“Relax. You know more than you think you do.” Opening words to Baby and Child Care. “Dr. Spock is the father of permissiveness.” Vice-President Spiro Agnew Whether know it or not, you were raised by Dr. Spock. Baby boomers were born into a world that believed: “Spare the rod, spoil the child.” The rules: DisobedienceRead the Rest…
“Let’s paint a racing-flag checkerboard on the hood!” My Dad got harebrained ideas and expected me to go along. Sometimes I wondered who was the adult and who was the teenager. The convertible MG was cool but held only two and had those stupid European bucket seats, separating you from the passenger – hardly theRead the Rest…
Know how many pies in the puss I got in my sweet career? Over 25,000. It was never a secret – kids were my target audience but lots of baby boomer parents watched as well. However, it’s not true that I sneaked dirty jokes into the shows to attract more adults. My format was loose,Read the Rest…
These ideas are being touted to midlife baby boomers, but they’re good for everyone. “Help, I’ve just crashed and can’t get up!” There are some 40 million drivers 65+ and 32 million have a license. The Yellow Dot. An aging baby boomer population is turning it into a national fad – a sticker on theRead the Rest…
1996: After 20 years, Tommy Lasoda retires as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. 1984: A baby boomer favorite soap opera, Santa Barbara, premieres on network television. 1974: Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa disappears in suburban Detroit. 1974: House Judiciary Committee votes on third and last charge of “high crimes and misdemeanors” to impeach President NixonRead the Rest…
I was the only kidnap in my fraternity’s first all-baby boomer pledge class. It represented a compliment, however convoluted the reasoning: you had fallen short, which meant a lot was expected. Today, this might be called an “intervention” and appear as a reality TV episode. For Display For Use Traditional hazing was not as severeRead the Rest…
It was a “bold” look into a tomorrow 100 years from now (1962). “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” With all the amazing advances in technology and living styles – 9 hour work weeks, sky-dwelling, flying cars, instant transport tubes, robots and work-saving gadgets galore – the future family remained aRead the Rest…
I inspired the baby boomer generation, who discovered my work in the 1970s and turned me into a pop culture phenom. “Spaceship Earth” “Synergenics” “Sustainability” “Ephemeralization” (later called “recycling”) I coined these words when boomers were glints in their parent’s eyes. I wasn’t a politician or spiritual guru. I can best be described as aRead the Rest…
It was blamed for fender benders, sprained necks, and the demise of Western Civilization. Designer Mary Quant unveiled the shocking baby boomer fashion in the “Swinging London” Chelsea district. What began in 1965 as local pop culture fad became de rigueur for young boomers worldwide, showing off more leg than ever imagined. No warning, hardlyRead the Rest…
2005: Lance Armstrong retires after winning his 7th straight Tours de France. 1991: Scientists announce the discovery of a planet outside our solar system. 1990: A “post-patriarchal” Ms. Magazine relaunches with no advertising after an eight month re-organization hiatus. Issue #1, July, 1972 1990: You know “the rest of the story,” but the ending remainsRead the Rest…
