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Boomers, it is all about you
December 30 (Bloomberg News) Does the name
Kathleen Casey or Kathleen Casey- Kirschling strike
a chord? Probably not. But as the clock chimed midnight
last Dec. 31 to ring in 2006, Casey- Kirschling was
once again a fleeting celebrity. She was born at midnight
on New Year's Day, 1946, in Pennsylvania. As such, she
was designated the first U.S. Baby Boomer and the first
one to turn 60 last Jan. 1.
Full
story on canada.com
Less is more
December 29 (Union-Tribune) Sixteen weeks
ago I wrote about my pending 50th birthday and detailed
things I wanted to accomplish in the coming years...Having
turned 50 yesterday, I did succeed on one front. Wanting
to lose 16 pounds in 16 weeks, I proceeded to drop an
even 20, down to 176. I got there by adhering to a cutting-edge
program soon to be featured on 'Oprah' and splashed
across fitness magazine covers.
Full
story on signonsandiego.com
Napans reflect
on half a century, lived to the fullest
December 10 (Napa Valley Register) "Fifty
is the new 40. That's my mantra," said Mike Basayne
of Napa, who turns 50 on Jan. 19. This mantra is one
frequently held among the last third of the baby boom
generation who live in Napa. People turning 50 today
feel their best days are yet to come. With age comes
wisdom and a better understanding of the world, they
feel.
Full
story on napavalleyregister.com
Plan proposes
nifty post-50 birthday bashes
December 10 (Lawrence Journal-World) I’m
suffering from a birthday hangover. Not the kind caused
by too many flutes of champagne over a steak and lobster
dinner. This case of the blahs is of the Peggy Lee,
“Is That All There Is?” variety.I turned
51 yesterday and, unlike my last birthday, found no
reason to kick up my heels.
Full
story on ljworld.com
AARP is good
and ready to care for its own
December 7 (Seattle P-I) "Sixty-five
is the new 50" says the cliché of the moment,
reflecting the belief of baby boomers that with better
medicine, healthier living and an "I'll never grow
old" attitude they can approach 65 with the sort
of vim and vigor that their forebears might have had
at age 50. It's a pronouncement that is as wrong as
it is popular.
Full
story on seattlepi.com
The Legend
at 50: Bill Walton exclusive with Larry Bird
December 4 (NBA TV) Birthdays are always special,
no matter what age you are. A lot of people are asking
me about turning 50. It's gone by too fast, Bill. I've
been out of the game as a player for 14 years...but
turning 50 is no problem. I sort of enjoy it because
as you get older, you mature a little bit more each
year.
Full
story on nba.com
50th birthday
rekindles family history
November 27 (South Coast Today) You know you're
getting older when your little brother turns 50. That
happened Friday when my brother Mark reached the half-century,
er, mark...I wanted to make sure I remembered his 50th
with something more lasting than a check and a goofy
card.
Full
story on southcoasttoday.com
Elton John
To Earn $1 Million For Guest Appearance
November 21 (World Entertainment News Network)
SIR ELTON JOHN has agreed to play a private gig for
150-guests on Thursday , after businessman ANDREW REYNOLDS
offered him $1 million to take to the stage. Self-help
guru Reynolds is a huge fan of the ROCKET MAN singer
and decided to mark his 50th birthday with an intimate
concert at London's Hampton Court Palace. A source says,
"Andrew loves to act the big fish and wanted a
birthday to remember."
For 50 years,
the remote control has put the power in the palm of
your hand
October 26 (WCF Courier) A 50th birthday is
a milestone for just about everybody. Imagine turning
50 when your claim to fame is that you've influenced
the way people live, work and play across the globe.
Fifty years ago, the first true wireless television
remote control was born. Called the Zenith Space Command,
it used ultrasonic waves to power the TV on and off,
change the channel and raise or lower volume.
Full
story on wcfcourier.com
Are the baby
boomers dragging us down?
October 17 (The Dallas Morning News) As chief
executive of AARP, Bill Novelli knows there's strength
in numbers. But at the moment, his mind isn't on only
his organization's 36 million members. It's also on
the 78 million baby boomers who are changing the look
of aging in America.
Full
story on dallasnews.com
Beatnik party
celebrates 50th birthday of Kerouac book
October 17 (MSU News Service) - Bozeman -
Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" turns 50 this
year and a Montana State University English professor
will talk about the implications at a Talking Book Salon
Beatnik Birthday party to be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
Nov. 7, at Borders Books of Bozeman.
Full
story on montana.edu
The Ten Commandments
made its debut 50 years ago
October 5 - Cecil B. De Mille's most ambitious
and successful film, "The Ten Commandments"
made its US debut on October 5, 1956.
