Blogging Boomer’s Carnival #80

Once again, we area hosting the gang of Blogging Boomer’s this week. We would like to introduce you to them and give you a flavor of who we are!

What is a Blogging Boomer’s Carnival? It’s a group of bloggers who are all writing about Boomer issues. Our group is growing and we have 2 new bloggers this week!

More of us are entering the second half of our lives than at any other time in history. Yet, in many ways, we are not prepared to live them fully. Find out more, over at So BabyBoomer!

News on the street is that the AARP is being bossy and always telling middle -agers where to live and when to retire. Not one to take things sitting down, the The Boomer Chronicles are saying, “I object”!

So, how does one tastefully cash in on a show that was canceled after only 39 episodes, but which had proven immensely popular after its demise? That was the quandary faced by TV studio execs with the popular show, The Flintstones. Just go to I Remember JFK to find out the whole story!

Seven years after the fact, The Midlife Crisis Queen thinks back to her own divorce, why it happened and why it was a very good change in her life!

Thinking about the new Batman film and all the political implications behind it, Don’t Gel Too Soon discusses them and more…

California was shaking and quaking this past week and Janet Wendy from Gen Plus gives us a little LA peek inside the rumbling!

Have you heard about the Paycheck Fairness Act, being debated currently in Congress? If not you might want to find out more at one of our newest BloggingBoomer members, VaBoomer!

Would you say you’re happy? Dina over at This Marriage Thing discusses a study that finds women over 48 less happy than men.

Andrea Stenberg is our other newest B.B. member and she is putting it all on the line as she shares her deepest, darkest secret…about her messy desk. This BabyBoomer Entrepreneur tells how she’s going to overcome this bad habit!

Have you had a chance to see the inspiration talk by Randy Pausch, the terminally ill computer science professor whose poignant farewell lecture at Carnegie Mellon University became a viral video phenomenon? He symbolized living life to the fullest. Having passed away last week, Life Two is celebrating his courage with a link to this special and touching talk!

As far as technology is concerned, are you a digital native or an old dog? Head over to Contemporary Retirement to find out!