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The Expectations vs. Realities of Winter

12/23/2020

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This is such a good depiction of the Expectations vs. Realities of Winter and what really happens in life. Don’t we all have great expectations of how things should be? And, then reality sets in but, hopefully, we can laugh and move on!

Can you identify with any of these?
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The Expectations vs. Realities of Winter
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Take the Baby Boomer Memory Test!

11/30/2020

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Take the Baby Boomer Memory Test to see how well you remember the Baby Boomer Generation!

NOT a pushover test.





Baby Boom Memory Test!






Get ready for 20 questions.  Write down your answers so you will not forget!

Answers at the end.

No peeking!  Good luck!



  1. What builds strong bodies 12 ways?
    A. Flintstones vitamins
    B. The Buttmaster
    C. Spaghetti
    D. Wonder Bread
    E. Orange Juice
    F. Milk
    G. Cod Liver Oil
  2. Before he was Muhammed Ali, he was…
    A. Sugar Ray Robinson.
    B. Roy Orbison.
    C. Gene Autry.
    D. Rudolph Valentino.
    E. Fabian.
    F. Mickey Mantle.
    G. Cassius Clay.
  3. Pogo, the comic strip character said, ‘We have met the enemy and…
    A. It’s you.
    B. He is us.
    C. It’s the Grinch.
    D. He wasn’t home.
    E. He’s really me and you.
    F. We quit.
    G. He surrendered.
  4. Good night, David.
    A. Good night, Chet.
    B. Sleep well.
    C. Good night, Irene.
    D. Good night, Gracie.
    E. See you later, alligator.
    F. Until tomorrow.
    G. Good night, Steve.
  5. You’ll wonder where the yellow went…
    A. When you use Tide.
    B. When you lose your crayons.
    C. When you clean your tub.
    D. If you paint the room blue.
    E. If you buy a soft water tank.
    F. When you use Lady Clairol.
    G. When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent.
  6. Before he was the Skipper’s Little Buddy, Bob Denver was Dobie’s friend…
    A. Stuart Whitman.
    B. Randolph Scott.
    C. Steve Reeves.
    D. Maynard G. Krebs.
    E. Corky B. Dork.
    F. Dave the Whale.
    G. Zippy Zoo.
  7. Liar, liar…
    A. You’re a liar.
    B. Your nose is growing.
    C. Pants on fire.
    D. Join the choir.
    E. Jump up higher.
    F. On the wire.
    G. I’m telling Mom.
  8. Meanwhile, back in Metropolis, Superman fights a never ending battle for truth, justice and….
    A. Wheaties.
    B. Lois Lane .
    C. TV ratings.
    D. World peace.
    E. Red tights.
    F. The American way.
    G. News headlines.
  9. Hey kids! What time is it?
    A. It’s time for Yogi Bear.
    B. It’s time to do your homework.
    C. It’s Howdy Doody Time.
    D. It’s time for Romper Room.
    E. It’s bedtime.
    F. The Mighty Mouse Hour..
    G. Scoopy Doo Time.
  10. Lions and tigers and bears…
    A. Yikes.
    B. Oh, no.
    C. Gee whiz.
    D. I’m scared.
    E. Oh my.
    F. Let’s run.
  11. Bob Dylan advised us never to trust anyone…
    A. Over 40.
    B. Wearing a uniform.
    C. Carrying a briefcase.
    D. Over 30.
    E. You don’t know.
    F. Who says, ‘Trust me’..
    G. Who eats tofu.
  12. NFL quarterback who appeared in a television commercial wearing women’s stockings…
    A. Troy Aikman
    B. Kenny Stabler
    C. Joe Namath
    D. Roger Staubach
    E. Joe Montana
    F. Steve Young
    G. John Elway
  13. Brylcream…
    A. Smear it on.
    B. You’ll smell great.
    C. Tame that cowlick.
    D. Grease ball heaven.
    E. It’s a dream.
    F. We’re your team.
    G. A little dab’ll do ya.
  14. I found my thrill…
    A. In Blueberry muffins.
    B. With my man, Bill.
    C. Down at the mill.
    D. With thyme and dill.
    E. Too late to enjoy.
    F. On Blueberry Hill.
  15. Before Robin Williams, Peter Pan was played by…
    A. Clark Gable.
    B. Mary Martin.
    C. Doris Day.
    D. Errol Flynn.
    E. Sally Fields.
    F. Jim Carrey.
    G. Jay Leno.
  16. Name the Beatles…
    A. John, Steve, George, Ringo
    B. John, Paul, George, Roscoe
    C. John, Paul, Stacey, Ringo
    D. Jay, Paul, George, Ringo
    E. Lewis, Peter, George, Ringo
    F. Jason, Betty, Skipper, Hazel
    G. John, Paul, George, Ringo
  17. I wonder, wonder, who.
    A. Who ate the leftovers?
    B. Who did the laundry?
    C. Was it you?
    D. Who wrote the book of love?
    E. Who I am?
    F. Passed the test?
    G. Knocked on the door?
  18. I’m strong to the finish…
    A. Cause I eats my broccoli.
    B. Cause I eats me spinach.
    C. Cause I lift weights.
    D. Cause I’m the hero.
    E. And don’t you for get it.
    F. Cause Olive Oyl loves me.
    G. To outlast Bruto.
  19. When it’s least expected, you’re elected, you’re the star today.
    A. Smile, you’re on Candid Camera.
    B. Smile, you’re on Star Search.
    C. Smile, you won the lottery.
    D. Smile, we’re watching you.
    E. Smile, the world sees you.
    F. Smile, you’re a hit.
    G. Smile, you’re on TV.
  20. What do M & M’s do?
    A. Make your tummy happy.
    B. Melt in your mouth, not in your pocket.
    C. Make you fat.
    D. Melt your heart.
    E. Make you popular.
    F. Melt in your mouth, not in your hand.
    G. Come in colors.
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No Peeking!


