Boomer EntropyBoomer EntropyAs we go about our daily lives fittnessing, stock-market watching, traveling, trawling the Internet, or comparison-shopping assisted living quarters, perhaps those of us in the Boomer generation can take some time to contemplate the weltanschauung we Articles
freedom not caprice
2007-09-21 07:21:00 "Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge." Cyrus Augustus Bartol (1813?1900)
Quote from Over The Boom: Darker Shades of Honor
2007-09-20 17:25:00 I can?t remember the last time I sat in a church service and God bonked me on the head and said, ?Buy your no-loads through a discount broker!? More About: Honor , Boom , Quote
the strugglers
2007-09-20 17:01:00 Numerous sources give support to the statement that the divorce rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the last 50 years. However, the remarriage rate has also risen. A number of social factors feed into this marital version of musical chairs, but I won?t go into those factors here. Given rising divorce rates ...
the replicators
2007-09-20 16:35:00 Already had a full agenda early this week, then found a referer spam machine... More About: Cato
blogging break
2007-09-17 21:40:00 I'll be taking a blogging break for several days. More About: Blogging , Break , Brea
naked light
2007-09-16 07:54:00 And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people, maybe more. People talking without speaking, People hearing without listening, People writing songs that voices never share, And no one dared Disturb the sound of silence... - Simon & Garfunkel, Sounds of Silence More About: Light
Boomer singletons
2007-09-15 21:05:00 The Boomer cohort consists of more single households than any other contemporary or historical population segment. A number of the ?Boomer web destinations? include “dating” or other sections designed for Boomer “mingling”. Some seemed to be designed solely for the purpose of providing an online meeting place for Boomers seeking relationships of some type, ...
the unity of freedom
2007-09-14 20:47:00 The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion. - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963) 35th President of the Unit ed States (1961-1963) More About: Freedom , Unity
destination, please?
2007-09-14 07:09:00 For some reason, when I think of this “Boomer web destination” idea, I think of the movie All That Jazz; the dance sequence Bob Fosse choreographed for the song “Take Off With Us“. Great movie, btw. Being on the leading trailing edge of the cohort, it seems much more expressive to me of ... More About: Destination
elderly at 25
2007-09-13 07:41:00 The extent of the adulation of "youth" in this culture is excessive to the point of absurdity. More About: Elderly
ch-ch-ch-changes
2007-09-13 06:36:00 With 'asides' working, Boomer spottings and recent blog visits will soon be moving to new space... More About: Chang , Chan
struggles and scars
2007-09-12 07:11:00 I am among those who see no value in violence or warfare. Violence and warfare are expressions of the most noxious of human emotions arising from strife and struggle. The emotions evoked, in turn, by events of violence and war are among the most difficult to control or guide. Actions based in ... More About: Scars
wee hours
2007-09-11 18:01:00 An article published in the wee hours of today, September 11, was "unpublished", as the wee hour contributed to a lack of mindfulness of the date. Keeping with the suggestion of a friend, I am observing a blog day of silence. More About: Hours
mentor? womantor? persontor?
2007-09-10 07:06:00 If the prospect of appearing as “elderly” is keeping Boomers from taking up the mantel of wisdom, then we need some fresh thinking. One option is to change the wording. Always a viable marketing tactic. So, what are some alternatives? more » » ... More About: Mentor , Manto
truth immutable
2007-09-09 07:03:00 Truth may be immutable, but the form in which it is embodied consists of elements which admit of change. - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, (1888-1975) addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblogspace.boomerentropy.com %2F2007%2F09%2F09%2Ftruth-immutable%2F'; addthis_title = 'truth+immutable'; addthis_pub = ''; Tags: serene sundays, change, contemplation, truths More About: Truth , Ruth
instant gratification
2007-09-08 07:05:00 A review by Micheal A. Clemens of a new book by Paul Collier, The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It, (Oxford University Press, 2007), contains some of Clemens own experiences about working with projects in “underdeveloped economies”. The brief synopsis: Paul Collier offers ...
earning freedom
2007-09-07 07:15:00 Freedom is never really won — you earn it and win it in every generation. – Coretta Scott King, 1927-2006 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblogspace.boomerentropy.com %2F2007%2F09%2F07%2Fearning-freedom%2F'; addthis_title = 'earning+freedom'; addthis_pub = ''; Tags: free fridays, freedom, generations, wisdom More About: Freedom , Earning
the shape of wisdom
2007-09-06 07:07:00 Of course, not all youth have the openness of mind of the very young. I’ve looked into the eyes of dying children and have seen deep understanding of age pooled in their reflection. Some die in hunger, starvation, and endemic cultural violence. Yet even those children born into prosperous families have not the automatic ... More About: Wisdom , Shape
consumption to offset risk
2007-09-05 05:47:00 The “adolescent” mind, it has been said, is the state of mind in which the Boomer generation has been stuck. We have not “sucked it up” as did our parents and grandparents. We’ve overly indulged ourselves in adolescence. We’ve never grown up and faced the harsh realities of the market economy. And ... More About: Risk , Offset , Consumption
the enthusiast
2007-09-04 17:24:00 Returning to the topic of Boomers as the ?New Elders?, marketing consultants such as Marilynn Mobley are asking ?do Boomers really want to be reminded of their age?? “I’ve been surprised by some of the titles that have come out, such as ELDR, a magazine that debuted in July for 60-somethings. I don’t know that I’d ...
celebrating labor
2007-09-03 15:53:00 There are many articles and stories on the Internet about the history of this U.S. holiday, which commemorates the rise of the Labor Movement era. This social movement was not confined to the U.S.; it was, in fact, a global movement. The other articles and stories about Labor Day can be read elsewhere (see the ...
harmony which dwells in truth
2007-09-02 16:05:00 In the night we stumble over things and become acutely conscious of their individual separateness. But the day reveals the greater unity which embraces them. The man whose inner vision is bathed in an illumination of his consciousness at once realizes the spiritual unity reigning supreme over all differences. His mind no longer awkwardly stumbles ... More About: Truth , Harmony , Wells , Well , Ruth
as Boomers become working poor
2007-09-01 20:52:00 Yesterday?s quote from Dorothy Thompson points to one defect in the practical operation of theoretical ?free markets?. There is also another flaw seldom frankly pointed to in either practical or theoretical discussions of ?free markets?: A problem arises when large segments of the population have not the price of entry into the marketplace. ... More About: Boomers , Poor , Working , Workin
the fullest freedom
2007-08-31 15:40:00 Of all forms of government and society, those of free men and women are in many respects the most brittle. They give the fullest freedom for activities of private persons and groups who often identify their own interests, essentially selfish, with the general welfare. - Dorothy Thompson addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fblogspace.boomerentropy.com %2F2007%2F08%2F31%2Fthe-fullest-freedom%2 F'; addthis_title ... More About: Freedom
what Boomers need
2007-08-30 19:02:00 The question of what Boomers need is much more difficult to answer than what Boomers want. If we listen to Wall Street and the ?free? marketplace, Boomers need new investment portfolios and new products and services upon which to spend the fruits of their investment. These include luxury cars, condos, exotic travel destinations, and hi-tech ...
what Boomers want
More articles from this author:2007-08-29 17:08:00 As consumers of goods and services, what do Boomers want? There are lots clicks on the sidebar with content that will tell you they know exactly what Boomers want. But, basically, Boomers want out of life what everyone wants: happiness, comfort, security, and meaning. Boomers do, however, have different ways of thinking ... 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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