Boomer Randomness

Even if you don’t like country music, you know who Dolly Parton was and you know some of her songs and maybe you saw some of her movies. She was also a successful businessperson and a caring philanthropist. This episode includes observations about her life and legacy. You’ll also hear some thoughts about Labor Day and back to school.

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Woodstock is one of the most significant music events of all time. It launched many music careers in the summer of 1969 and further established the popularity of others. A small sampling: Santana, The Who, Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, Crosby Stills Nash & Young. This episode looks back at the ups, downs, myths, facts, and music of this event and includes a conversation with someone who bought a ticket.

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There are shopping lists, ‘to do’ lists, contacts lists, fitness lists, holiday card lists, bucket lists … this episode is a random collection of lists that relate to Boomers, aging or retirement. Some are serious, some are funny. You’ll probably recognize yourself in a few of them.

List examples: habits that slow aging, perks of being over 60, things we remember about family road trips, celebrity birthdays, the Cat In the Hat on Aging, pickup lines for seniors.

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The Apollo 11 lunar landing, human’s first steps on the moon, one of the most significant events of the Boomer era and of human history, happened 57 years ago this week. It is rarely noted in the media anymore but you’ll hear about it in this podcast episode. We’ll also dig into info and commentary about recent and future Artemis missions planned for the moon and beyond.

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Boomers and others often make a big deal about zero-year birthdays, like 50 years old, 60 years, etc. Countries do it too. This year is the USA’s 250th birthday and there were big expectations for celebrations of this milestone, like we did for the 200th birthday, the bicentennial, in 1976. Did 250 live up to 200? This episode provides some answers and takes a brief trip to the bicentennial year.

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This episode is about the year of Starbucks, Amtrak, Carole King, Archie Bunker, email and the 26th Amendment, all things that started 55 years ago but are still part of our lives.

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This episode takes a then-and-now look at travel, news and how we pay for things in the Boomer era. Paper maps then, GPS now; cash or check then, tap a card or phone now; newspapers or three TV channels then, hundreds of sources online now. Check out the conversation with my Hawaii friend Sherry Bracken. 

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As we age, we often seek purpose. We ask questions like what the meaning of life is, why are we here, how does our life fit in the universe. This episode asks those questions, as well as queries about the structure of things, such as why do humans have two kidneys but only one liver? The episode closes with a few more questions that are thought-provoking but less serious.

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Losing family and friends happens more often as we age, but that doesn’t make it any easier to accept. We might know it’s coming but when it happens, it is still a shock. This episode is about a recent personal loss that hit close to home, figuratively and literally. 

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Space flight, trips to the moon and fantasy flights to Mars are all part of the Boomer era. Some of this is timely right now, because three significant space flight stories have been in the news recently. One is the upcoming Artemis flight to the moon and the other two relate to Space Shuttle disaster anniversaries. This episode launches a short look into these stories.

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