Below are the right answers to the Baby Boomer Test:

1. D – Wonder Bread
2. G – Cassius Clay
3. B – He Is us
4. A – Good night, Chet
5. G – When you brush your teeth with Pepsodent
6. D – Maynard G. Krebs
7. C – Pants on fire
8. F – The American Way
9. C – It’s Howdy Doody Time
10. E – Oh my
11. D – Over 30
12. C – Joe Namath
13. G – A little dab’ll do ya
14. G – On Blueberry Hill
15. B – Mary Martin
16. G – John, Paul, George, Ringo
17. D – Who wrote the book of Love
18. B – Cause I eats me spinach
19. A – Smile, you’re on Candid Camera
20. F – Melt in your mouth not in your hand


Thanks for taking the Baby Boomer Memory Test!

Another Test: Memory Test
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Thanksgiving Poems Just for You!

11/24/2020

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Pull up a chair, grab a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and enjoy a little break from the busyness of Thanksgiving week. These Thanksgiving Poems are short and easy to read. The poems are appropriate for all ages.

They are also thought provoking. They were selected to encourage you to truly think about the meaning of Thanksgiving. Share them with friends and family.

Enjoy!
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Thanksgiving Poems

Thanksgiving

The year has turned its circle,
The seasons come and go.
The harvest all is gathered in
And chilly north winds blow.
Orchards have shared their treasures,
The fields, their yellow grain,
So open wide the doorway~
Thanksgiving comes again!
~Old Rhyme

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All in a Word
By Aileen Fisher

T for time to be together, turkey, talk, and tangy weather.
H for harvest stored away, home, and hearth, and holiday.
A for autumn’s frosty art, and abundance in the heart.
N for neighbors, and November, nice things, new things to remember.
K for kitchen, kettles’ croon, kith and kin expected soon.
S for sizzles, sights, and sounds, and something special that abounds.
That spells ~~~THANKS—for joy in living and a jolly good Thanksgiving.


