Boomer Blog (Page 9 of 13)

Boomers Remember When

Remember when soda was called pop and came in a small bottle for only a dime? Remember when the landline telephone had a party line? I remember when…

Half-empty bottle of coke in the sunlight

Life Lessons Learned From an Unexpected Triple Bypass

Within a few short hours, I found myself in the back of an ambulance headed to an intensive care unit. The very next day, I awoke from a triple bypass.

I’m Retired. Should I Start an Encore Career?

If you’ve earned the right to retire, but not yet looking to put up your feet, then you may want to take this opportunity to begin an encore career!

I’m a Baby Boomer and I Work Nights

In this Boomer Blog, we peer into the life of a night shift security guard.

Courage to Step into Your Third-Quarter Purpose

On this episode, we continue our series on retirement stories with Jeff Gould. Jeff was a funeral director for over 12 years officiating nearly 600 funerals. Today, Jeff is an expert story-teller and influencer using the lessons he learned from the lives of those he helped memorialize. In this podcast, Jeff talks about the key struggles for people in each quarter of life. He specifically speaks to baby boomers encouraging them to rethink retirement stepping into a life of greater significance and honor. For more information, visit www.ilikethatstory.net.

Retirement Stories: Childhood Tornado Inspires Sharing the Stories of Others

On this episode, we sit down with Scott Thoma. Scott grew up in southwest Minnesota and lived through the historic Tracy tornado on June 13th, 1968 – one of only two recorded EF5 tornadoes ever in the state. Scott not only has an incredible childhood story, now at the age of 62 he is a feature writer for a senior publication sharing the stories of other retirees. In this podcast, Scott recounts how the events following the Tracy tornado have inspired him to share the stories of other inspiring retirees today. Scott also explains how his entire mindset on life and retirement has recently changed because of the stories of others.

Veterans Interview: Chuck Olmstead with Frank Brazik

Chuck Olmstead interviews Patriot’s Landing resident Frank Brazik, a retired PFC in the U.S. Army. He joined when he was 18, training at Fort Knox. He traveled to Korea in a troop ship in 1951.

Veterans Interview: Chuck Olmstead with Bob Winkler

Chuck Olmstead interviews Patriot’s Landing resident Bob Winkler, who was born on August 5, 1929. In October 1946, he joined the Army Air Corps., now the Air Force. He served in England and Germany, retiring from the Air Force in 1953. He spent 46 years in Germany, where he sold life insurance to the military and met his wife. His four daughters were born in Germany.

Veterans Interview: Chuck Olmstead with Jimmie Shapiro

Chuck Olmstead interviews Patriot’s Landing resident Eleanor “Jimmie” Shapiro, who was born in Boston and went to Sergeant College at Boston University, becoming a physical therapist. She married Sumner, who went to the Naval Academy.