Growing Bolder Community

As a veteran journalist who has reported on various surveys, I know that many of them are not all that they appear to be. We may be told that an OVERWHELMING majority may believe this or that but the number of people actually surveyed may only be a couple of thousand people or even less.Now here comes another survey that has me shaking my head in disgust: Doing Household Chores Actually Turns-Up...

This past week my 23-year-old daughter was involved in her first car crash---and let me tell you it was a CRASH! She was the tail end of a three-car pile up on the highway while driving home from work. According to the driver of the first car, who happened to be a woman around my age, she was forced to slam on her brakes because someone in front of her slammed on theirs. This resulted in the...

The other day I was on Facebook and a list of friends popped up for me to invite them to one of my "business pages." As I was scrolling down the list I noticed one picture and thought, "Why is he showing up? He's DEAD!" Apparently no one has removed his page since his death in March. I am one of those baby boomers who's all over the internet. You can find me here on Growing Bolder, Facebook,...

Recently I was shopping in Harris Teeter (my favorite grocery store) when the lights went out. I'd never had that experience before, although one of the employees said it happens there about once a week. One lady asked how long it would take before the lights came back on so she could check-out. That's when we discovered that although the lights went out in the store, the power for the cash...

After picking up my five year old grandson from summer camp the other day, I was driving home when I turned right on a red light. Just as I turned I noticed the sign said NO TURN ON RED. I said, "Oh, no! I just ran a red light and I shouldn't have done that." My grandson asked me if the police were coming to put me in jail to which I responded, "I just hope they didn't see me. My grandson...

I am one of those baby boomers who's all over the internet. You can find me on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Plus, Shoutlife and, yes, even MySpace.I am a bonafide boomer and media-go-to-gal with plenty to say but what happens to my social networking sites when I'm no longer around. According to an article by the AARP, if you die without leaving specific instructions, the online...

Oprah is having a contest to find a talk show host for her new OWN Network. When I told my college smart daughter about it, the first thing out of her mouth was, "Ma, don't you think you're a little too old to do that now?" Then I went to the audition site and saw tons of "young" faces all wanting to do the same thing.Why can't I grow bolder with my own show? That's right up my alley and the...

Each day as I'm driving my grandson to daycare, I feel it necessary to reinforce the Grandma Rules for Daycare. 1) "Don't let Miss Candy have to call me about your behavior."2) "Don't be mean to others and make sure you share."3) "Have a good day!"Recently, this little three-year-old decided to give ME some rules as I was preparing to meet a client.1) He said, "Don't get in a fight with nobody."2)...

Prior to leaving campus for the summer my daughter asked me to come visit so I could go apartment hunting with her. Much to my surprise, every apartment complex she liked at had a pool and fitness center. The landscaping was impeccable and some were gated communitities---which means a security guard had to approve your entrance. Rent ranged from $595 to $800.My, how college life has changed!My...

Three weeks ago my 90-year-old mother in law, who has dementia, was diagnosed with lung cancer. According to her son/my husband, she never smoked a day in her life so this was surprising news. But that's not what this blog is all about.This blog is about the prescription charges associated with treating this form of cancer. The doctor who treated her during her stay in the hospital wrote a...