Blogging Boomer’s Carnival # 54

Have a chuckle, enjoy yourself, learn something new and interesting at this week’s Blogging Boomer’s Carnival.

If you are not familiar with an online Carnival, it is simply a round up of some of the best boomer related posts on the net. This week it’s our turn to host and introduce you to some of our friends highlighted below. So be sure to check out their blogs! Here’s what’s in store for you:

American Boomers are bombarded with the message that high levels of bad cholesterol lead to an early grave. But a dirty little secret of modern medicine is that many drugs work in only a minority of people. Check it out at So Baby Boomer.

And, as if that’s not enough….Guess What? The New York Times and Wall Street Journal are reporting that the effectiveness of popular blockbuster aniti-depressant drugs has been vastly exaggerated. Yikes! For the full scoop visit LifeTwo.

What does the idea of becoming fearless in your 50′s and 60′s conjure up for you? Check out what becoming fearless means to the founders of 2young2retire over at Contemporary Retirement.

Our friend Rhea says You can’t make her buy books online if she doesn’t want to. Browsing her bookstores is her thing. Maybe Yours Too? Then check out The Boomer Chronicles.

Some memories transcend generations. Today’s I remember JFK reminisecence is one such. Odds our parents enjoyed the game of Monopoly before we boomer kids ever came along. But we’ve also certainly enjoyed it ourselves, as did our children and now our grandchildren.

This week at Don’t Gel too Soon, Cynthia pens a virtual baby shower gift for a friend Julie at Mother Goose Mouse ,who’s just had a boy after two girls. Don’t miss this fun post that describes the wonders, vagaries and joys Cynthia had raising her little guys.

Finally, how will presidential candidates address the growing needs of boomers in the job force andin the virtual marketplace? The survey on careers and virtual business that Wendy at Gen Plus  co-developed with Amy Zuckerman is getting some attention.

Have a great week!