Bon Appetit
Magazine celebrates 50 years of loving food
October 4 (Los Angeles Times) Bon Appetit
is 50 years old, and Barbara Fairchild, the magazine's
editor in chief, is feting a half century of cuisine
with -- what else? --- great food.
Full
story on tdn.com
Sports editor
completes 1,000-mile cycle ride as he turns 50
October 3 (HoldFrontPage) Andover Advertiser
sports editor Kerry Miller has completed a 930-mile
bicycle ride from John O'Groats to Land's End - raising
more than £2,000 for charity. Kerry, who suffers
from osteoarthritis in his knees and used to be both
overweight and unfit, wanted to undertake the challenge
before turning 50.
Full
story on holdthefrontpage.co.uk
The Hard Drive's
50th Birthday Party
September 13 (PC World) Today marks 50 years
since the first hard disk drive was introduced by IBM
in 1956--and the anniversary of this pioneering milestone
is being celebrated by the hard drive industry at the
International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association's
Diskcon conference in Santa Clara.
Full
story on pcworld.com
TV history:
50 years ago, Elvis shook us up
September 3 (Associated Press) MEMPHIS, Tenn.
- Fifty years ago, as Elvis Presley was about to make
his first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show,"
Helen Kreis was staring at the TV screen, barely able
to contain her teenage excitement.
Full
story on seattletimes.nwsource.com
High-flyer
will hit earth 50 times in a day
September 3 (Canberra Times) CANBERRA's Neil
Fergie will celebrate his 50th birthday this month by
jumping out of a plane 50 times. The thrill-seeking
insurance agent will do the jumps on Friday, at Temora
Airport to raise money for charity.
Full
story on yourguide.com.au
Hippo Marks
Milestone Birthday
August 18 (ABC) A hippo at the Denver Zoo
in Colorado marked a major milestone in his life Thursday,
turning 50-years old. Bertie is said to be one of the
oldest hippos in a zoo today and people at the zoo organized
a birthday bash for Bertie.
Full
story on go.com
At 50, it's
all about the quality of living over quantity
August 2 (Hernando Times) George Eliot wrote
"It's never too late to be what you might have
been." With all due respect, she was wrong. Yes,
"she." George Eliot was a nom de plume for
19th-century novelist Mary Anne Lewes. I have pondered
Eliot's assertion frequently of late, as I prepare to
mark the milestone occasion of being a resident in this
universe for a half-century.
Full
story on sptimes.com
Over-50s portal
to go live
July 31 (PC Advisor) An internet portal for
people over 50 years old, Eons.com, will debut officially
later today as the company behind it bets that people
in this age group are underserved on the internet.
Full
story on pcadvisor.co.uk
Monster.com
founder's next venture: Hooking older, wiser Web users
July 30 (The Globe) At 45 years old, Jeff
Taylor, founder of the popular Internet job-search site
Monster.com, is too young to sign up for his new Internet
venture. But that still leaves Taylor with 76 million
potential users for Eons -- an online information service
for people 50 and older. That number is destined to
grow as the post-World War II baby boom generation continues
to age.
Full
story on boston.com
Oh baby, boomers
hitting 60
July 20 (The Sacremento Bee) No matter what
it says on the calendar, there's no rush to the rocking
chairs locally.
Full
story on sacbee.com
I'm 50 now
- so watch out, world
July 4 (Bangor Daily News) I thought I was
hiding my age well by occasionally blowing soda out
of my nose, getting an iPOD surgically implanted in
my ears and telling people my bald spot was just the
result of a home improvement accident.
Full
story on bangornews.com
The good thing
about getting old is you get to see how things end up
June 26 (Desert News) As I have previously
mentioned (pretty much ad nauseum) in this column, I
turned 50 this year. Which, I realize, is better than
not turning 50 ever. I seriously do get that. Still,
turning 50 has taken some getting used to, and I am
always on the lookout for reasons why it's Good to Get
Older.
Full
story on desertnews.com
The Boomer-in-Chief
Nears a Milestone: The Big 6-0
June 25 (Washington Post) He talks about the
March of Freedom around the world, but it's the March
of Time at home that's on President Bush's mind lately.
No matter how fast he pedals that mountain bike, no
matter how much he towel-snaps foreign leaders, the
Yale-by-way-of-Texas frat boy is facing the big 6-0
next week.
Full
story on washingtonpost.com
Getting around:
Nation's interstates celebrate 50th birthday this week
June 25 (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) It was June
29, 1956, when a future Pennsylvanian, President Dwight
D. Eisenhower, signed the federal act that formalized
the biggest public-works project ever undertaken in
the United States, the 46,508-mile interstate highway
system.
Full
story on post-gazette.com
Anchors away
from age bias
June 11 (San Francisco Chronicle) Here's a
news flash: Age may finally be winning out over beauty
in the network news business. That is, at least for
those who occupy top spots on the prestigious morning
and evening news programs.
