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Baby Boomer Career Made In Hog Heaven A perfect midlife career transition might be self-employment by way of franchise ownership. According to Scott Yarnell, GuruFocus, "... For the patient investor who enjoys accumulating, at reasonable prices, those rare privileged companies with a durable business franchise, current market conditions offer such... Read more →

Menopause Man - The Book "Mel Mathews is a sensitive observer of the human condition, with an emphasis on the Male Human Condition of our time. He has created a character in Malcolm Clay that is a baby boomer Holden Caulfield, a variation on John Updike’s Rabbit Angstrom, and he... Read more →

Men's Identity Crisis at 35?

50-year old men may take comfort in learning that their signs of midlife crisis are vastly different than the newly minted, mid-life men of 35. Goodbye to the Porsche or Harley Davidson. Say hello to Botox and extravagent holidays. Research commissioned to launch the DVD of Wild Hogs, featuring four... Read more →

Mid-Life Crisis Favorite Movies Poll How would you rate the following mid-life crisis movies? City SlickersAmerican BeautyAbout SchmidtBull DurhamSidewaysIn Good CompanyLost In TranslationSomethings Gotta GiveLost In AmericaThe Wonder Boys (You'll also see how other users have answered.) Poll by PollHead Inspired by LifeTwo's [Hypothetical] Male Mid-life Crisis Film Festival. Read more →

Motorcycles, Men & Midlife Growing up, I fantasized about what being a boy would be like, but what I really wanted was the freedom my brother had. I wanted to explore the deep woods on a camping trip. I wanted to run off to softball practice before doing my chores.... Read more →

Male Self-Acceptance

Re-evaluating our life choices may not necessarily represent the typical "midlife crisis." Research shows how two distinct personality types respond to midlife differently. 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 →

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 →