Have you reached a crossroads in your life?  Are you feeling called towards a new direction, one that requires soul searching, reflection, and a pivot? Have you done in life what you set out to do: Establish a career, start a family, accumulate wealth, climb the ladder, build relationships, establish yourself in this world? Have […]

Do you know what a toy gel gun is? They shoot gellets, small, colorful water-hydrated balls that pop on contact and immediately begin to disintegrate, leaving no stain, no mess, and no clean up. Toy gels guns are being used for games like paintball and have gained popularity because they make less mess.   However, […]

I’m fortunate that my first college degree included classes in nutrition. I learned the value of eating fruits and vegetables for health and avoiding junk food. However, the recent debate on low-carb or a vegetarian diet, and dozens of spinoffs, has added confusion for the American public, and even me. A recent proposal by the […]

It’s good news that a new federal safety standard for clothing storage units has finally been adopted that will reduce injuries and deaths from dresser and other clothing storage unit tip-overs. In writing about consumer product safety for decades, it’s been discouraging to read about and report on tip-over deaths through the years, the U.S. […]

     We just returned from what was going to be a 12-day vacation to the beach in South Carolina. We came home a day early, chased out by Hurricane Ian. We found out later, in Charleston, there was plenty of street flooding and some wind damage, but nothing catastrophic like there was in Florida. […]

Title: Boomers, Zoomers, and Other Oomers: A Boomer-biased Irreverent Perspective on Aging  Author: Marcel Strigberger ISBN-10#:0995950121 Reviewed for the NABBW by Anne Holmes Canadian author Marcel Strigberger says he is a humorist trapped inside the body of a former litigation lawyer. You might think that is a unique resume starter, and you’d be correct. I’m […]

This is a nationwide effort to raise awareness that falls ARE preventable. These national trip and fall statistics are startling.  And what is even more jarring is that most of these are preventable!  There are many ways of reducing the risk of trips and falls in a home and using the Silver Spaces Home Safety […]

      My wife B started feeling bad a week ago Wednesday. She decided she’d better test for Covid. And sure enough, she was positive.      The next day I felt a tickle in my throat, and some sniffles. I figured I’d better test as well. Also positive.      B is about […]

To the Hybrid Boomer – your support is appreciated Hybrid Boomer is featured in Feedspot Top 100 Baby Boomer Blogs – Check us out! Now that the vaccines to help control the spread of COVID-19 are widely available, the mask mandates in most states have been lifted. Companies are now presenting a case for hybrid […]

To the Hybrid Boomer – your support is appreciated Check out the Hybrid Boomer on the Feedspot Top 100 Baby Boomer Blogs Now that the pandemic is supposedly over, more and more companies are demanding an end to work-from-home and hybrid work setups. I read an article in Fortune where a law firm in the […]