Full
story on sfgate.com
Saskatoon
man realizes Everest dream
June 5 (The Star Phoenix) For 15 years, a
Saskatoon man dreamed of travelling to Mount Everest.
To celebrate turning 50, he realized that dream.
Full
story on canada.com
Onalaska man
has roaring good 50th birthday
June 2 (onalaskalife.com) I thought by now
I would drive a big green Buick because that's what
you were supposed to do in the latter part of life.
Of course, 20 years ago I thought I would have my own
greeting card store and wear sweats to work everyday.
Full
story on onalaskalife.com
'Harry' still
trying to avoid a bath 50 years later
May 17 (Scripps Howard News Service) If you've
ever known a child who hated to take a bath, you'll
readily understand the irresistible lure of a picture
book titled "Harry the Dirty Dog." Now celebrating
its 50th anniversary, the book - written by Gene Zion
and illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham - is a classic
tale of how a dirt-loving terrier tries to outsmart
the humans who want to keep him clean.
Full
story on shn.com
50th birthday?
Make that £50k
Apr. 10 (Scotsman.com) It is a milestone birthday,
seen by many as a time to sit back and take stock of
what they have done with their lives. But one intrepid
Craiglockhart woman saw her approaching 50th as an excuse
to set herself a challenge and help others.
Full
story on scotsman.com
New group
aims to make 50 even more fabulous
Apr. 8 (North County Times) Some women sing
the blues when they reach those landmark birthdays.
But instead of singing the blues, now they can embrace
the spirit of the blues ---- or of the new Blue Thong
Society. The new group, dedicated to bringing together
women nearing 50 or who have passed the landmark birthday,
was inaugurated April 1 at the San Diego Marriott Del
Mar with cocktails, introductions, and laughs among
the more than 230 women looking to join the new social
and philanthropic group.
Full
story on nctimes.com
And One to
Grow On - Meditations on the big 5-0
Apr. 5 (Metro Pulse) I turn 50 this month.
Half a century. My eyes have opened to face a new day
18,250 times. A new day! A brand new day, fresh as a
white sheet of paper waiting to be drawn upon. If each
day was a piece of paper, stacked up they'd reach...four
feet, nine inches. OK, that's not so impressive. But
a brand new day! Think about what that means.
Full
story on metropulse.com
Don Farmer:
Birthday cards for over-40 bunch show a pattern
Feb. 17 (The Naples Daily News) My wife and
Paris Hilton are having birthdays today. One is more
than twice as old as the other and has twice the IQ...Watching
her open her birthday cards, I notice a pattern. Everyone
over 40 gets cards that portray the birthday person
as a drooling, hunched-over crab, shouting at kids to
get out of our yard.
Full
story on naplesnews.com
Navratilova,
turning 50, plans to play full schedule in '06
Feb. 8 (CBS Sportsline) Even as she approaches
her 50th birthday and recovers from knee surgery, Martina
Navratilova plans to play a full schedule of doubles
tournaments in 2006, including the Grand Slams, and
might take another stab at singles.
Full
story on sportline.com
Meandering
Through Your Midlife
Feb. 6 (The Quincy Herald-Whig) Let's face
it, at age 50 -- the big Five-Oh -- there's more gaining
on you than you are chasing. Some from the baby boomer
generation are turning 60 this year, but even more are
hovering around that "50" milestone, where
it seems concerns about personal health, retirement,
finances, grandkids and the legacy you hope to leave
behind begin to evolve on a daily basis.
Full
story on whig.com
Freedom comes
with turning 50
Jan. 30 (desertnews.com) I'm turning 50 soon
(whoa! How did THAT happen!) and a few friends and I
(shout out to Margaret, Anne, Susan and Val) have come
to the conclusion there are some things that women our
age just shouldn't have to do anymore.
Full
story on desertnews.com
Happy 50th
Birthday to Interstate Highways!
Jan. 24 (AIADA) While a few years shy of being
a senior citizen, the interstate highway system has
changed what we drive and how we drive by making road
trips not just pleasant, scenic and convenient. The
ability to go any-where in the U.S. at anytime has become
a way of life for millions and millions of Americans
and added to our nation’s growth, economy and
independence.
Full
story on aiada.org
78 Million
Baby-Boomers Growing Even Older in 2006
Jan. 7 (Web Wire) According to a recent special
edition press release published by the U.S. Census Bureau
(www.census.gov/pressrelease) the number of baby-boomers
in the year 2006 will rise to more than 78 million people.
Full
story on Web Wire
Proud to be
50
Jan. 1 (The News Tribune) This month, I'll reach the
magic milestone that demographers and marketers - but
not many real people I know - see as a line of demarcation.
I'll turn 50.
Full
story from The News Tribune
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