Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers. ...more

July 2, 2009

Nearly 40 years ago, in 1971, there were two books that consumed much of my summer reading. Hardcover printings that had been at the top of The New York Times Bestseller List from winter to spring became paperbacks and, perhaps by mere chance, helped prepare me for the segue from rural, farm life to urban, city living. ...more

April 1, 2009

As the baby boomers start to retire, Lazydays RV SuperCenter in Seffner ought to be entering its glory days. ...more

March 25, 2009

As Baby Boomers start to retire, Lazydays RV Center in Seffner ought to be entering its glory days. Instead, Lazydays, which bills itself as the world's largest recreational vehicle dealer on one site, finds itself scrambling to survive the recession. ...more

March 24, 2009

The special is a charming, sentimental salute during which some of Chuck Jones' sketches are brought to animated life. ...more

March 24, 2009

Barbie's 50th birthday is being marked around the world with numerous pink-carpet events. But the most meaningful celebration of her milestone is in the stories shared by baby boomers who loved her as youngsters and collect her as adults. ...more

March 15, 2009

Barbie, the iconic fashion doll with the top-heavy figure and high-heel arches, turns 50 today, with no need for Botox and no threat of hot flashes. ...more

March 9, 2009

Travel for Baby Boomers ...more

February 25, 2009

Bibles in baskets in the center of round tables are hints the coffee house does not just serve cream and sugar with coffee. Another dead giveaway is the fact the "Oasis" is in the former Creason Hall at the Sun City Center United Methodist Church campus. ...more

February 25, 2009

the decade that spawned the culture wars that would define national affairs for the next 40 years. ...more

February 22, 2009