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One Who Represents Many

Dr. Robert Worley | Posted May 28, 2012

Read More: Marine Corps, Memorial Day, Vietnam War, Vietnam Vets, Marines, Memorial Day 2012, Memorial Day Vietnam Vet, Vietnam Veterans

Memorial Day takes me back and helps put my personal and professional priorities where they properly belong. The name Michael Eugene Hoppers invariably appears front and center in my thoughts, but he represents many. This year is no different.

Ours was one of those neighborhoods that reliably produced over its...

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Bringing the Fun Back to Fitness

Chris Powell | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: 30-Day Summer Shape Up, Fitness And Exercise, Get In Shape Summer, Summer Exercise, Summer Fitness, Summer In Shape, Summer Shape Up, Summer Workout, Summer Workouts

Let's be honest: Working out can be monotonous. We go in the gym and hit the same routine every time. After a while, we start to feel like a hamster on a wheel, doing the same thing over and over... and oh yeah, not getting the results we are working...

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Mourning Around the World

KidSpirit | Posted May 27, 2012

Read More: Buddhist Mourning, Catholic Mourning, Christian Mourning, Death &Amp; Dying, Hindu Mourning, Jewish Mourning, Mourning, Mourning Rituals, Muslim Mourning, Religious Rituals, Religious Traditions

By contributing writer Elizabeth Berg. Originally published in KidSpirit Magazine's Change & Loss issue.

It is always hard when people die. No matter what the situation, it seems impossible to deal with the fact that someone you were close to will no longer be around. Although there is...

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The Baby Boomers Commencement Address

Marc Middleton | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: Commencement Speaches, Marc Middleton, Baby Boomers, Boomers, Commencement, Entrepreneurship, Growing Bolder, Inspiration, Middle Age, Middle-Aged, Motivation, Reinvention

I recently delivered a commencement address to Masters graduate students at Florida Institute of Technology. All of the graduates were working professionals, many of them middle-aged and beyond. As I looked into their faces, I realized that they were as excited and as anxious about their future, about possibilities of...

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Across Nepal, Thousands Demonstrate Against Demand for Provinces Based on Ethnicity

Barbara Weibel | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: Communist Party Of Nepal, Nepalese Peoples War, Nepali Congress, Pokhara Nepal, Prithivi Narayan Shah, United Nepal, Nepal, Nepal Protests, Slideexpand

Pokhara, Nepal - Thousands of Nepali took to the streets this week in support of a United Nepal. Their cry, "Himal, Pahad, Terai," (Mountain, Hills, Plains), was in response to violent demonstrations that have plagued the country over the past week, as some of Nepal's more than 100 minorities demanded...

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Prima Donna

Domenick Scudera | Posted May 26, 2012

For gay men of a certain age, the passing of Donna Summer last week was a significant loss. Those of us in our late 40s and 50s remember this disco diva in her 1970s prime. Upon hearing the news of her death, all the memories attached to that time have...

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Gay-on-Gay Bullying: The New Mean Girls

Carl Sandler | Posted May 26, 2012

Read More: Anti-Bullying, Gay Ageism, Gay Agism, Gay Dating Apps, Gay Dating Apps Bullying, Gay Hookup Apps, Gay Mobile Dating Apps, Gays Ageism, Gays Agism, Mister App, Mister Dating App

In the past two years mobile dating apps have transformed the lives of gay men worldwide. You can now be on a remote island, at Home Depot, at church, or even on another date and easily find someone nearby to meet (or, in some states, marry). Mobile dating apps are...

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The Rejection Letter That Renewed My Sense Of Purpose

Georgia Middleman | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Kenny Loggins, Blue Sky Riders, Blue Sky Riders Band, Gary Burr, Georgia Middleman, Nashville, Reinvention, Songwriting

Singer/songwriters Kenny Loggins, Gary Burr and Georgia Middleman recently formed the new band Blue Sky Riders, and were profiled by Huff/Post50 in February. They are finishing their first album and will be chronicling their experiences as a band in this blog.

There's a place in Nashville where every...

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Things Are Looking Up: Graduation Gifts for 2012's Surefire Superstars

Katie Campbell | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: College Graduates, College Graduation Gifts, Gift Guide, Gifts, Graduation, Graduation Gifts, Recent Grads, Technology

Students graduating from college in 2012 have an edge over other recent grads. US News reports that employers will hire 9.5 percent more than from the class of 2011 and that 2012 grads will be paid more on average...

