It’s Finally Time to Travel Again, Boomers: “On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!”
By Phyllis Stoller, NABBW’s Group Travel Associate
For us Boomers, the time to travel is now. We can leave the...
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By Phyllis Stoller, NABBW’s Group Travel Associate
For us Boomers, the time to travel is now. We can leave the...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Each day, thousands traverse the narrow road that hugs the...
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By Carolee Duckworth, NABBW’s Independent Travel Associate
OUR JULY ARMCHAIR TRIP:
Montréal &...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Camping tents glow beneath dramatic storm clouds on the edge...
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OUR MAY ARMCHAIR TRIP:
CAROLINA ON MY MIND:
BLUE RIDGE TO THE COAST
By Carolee Duckworth, NABBW’s Independent...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Ventura Harbor
Ventura is a beach town with a laid-back vibe...
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OUR APRIL ARMCHAIR TRIP:
NAPA VALLEY,
SAN FRANCISCO & THE PACIFIC HIGHWAY
By Carolee Duckworth, NABBW’s...
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OUR MARCH ARMCHAIR TRIP:
Blues, Soul, Rock & Jazz: Memphis to New Orleans “Riding on the City of New...
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By Linda Ballou, NABBW’s Adventure Travel Associate
Linda Ballou
The only thing certain about travel in 2022 is...
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By Carolee Duckworth, NABBW’s Independent Travel Associate
OUR FEBRUARY ARMCHAIR TRIP:
Southern...
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By Phyllis Stoller, NABBW’s Group Travel Associate
You might be safer overseas than in the US or Canada. I just...
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Guest post by Gramps Jeffrey, author of “I Don’t Want to Turn 3”
Gramps Jeffrey
For years, we Baby...
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Guest post by Gramps Jeffrey, author of “I Don’t Want to Turn 3”
Gramps Jeffrey
For years, we Baby Boomers have viewed ourselves as...
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I Don’t Want to Turn 3
By Gramps Jeffrey
Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes
This sweet picture book is author Gramps Jeffrey’s...
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According to author Ronald Surz, most of us Baby Boomers are going to be spending much of this decade (the 2020’s, which are still in early...
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I was not initially familiar with the story of Englishwoman Lady Isabella Lucy Bird, so I didn’t know what to expect when I began reading Linda...
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Being originally from Wisconsin, which boasts being The Dairy State, I have alway loved cooking, baking and eating foods made with real butter....
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If you’re a home-owning Baby Boomer looking for a profitable side hustle, this book is for you.
You’ll be especially interested if, going...
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As author Ralph Mroz states in the first sentence of this book, we’re all going to die. But, he says, the more important question is, how...
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Against My Father’s Will: A Memoir
By Jane Morgan Barry
Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes
If you’re a Baby Boomer woman, you grew up...
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Perhaps all of us have moments when one of our more mundane thoughts crystalizes and remains frozen in our memory forever, though we don’t know...
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NOTE: I was lucky enough to be invited to read a pre-publication copy of this book. As a result of that early reading, and my subsequent positive...
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There’s an old belief that all little boys go dino-mad for a minute. I have no idea if that’s accurate, but I do know I was no exception. Back...
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The first time I saw Top Gun, I hated it. As a wee lad, I remember seeing it in a packed theater in 1986. I remember the whooshing of the jets, the...
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There aren’t many fictional characters that have as many character facets as Batman. You could go in a number of different directions beyond horror...
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As you read this, somebody is working a soulless customer service job. They’re getting screamed at by a customer with an almost sociopathic lack of...
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There have been eleven movies made with the title Vengeance is Mine. The first of those films was made way back in 1912, proving that even in those...
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He was close. He thought he was ready, but at the last moment, he stepped away. Wait — let me back up and I’ll explain. To set the stage, last...
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Movie stars are good. Serious Actors are better. Best of all are That Guys.* Even if you’re a casual film viewer, you likely have a favorite That...
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I once read that a person’s preferred 007 can be determined by when their father showed them their first Bond movie. This is not a concept that’s...
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We say that all lives have value. Do they? If so, what exactly is that value? To ponder a question like that is, at best, distasteful. At worst,...
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a trend-setter, and it’s kind of amazing considering the risks taken. Consider the lead of Iron Man was a troubled...
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I’m a genre nerd. While a thoughtful documentary or smart drama will capture my attention, nothing gets my nerd radar pinging faster than a film...
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Is it fair to call Nicolas Cage a film icon? Not in the religious sense of the word, but more the idea that an icon represents a concept.
Take a...
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