Men graze. It’s in our nature. It’s genetic. It’s the way God made us. We tinker about. We surf through more television channels in an hour than women have fingers. We can actively watch a sit com, a drama, a re-run, and CNN all at the same time; using the remote to bounce swiftly between … Continue Reading »

If there’s one thing we Mac users hate, it’s an error code. Most error codes are arcane and simply don’t tell us what’s going on inside our Macs. They come at the worst possible time, too. We’re trying to do something and the dreaded bing sound interrupts our plans. Some error codes and messages are … Continue Reading »

J. Paul Getty III is dead at age 54. And although he came from one of the world’s richest families, we don’t think there’s a boomer in the world who would have traded places with him. Remember the shock back in 1973 when his kidnappers cut off his ear and mailed it to a newspaper … Continue Reading »

Okay, at first glance of this piece in the New York Times, our reaction was: “Who came up with this wacky idea?!?” A suit you can wear to experience just what it’s like to be a 74-year old? After all, we boomers already have to listen to experts and advisers constantly reminding us that, “old … Continue Reading »

Say it isn’t so! Jack LaLanne is dead? When the news came this week that American’s very first fitness guru had passed away at the age of 96, we couldn’t believe it…we just knew that this guy was gonna outlive all of us. Even at age 96, Jack was in a helluva lot better shape … Continue Reading »

We don’t have a Video of the Week, but if we did it would be this two and a half minute bit currently making the rounds on YouTube. Andrew Carol, whose day job is in software engineering at Apple, has recreated an ancient mechanical computer, called the Antikythera Mechanism, completely out of Legos. You gotta … Continue Reading »

Well, this bit of news gives you an idea of what some scientists think of our demographic: Two of them are suggesting the best way to colonize another planet – in this case, Mars – is to send folks in their 60s…with the expectation that they won’t be coming home. Yep, the idea is that … Continue Reading »

You know the question. We all sang along as it blasted from our car radios, but we never, ever thought we’d actually have to take it seriously. But guess what? Those of you born in 1946…the very first year of the baby boom generation…the question has finally caught up to ya: Will you still need … Continue Reading »