Tag Archives: Baby Boomers

Finishing Off Some Familiar Slogans

As a member of the jingle generation, I have all kinds of stuff cluttering my mind. Blame it on TV commercials. For example, I know that Crest has been shown to be an effective decay preventive dentifrice that can be … Continue reading

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After the Greatest Come the Babied

I’m not so sure I like being a Baby Boomer, but I can’t do much about it. Considering that the age group preceding us is known collectively as the Greatest Generation, it seems to me that by comparison the Baby … Continue reading

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Trying to Find a Niche to Scratch

Hey, I just got back to the chilly north from a copywriting boot camp in hot and humid Florida. I chose to drive 1,200 miles each way, which made the transition less traumatic. There are few people in this world … Continue reading

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Every Generation Requires Many Voices

I started these essays barely a year ago with something of a theme. I was going to be a booming voice for the Boomers. Boomers, according to the accepted definition, are those of us born between 1946 and 1964. I’m … Continue reading

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Laboring over Einstein in a Deadline World

I never had much of attention span, but I was great at focusing over a span of several hours when I really had to. This served me well in college in cramming for tests. Despite all the advice to the … Continue reading

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Escape to the Planet of the A.P.E.

When you’re an old guy like me, the world becomes increasingly foreign as technology and changing lifestyles skew what I used to regard as normalcy. For example, the word “normalcy” itself is a made-up word, compliments of Warren G. Harding … Continue reading

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Lessons Learned on the Blogging Trail

One of the things I do as a copywriter is write blogs for other people or, more specifically, for business/commercial websites. Blogs are a good way to keep a website current, as well as bringing readers back, because very little … Continue reading

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Destined to Be Devoid of Hair

I was watching one of George Carlin’s HBO stand-ups the other night, and I thought most of his rants were funny. He was on a roll about things people do that bother him. I was laughing along. Then he made … Continue reading

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Welcome to My Life’s Headquarters

With the arrival of warm weather, my front porch has become my life’s headquarters. I work there, compliments of my laptop and wireless router, and there are times I don’t feel as if I’m working at all. Since I retired … Continue reading

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Baby Boomers on Brink of Disaster?

Check out the horror stories from one of the most abused segments of our population—people 55 and older. People invest for decades into a retirement plan and, just like that, it all goes away. It may be an unscrupulous or … Continue reading

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