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Boomer Diva Nation wants to know who you think is the Most Inspiring Boomer Woman for the Summer of 2009.She could be your girlfriend, someone you met on Growing Bolder, Facebook or Twitter, your mom or other relative. She could even be YOU!Boomer Diva Nation wants to recognize Inspiring Boomer Women who are on the move and making a difference in their professional and personal lives. No, we are...

(READERS' NOTE: I originally wrote this for the 4th of July, 2007. I thought, with minor alterations, it is worth repeating. John) On this 4th of July holiday, I think it is time for everyone to take a deep breath, sit back, and thank God, thank their parents or thank good fortune for being a citizen of this great nation. We live in trying times - the general war against terrorism, the...

On this 4th of July holiday, I think it is time for everyone to take a deep breath, sit back, and thank God, thank their parents or thank good fortune for being a citizen of this great nation. We live in trying times - the general war against terrorism, the specific wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Great Recession, the natural disasters, the challenges in doing what is right and reasonable...

On behalf of the women of Boomer Diva Nation, I would like to take this opportunity to say Congratulations on being awarded the 2008 Senior Vision Media Award in Florida. (I read about it on Chuck Nyren's blog).You are most deserving of this award! You have raised the bar when it comes to presenting baby boomers and post boomers in a favorable light. We sincerely appreciate the coverage you...

The sky is falling… Have you read the paper or watched television these days? I’m beginning to think if we just made Margaritaville our capital we just might enjoy life again. Our country, and the world is in a funk and we think throwing money at the problem will fix it. We worry ourselves sick and wonder when the bottom will fall out on our little corner of the world. What happened to...

A brief flurry of exchanged emails with someone did a hop, skip and a jump as they sometimes do. What started out with videos of planes trying to land in strong crosswinds ended with a comment about "real America". I won't both you with the torturous path that lead that subject, but I will say one of those hops landed us on greyhound buses. Such is life on the internet with instant...