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Entries by Michael Sigman from 07/2012

Dark Clouds and Silver Linings for Silver-haired Boomers

| Posted 07.03.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Ralph Stanley, Humiliation, Fitness and Exercise, Silver Lining, Mindfulness, Aging Baby Boomers, The Raspberries, Aging Gracefully, Aging Humor, Old Age Security, Video, Fifty News

For millions of boomers passing from 50-something to 60-something, day-to-day life begins to seem like a series of small humiliations.

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GOP's Extraordinarily Absurd Crimes Against American English

| Posted 07.10.2012 | Politics
Read More: 2012 Presidential Election, Frank Luntz, Newt Gingrich, Mitt Romney 2012, Gop Language, Mitt Romney Language, Politicians Grammar, Politicians Language, Politics News

Mitt may lack passion when it comes to empathizing with humans, but his love of the words "extraordinary" and "extraordinarily" knows no bounds.

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Heavy Metal Hitmaker Tom Werman's Plan B: B&B for Type-A's

| Posted 07.15.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Heavy Metal, Ted Nugent, Tom Werman, Cheap Trick, Clive Davis, Motley Crue, Molly Hatchet, Poison, Dokken, Stonover Farm, Tom Werman Stonover Farm, Video, Huffington Post Werman, Fifty News

For Tom Werman, producing is producing, whether it's a multi-platinum album by Mötley Crue or a "Tomelette" -- Werman's signature breakfast treat at Stonover Farm, the popular New England Bed & Breakfast he runs with his wife Suky.

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Music Biz Icon Joe Smith Donates Awesome Audio Chats

| Posted 07.20.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Tony Bennett, Van Morrison, Mo Ostin, Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Neil Young, Barbra Streisand, Ruth Brown, The Library of Congress, Bo Diddley, The Grateful Dead, Randy Newman, Ella Fitzgerald, Joni Mitchell, David Bowie, Little Richard, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, James Taylor, Video, Entertainment News

At age 84, Joe has lost none of his comic timing. When I reminded him of the good deed he'd done for me so long ago, he paused for a beat and said, "Yeah, I sure am a great guy, aren't I?"

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Retirement Is Golden for the Rich, Ominous for the Rest

| Posted 07.30.2012 | Fifty
Read More: Retirement Age, Social Security, American Airlines Bankruptcy, Social Security Cuts, Retirement, Mitt Romney, Carly Fiorina, Social Security Benefits, Retirement Planning, Hewlett Packard, Fifty News

In better times, ordinary Americans could have fun thinking through their work options with the help of the best-seller What Color is Your Parachute? These days, their parachute is gray or black -- and made of lead.

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