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At Grandma’s House

I like the taste of turkey
Any time throughout the year
But it never
seems to taste as good
As when Thanksgiving’s here.
Could be it’s all the trimmings
That are cooked with it to eat-
But I think it’s
eating at Grandma’s house
That makes it such a treat!
~Author Unknown

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Song of the Pilgrims
By Nancy Sue Krenrich

Across the rolling, wind-swept sea
For months we’ve sailed along,
I see a land that’s new to me
Against the blue horizon.
Oh, beautiful land of freedom born,
I’ve come across the sea
To reap your fruits and build my home,
And make my people free.

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Tips on getting more responses on senior dating sites

10/26/2020

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Just so you know...we are not a dating site! However, we wanted to offer helpful suggestions for those baby boomers and seniors who want to reach out to others in the same age group.

Do you know how to grab someone's attention and get more responses on an online dating site?

To grab one’s attention, you should:

1 Complete your profile
Make sure other members know more about you and what kind of partner you are looking for by writing more about yourself and your desired match.

2 Upload more profile photos
This is an important part because some members would decide to make the contact or not based on profile photos.

3 Show some humor
Keep it light...show them you are a fun person! Most people respond well to humor.

4 Try emailing more members
Don’t be disappointed if someone doesn’t return an email to you. Not everyone is very responsive to emails. They may also be on vacation or they just don't login that often.

5 Sign in as often as possible
Be an active member by signing in at different times to meet as many members as you can.

6 The most important thing is to be honest
Remember to be honest, positive and patient in all uses of the site.

Hopefully, the above tips will help you get more responses on online senior dating sites.
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Here are reviews of the best online senior dating site: The Best Senior Dating Sites Reviews

Also of interest: Retirement Adventures...

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7 Hobbies That Will Make You Smarter and Age Successfully!

9/26/2020

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In the past, it was thought that everyone was born with a certain level of intelligence. And, all you had to do was live up to that potential. However, scientists have proven that we can increase our potential and have fun in the process!
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Here is a List of 7 Hobbies That Will Make You Smarter and Age Successfully:

  1. Play a Musical Instrument - Playing music has benefits, such as, analytical skills, creativity, fine motor skills, etc. However, unlike other activities, it strengthens the corpus callosum by creating new connections between the left and right cerebral hemispheres. Improving the corpus callosum also helps with problem solving, memory, and overall brain function no matter how old you are!
  2. Read Anything - Whether you like Harry Potter or the latest issue of the Colorado Springs Gazette, reading will reduce your stress! This will make you feel better about yourself and will help with problem solving. It will also increase your level of intelligence. Aren’t you glad reading is in the list of 7 hobbies that will make you smarter?
  3. Exercise Regularly  - Need we say more! Regular exercise will flood your cells with BDNF (Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor). This is considered an important protein that influences brain function as well as the peripheral nervous system. It helps with memory, concentration and understanding, learning and mental acuity. Sitting down for long periods of time actually has the opposite affect and hinders our brain from working as well as it could.
  4. Learn a New Language - If you want to be really good at solving puzzles, learn a foreign language. If you are bilingual, you will be a better puzzle solver than those who speak only one language. Leaning a new language enables your brain to better perform any mentally demanding tasks. That will serve you well as you age!
  5. Test Your Cumulative Learning - You can test your cumulative learning by keeping track of noteworthy bits of knowledge you acquire. It could be information from reading a book, observing other people’s interactions, or simply keeping a small journal with notes on anything that grabs your attention. Watching Jeopardy is our favorite activity for reaching into your brain for past-learned information.
  6. Work Out Your Brain - You want your nerve cells to respond in new ways which increases your neuroplasticity.  Yes, that is a big word, but increasing it will improve your cognitive abilities and reduce anxiety as well as depression. So have fun with Sudoku, jigsaw puzzles, card games, board games and other activities that give your brain a workout!
  7. Meditate - A recent study showed that we can control our own brain waves and feel whatever we want to feel whenever we want to. Wow…that is powerful! What we can take from this is that the brain can further develop, and you can do it on purpose.You can work on improving your strengths as well as improving upon your weaknesses.

