-Hear-us-roar?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Editing-the-Cosby-sweater?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner    Courtesy vintage web site ShopNastyGal.com.  All manner of written word deserves a good editing job.  So how about getting a wardrobe edit?  If you haven’t combed through the various, sizes, styles and color combinat... Women Baby Boomers aging reinvention second chances fashion nostalgia Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:50:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d8-Editing-the-Cosby-sweater?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Domestic-violence-knows-no-social-class?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner We are the ones you rarely hear about when you study the reasons behind divorce statistics: Educated women like myself, who stayed in abusive marital environments for decades, thinking it would change.The general public tends to reason that women who... Women Baby Boomers feminism discrimination relationships reinvention second chances Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:40:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m7d1-Domestic-violence-knows-no-social-class?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Lady-Boomer-Celebrity-of-the-Month-Meryl-Streep?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner ”By all means, move at a glacial pace,” she says as she rolls her eyes condescendingly at her doe-eyed assistant.It'a a love-hate relationship we find ourselves in with this attractive,  elegantly dressed, sabre-toothed woman while b... Women Baby Boomers profiles fashion Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:32:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d22-Lady-Boomer-Celebrity-of-the-Month-Meryl-Streep?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Two-for-the-road?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner Midlfe demands some of the toughest marital transitions of all . . . . You and your husband talked about it for years: what life would be like when the nest empties – and the house echoes with quiet.Some couples know well in advance that this t... Baby Boomers aging relationships reinvention second chances romance Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:05:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d19-Two-for-the-road?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Patty-Duke-Playing-the-hand-she-was-dealt?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner She was the petite darling of the 50s, 60s and 70s, acting up a storm to win an Oscar for role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker.  She went on to play dual roles as identical cousins on a long-playing TV sitcom, The Patty Duke Show, and made... Baby Boomers profiles nostalgia Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:45:33 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d12-Patty-Duke-Playing-the-hand-she-was-dealt?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Emotional-defragging-may-be-worth-the-stomach-acid?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner We have choices in life, and women tend to be even better than men at making them, since we are the responsible ones; the thinkers; the barometers in most marriage or love relationships.Likewise, we have choices during our single years as well, wheth... Women aging relationships reinvention second chances romance Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:15:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d8-Emotional-defragging-may-be-worth-the-stomach-acid?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Maybe-hes-just-not-that-into-you---?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner  Everything went great on the first and even the second date.  So why doesn’t he call?  Chances are he has some pretty good reasons, but they are reasons to which many women may never become privy.Although I left the dating scene... Women Baby Boomers feminism aging equal rights relationships reinvention second chances fashion romance Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:32:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d5-Maybe-hes-just-not-that-into-you---?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Ladies-unleashed?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner I have to hand it to the ladies.  Even those of us who have reached their 50s and beyond have finally learned to cut loose.This past weekend I attended the wedding of one of my best friends, who married a never-married man. Both bride and groom ... Women Baby Boomers feminism aging reinvention nostalgia grown daughters Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:19:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m6d2-Ladies-unleashed?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Eyeliner-perfected?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner Me?  Tattoos?  What are you smoking?This Boomer is a throwback to the times when tattoos were reserved for male bikers and Marines, so I still cringe when I see women's arms, decolletage and butt cracks enhanced with all manner of permanent... Baby Boomers aging fashion Wed, 27 May 2009 21:09:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m5d27-Eyeliner-perfected?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m5d17-A-fashion-conspiracy?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner My taste has not changed much since I was in my 30s.  The styles that appealed to me back then can oftentimes be revisited in today’s fashions. I am a lover of balanced proportions, flattering shapes, clean lines, non-clashing patterns, an... Women Baby Boomers aging second chances fashion Sun, 17 May 2009 00:24:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m5d17-A-fashion-conspiracy?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Seasons-that-light-our-paths?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner Last year's Mother's Day hinted at it. My 20-something daughter insisted on taking me to lunch at a pre-ordained restaurant and even included her new stepfather in on the occasion. I was beside myself with pride.But this past Mother's Day convinced m... Baby Boomers aging relationships second chances nostalgia grown daughters Tue, 12 May 2009 17:02:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2563-Lady-Boomer-Examiner~y2009m5d12-Seasons-that-light-our-paths?cid=exrss-Lady-Boomer-Examiner