Do you ever wonder why we boomers did not fulfil the promise of the 1960s and create a world of peace and love, free from war and poverty? Being more realistic, maybe you are curious simply about why our generation does not donate more to worthwhile causes or spend more time volunteering. It turns out that a good number of us are not particularly…
Lyndsay Green
Lyndsay Green is the author of You Could Live a Long Time: Are You Ready? (Thomas Allen, 2010).
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Here They Come
The grey-haired flood is almost upon us and the sandbags aren’t yet in place May 2009
When I was a teenager, a friend of my parents asked me what I was going to do when I grew up. I don’t remember my answer, but I vividly recall his reply. He said, “You should design decent retirement homes for seniors because they just might be ready by the time you need one.” That was four decades…