Based on Scientific Research
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Engage In These 7 Hobbies That Will Make You Smarter
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Autumn Leaves Changing Colors!

9/24/2020

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Autumn Leaves Changing Colors

As summer ends and autumn comes
Days get shorter, misty and cold
And in this spectacular season
Nature’s beauty graciously unfold
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Trees get ready to slow down
And in autumn take some rest
And show amazing colors of love
That are all at their best


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Green fades away quickly
And yellow and orange appear
To show off their vibrant hues
And warmup their surrounding dear

Sunlight and cool nights of autumn
Help leaves to turn orangish red
And combine all things smoothly
To add magic in season’s lovely bed

And all this shedding and replacement
Of leaves continue throughout the year
And trees only shed leaves in autumn
To prepare for another winter dear

This is God’s spectacular display
Of beautiful colors of the fall
During which many changes occur
Including yellow, orange and red of all.

***Inspired by the changing colors of Autumn in Canada.

Enjoy Autumn with these Pumpkin Dessert Recipes - Click Here

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Jigsaw Puzzles Keep Your Over 50 Brain Young and Engaged!

4/24/2020

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Did you know? Jigsaw puzzles help you exercise both the right and left side of the brain. Working a jigsaw puzzle helps keep your brain young!

Your left brain thinks logically and follows sequence while the right brain is creative, intuitive and emotional. When working a jigsaw puzzle, you harness both sides of the brain.

Jigsaw puzzles engage the brain to retain information on shapes and colors in order to choose pieces that will fit together properly.This hunt for pieces requires your brain to memorize what each piece looks like or should look like and what kinds of pieces you are searching for in order to complete the picture. Doing this repeatedly reinforces short-term memory.

This engaging activity:
  1. Works to exercise the brain cells and thereby activates them and increases their efficiency and capacity.
  2. Makes you alert, increases concentration, and expands creativity.
  3. Helps you practice visualization because you are constantly looking at the images.
  4. Affects your physical health by lowering your breath rate and reducing heart rate and blood pressure.
  5. Builds up a base of useful individual skills.
  6. Transfers individual skills to other situations where they can be applied to solve new problems.

Here are two jigsaw puzzles for you to work and enjoy!

Click link beside each photo…

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Cedar Mtn, in Craig, Colorado

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Children Fountain

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​Interesting facts about jigsaw puzzles!
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They were first created by an English mapmaker by the name of John Spilsbury in the late 1760’s. He made a puzzle by gluing a map of the world on a piece of wood and cut out the countries. Children would put the pieces together to learn to identify individual countries and their relation to one another. This was much like our puzzles of the United States that we all worked on when we were growing up.

Thus, jigsaw puzzles were originally invented for education instead of entertainment. Jigsaw puzzles are now loved by people of all ages. Jigsaw puzzles became a form of daily amusement and activity for adults in the early 1900’s. However, they were quite expensive ($5 for a 500-piece puzzle in 1908). By the time of the Great Depression in the early 1930’s, they became more reasonable in price. In fact, 10 million puzzles were sold per week during this time in history. This was an escape from the troubles of the Depression years.
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How to Make a Retirement Survival Kit!

4/14/2020

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What do you give someone who has worked hard most of their life and is now getting ready for retirement?  If you know anyone who’s in these shoes and has a good humorous side, this is a fun gift to give to them!

​This “Retirement Survival Kit” has everything your favorite retiree will need for a good laugh as they enter this new phase in their life!
Just print out the list below, add all the items on the list, and present them in a box or gift bag.
This is the perfect gift for the retiree’s party and will be the hit of the celebration. Everyone will be sure to enjoy it!
These items could also be used as party decorations and party favors. Just use your creativity for a fun, memorable celebration!


