Growing Bolder Community

I keep marveling at all the innovations with technology and the impact they have had on our lives since I was born. Computers are as ubiquitous as the kitchen stove. From mainframes to PCs to embedded computers in our vehicles and varied household devices, they allow us to live our lives easier and more efficiently. And with the computers came the internet, a technology that stretches...

The younger ones today think we seniors lived in the dark ages when it comes to communicating. I’m sure they think we communicated with drums or sent mail via horse and rider. Well, I can tell them that we had our phone systems where they have their cell phones. Back in the 1940s (I know - that was centuries ago) we had phones. My parents had a home phone; the number was 94-J. It...

For three years I've been an independent Avon representative. I've met a lot of great ladies and signed up 8 people but out of those 8 only 3 were really doing the business. I find that many people don't have the motivation or desire to make a difference in their lives. Where we live, a strong depressing spirit hovers over the city as well as alcoholism, drugs, greed and selfishness. I grew up...

The following is a poem by Robert Frost. I've been reading some of Frost's works and skipping over others that seem to drone on. This one, however, made me stop and think. Though it was written in 1928, it seemed so appropriate today for me and I suspect many other seniors. I have no idea why it is titled as it is. What Fifty SaidWhen I was young my teachers were the old.I gave up fire for...

If you are younger, no doubt you have heard the story. If you are older (over 50), I’m sure you have told the story. It is the story of those who are seniors and how tough life was back when they were young. Back then they had to walk three miles to school in 8 ft. snow drifts. We all know it isn’t true. The highest snow drift I ever had to navigate on my two mile walk to school...

Cell Phones. How did we ever live without them? Isn’t it amazing how quickly they’ve become part of our lives? It just doesn’t feel right to leave the house without one. Like a wristwatch, we instinctively reach for it as part of the daily dressing ritual. When was the last time you ran into a person who doesn’t have a cell phone? It was probably someone getting up there in...