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Thirty Words to Honor a Fallen Veteran

Zachary Ehren | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Memorial Day, U.S. Military, WWII Veterans, Army, Memorial Day 2012, Memorial Day Weekend, Military, Military Funeral Ceremony, Military Funerals, Veterans, Veterans Funeral Ceremony, Veterans Funerals

I sit in the break room rehearsing the lines over and over. The fluorescent lights, white walls, drinking fountains and lunch tables make me feel like I am sitting in my high school's cafeteria. But instead of sitting with my old classmates, I am surrounded by men in uniform and...

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The Esalen Institute And The Human Potential Movement Turn 50

Debra Ollivier | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Consciousness Raising, Dick Price, Human Potential Movement, Michael Murphy, New Age, Baby Boomers, Esalen, Slideexpand, Social And Personal Transformation, Spirituality

In 1962, on a stunning stretch of land bordering the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California, two Stanford graduates named Michael Murphy and Dick Price founded a small retreat and workshop center called The Esalen Institute, otherwise known simply as Esalen. Their goal was to create a space...

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An Added Burden For Boomers: Your Children's Retirement

Warren Flick | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Child's Retirement, Finances, Kid's Retirement, Kids Retirement, Parenting post50, Retirement

The economy is not clicking along like it should -- the recovery is slow, halting and uncertain. The United States now has a large cadre of long-term unemployed, and many of them are in their twenties and early thirties.

These people are obviously not saving for retirement. Many of...

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Why Couples Fight: Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

Omega | Posted May 25, 2012

In this post, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt discuss why couples fight and how to replace negativity in a relationship with curiosity.

Omega: How did you come to create Imago Relationship Therapy together? Did it happen because of your...

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Is American Idol Ageist? On the Possibilities for a New Culture of Fame

Brent Green | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: American Idol, Britian's Got Talent, Susan Boyle, Aging, Baby Boomers, Generation, Phillip Phillips

Popular culture favors youth. Celebrity favors youth. Many of today's icons of the Boomer generation achieved fame before turning 25, certainly by 35.

But unlike older generations, where many youth icons faded from superstardom after age 45, Boomer icons persist today, filling stadiums (Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen,...

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Now Hear This

Laverne H. Bardy | Posted May 24, 2012

Most seniors spend money doing things they couldn't afford or didn't have time for before they retired. Some use their retirement savings on golf. Others buy boats, sports cars, lavish gifts for their grandchildren, trips or cruises. My sin of choice is dining out -- a lot. I used to...

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MIA Vietnam Soldier Laid To Rest 36 Years After Disappearance

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted May 25, 2012

Read More: Bo Gritz, Curtis Miller, Edwin Jack Pearce, Edwin Pearce, Jack Bailey, Memorial Day, Vietnam War, Ac-130, Jpac, Laos, Mia, Mia Soldiers, National League Of Families, Slideadbigshot, Slideexpand, Video, Vietnam Soldier, Vietnam Veterans

Every Memorial Day, I take out a scrapbook my grandmother made over 40 years ago. Each page is filled with headshots of young men with stiff Air Force hats clamped to their heads, their newly-buzzed hair just visible above formal collars. Some gaze at the camera confidently, their broad shoulders...

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The Don't-Defer-Your-Life Approach to Financial Planning

Irvin G. Schorsch III | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: American Dream, Personal Finance, The Balanced Life, Retirement

Too many people postpone what they really want to do until an undefined time in the future when they feel they can finally afford it. Though that may sound like a safe, conservative strategy, it is actually fraught with risk. What if "someday" never comes?

I encourage my clients...

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Learning to Drive Again

Judith Greenberg, Ph.D. | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Learning To Drive, Depression, Driving, Expired Driver's License, Feminism, Mental Health, Renewing Driver's License, Spring, Women, Women Drivers, Women's Rights

Why are so many women I know -- myself included -- prone to waves of sadness these days? The sun is shining, flowers blooming and days are getting longer. Yet the springtime blues seem to be affecting people whose lives, at least from the outside, look pretty great. It turns...

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Checking Out of Checking In: Why Older Women Still Check Their Luggage -- and What to Do Instead

Mel Walsh | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Air Travel, Older Women Travel, Travel, Travel Light, Underseat Luggage

Yep, we all know that carry on luggage is the way to travel -- no waiting in line to retrieve bags, no items stolen in the airport's back rooms, no lost luggage or baggage fees. So why doesn't everyone just carry on?

My guess is that some people pack their...

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An 80-Year-Old, 'Die-Hard' Catholic Woman Changes Her Stance on Same-Sex Marriage

Patrick Wallace | Posted May 24, 2012

Read More: Gay Marriage, Lesbian, Older People Gay Marriage, Older People Same-Sex Marriage, Same-Sex Marriage

Charlette Robichaud of Braintree, Mass. recently reminded all of us at A Note to My Kid that love has the power to persuade even those who are seemingly most set in their ways.

"I have never been so proud in all of my life," said Charlette. "We were...

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