Items to include in the Survival Kit:
Balloon: to start the celebration with a BANG!
Gold Leaf: because you’re worth your weight in gold
Love Heart Candy: to remind you to follow your heart
Marker: retirement MARKS the beginning of a new journey!
Elastic Band: try to stay flexible during your retirement years
Candy Watch: to use your time wisely
Marble: to help replace the ones you lost at work
Tea Bag: retirement is just one long tea (or coffee) break!
Seeds: For all the seeds of knowledge you have sown
Starburst Candy: For a burst of energy when you need it!
Straw: to have a drink & let your hair down
Money: to help with your retirement fund
Candle: to keep your future bright
Toothpick: to pick out the best in every day
Confetti: to remember that life is a party, and the best is yet to come!
M & M’s (share size): share your M & M’s with your retiree friends
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Easter Umbrella Door Decoration

3/19/2020

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It’s time to decorate your front door for spring and the upcoming Easter celebrations with this easy, creative umbrella door decoration.

By using spring colors and items associated with springtime, you will have a great addition to your front door.

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Directions:

* A bouquet of pink tulips, along with greenery and dyed eggshells filled with daffodils. They are tucked neatly into an umbrella for a unique Easter door decoration.

* To make, tie a pretty pink ribbon halfway up a closed umbrella to create a makeshift vase for your arrangement.

* Create pockets between front ribs and tuck in tissue paper to support a crafts-store bird’s nest. Use blown-out dyed Easter eggs, fresh flowers, and greenery such as ferns and moss.

* When you’re finished, wire the arrangement to a hook to hang on your front door.

* You now have a door umbrella decoration that is just right for spring and Easter!

Editor’s Tip:

To keep flowers fresh, put the stems in water vials or heavy plastic bags filled with floral foam powder which is available at floral supply stores.

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Jigsaw Puzzles Keep Your Over 50 Brain Young and Engaged!

8/24/2019

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Did you know? Jigsaw puzzles help you exercise both the right and left side of the brain. Working a jigsaw puzzle helps keep your brain young!
Your left brain thinks logically and follows sequence while the right brain is creative, intuitive and emotional. When working a jigsaw puzzle, you harness both sides of the brain.
Jigsaw puzzles engage the brain to retain information on shapes and colors in order to choose pieces that will fit together properly.This hunt for pieces requires your brain to memorize what each piece looks like or should look like and what kinds of pieces you are searching for in order to complete the picture. Doing this repeatedly reinforces short-term memory.
This engaging activity:
  1. Works to exercise the brain cells and thereby activates them and increases their efficiency and capacity.
  2. Makes you alert, increases concentration, and expands creativity.
  3. Helps you practice visualization because you are constantly looking at the images.
  4. Affects your physical health by lowering your breath rate and reducing heart rate and blood pressure.
  5. Builds up a base of useful individual skills.
  6. Transfers individual skills to other situations where they can be applied to solve new problems.

Interesting facts about jigsaw puzzles!They were first created by an English mapmaker by the name of John Spilsbury in the late 1760’s. He made a puzzle by gluing a map of the world on a piece of wood and cut out the countries. Children would put the pieces together to learn to identify individual countries and their relation to one another. This was much like our puzzles of the United States that we all worked on when we were growing up.
Thus, jigsaw puzzles were originally invented for education instead of entertainment. Jigsaw puzzles are now loved by people of all ages. Jigsaw puzzles became a form of daily amusement and activity for adults in the early 1900’s. However, they were quite expensive ($5 for a 500-piece puzzle in 1908). By the time of the Great Depression in the early 1930’s, they became more reasonable in price. In fact, 10 million puzzles were sold per week during this time in history. This was an escape from the troubles of the Depression years.
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