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BloggingBoomers Carnival #20 The Boomer Chronicles hosts this week's carnival and features four guest bloggers who focus on health, humor and well-being. Nice roundup! Read more →

Mid-life Crisis Blues? My brother-in-law picked up the blues harp about three years ago. While he falls within the baby boomer age range, his playing did not constitute a mid-life career change. More likely it followed his need to release his inner rebel. I didn't give this too much thought... Read more →

Blogging Boomers Carnival #19 BloggingBoomers was created to make it easy for people interested in issues relating to baby boomers, middle age, healthy aging, etc. to find new blogs to read. LifeTwo.com initiated the carnival and is also this week's host. Read more →

The Tao of Midlife Crisis I've written on this topic, as regular readers know, but today found an articulate, focused, elegant, and uplifting website created by Casey Kochmer called PersonalTao.com. The truth, he writes, is that "Midlife Crisis is really a midlife transformation." An excerpt: "....Midlife Crisis represents a deeper... Read more →

Getting What You Want In Life I say "Everyone should do exactly what they want." Before your comments rain down upon my narcissistic head, let me explain by way of example. Here's a typical scenario across America every single Saturday night: Bob: "Do you want to go to a movie?"... Read more →

Blogging Boomer Carnival #18 If you live along the eastern seaboard and were slammed by nasty weather, you can at least take a mental stroll through spring with a look at some classics including toys, cars and chicks in dresses. The Rearview Mirror hosts this week's carnival. Read more →

Men, Start Your Engines Classic Cars at JayLenosGarage.com Being from Detroit, cars are indelibly embedded in my brain. I knew at an early age, that the car you drove spoke volumes about your personality and socio-economic status. My Dad drove an Olds and aspired to own a Cadillac. My professional... Read more →

The Unexamined Mid-Life The middle third of your life cycle is like a "black hole," according to Mark Gerzon, author of Coming Into Our Own: Understanding Adult Metamorphosis. "As a result, we don't know what the hell we're supposed to do with those years. They're the lost years of adulthood,"... Read more →