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    Bolder Blog

    Hello, Just a few thoughts on blogs. Recently I started a travel blog. A humorous (hopefully) look at the travel industry and some of my personal experiences boarding over 70 planes in 18 months flying back and forth from Orlando Airport to the...

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    Make the Healthy Lifestyle Commitment

    IrongeezerSays:™  “Make the Healthy Lifestyle Commitment.” You have taken the important first step on the path to a healthy lifestyle by seeking fundamental health and fitness information from this blog.  As the Government...

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  • Joe Neal
    Joe Neal

    At 64, Joe Neal is the oldest member of the triathlon team at The Villages, Fla., and he's just getting started.

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    Here They Come to Save the Day

    Bernie and Carl Moro came out of retirement and started a new business -- with worms. Worms eat and they excrete, and Bernie and Carl say they can make the world a better place.

  • Katy Cropped
    We Bleed Orange

    I know the college basketball season has started. And I didn't have to check a schedule, or ask a friend. All I had to do was stand outside my house and listen for the yelling. My husband and I are both graduates of Syracuse University. We are...

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  • ME MY WIFE AND MISSY
    Wanting to write very badly.

    I am at a point  where I want to write stories, besides  filming them, and verbalizing.  The latter, is the least important to me, because my talking skills are not par with my cinematograph attempts.  The most difficult...

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  • Charley French
    Charley French

    You would think a four-time world age group triathlon champion would have trained at an early age, but Charley French started at the age of 56.

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    A day in the life...

    Hello and good to 'see' you.  I wanted to introduce myself, give you a chance to see who I am and figure out if you really care what I have to say.  It's my first blog online but I do keep a journal (started book 2) of things that happen to me...

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  • Bernie - The Ultimate Florida Gators Fan!!!
    Brillo Pad Incident

      When I was 15, I gave all new meaning to the term “bad hair day.” What I had was a bad hair extravaganza. I was halfway into my first year of high school, and I longed for a new look – I had no idea how much of one I was about...

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  • Roy Pirrung
    Roy Pirrung

    On his 32nd birthday, Roy Pirrung started running to lose weight and quit smoking. Nearly 30 years later, he's still running and shattering world records.

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    Bill Hargrove

    At 106, Bill Hargrove is the world's oldest bowler.

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    Baby Boomers and Ballroom Dancing

    I am a product of the disco era of the 70's. My friends and I loved to dance and that was a love that was never lost. About 9 years ago, an old disco pal introduced me to the world of ballroom dancing. It was fun, safe, social and a great way to burn off...

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  • Bobby Goldsboro
    Bobby Goldsboro

    After putting his other passions on the backburner for more than 20 years, legendary singer/songwriter Bobby Goldsboro started growing bolder and taking chances with his life and career and started painting.

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    Michael Schumacher is My Best Friend.

    Michael Schumacher is not only a international celebrity to me and thousands of others, to me he is a great friends has without him and his help i wouldnt of got a book written for him, it all started way back in1991 August, i recall it well. has my son...

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  • Presents
    Ted Horn

    The philanthropist known as "Secret Santa" was inspired to spread holiday cheer because of the kindness of a diner owner.

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    Bernadette Pace

    Bernadette Pace is a 65-year-old who likes to fly high – literally. She's a trapeze extraordinaire who has taken her talents to higher levels. She's even built a flying trapeze rig in her own backyard!

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    whoa - slow down!

    when I was much younger, an older woman, the mother of a friend, said, "John, there is a 45 year old woman trapped in this 75 year old body." I gave the polite and perfunctory nod and agreed that was true although privately I dismissed it... after all,...

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  • Kenneth and Tyler Cooper
    Dr. Kenneth and Dr. Tyler Cooper

    His first major revolution came in 1968, when Dr. Kenneth Cooper coined the term "aerobics." Now, the preventive medicine leading authority has enlisted the help of his son, Dr. Tyler Cooper.

  • Not Feeling My Age At All
    The 1982 Denver Blizzard

      This story is about the trip we took to see my mom at Christmas, 1982. She lived in Evans, Colorado and we lived in Page, Arizona. We had decided to take our four sons in our Dodge van not knowing what the weather had in store.   We...

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    My story...for those who have asked

    A little over two years ago, I suffered from depression.  I gave up the career I thought I had always wanted to be full-time stay-at-home mom. I suddenly found myself no longer the same person.  I was no longer contributing an income and our...

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  • Bill Shafer
    Super Groovy 70s

    Was there ever a more chaotic decade than the 60's? I mean, it's like the '70's never had a chance!!! Imagine being squeezed in between the '60's and the '80's! It's no wonder the '70's wandered around like a lost little puppy looking for a place to call...

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  • Hanging With My Pal
    Grandson Flips Me The Bird

    Father's Day is on a lot of people's minds, and I just wanted to point out something that not a lot of people think about. See, to someone my age, and I'm 81, the best thing about Father's Day is that it led the way for me to become a grandfather. It...

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  • Biker
    Doping Ban Upheld

    The yellow jersey has officially been revoked. The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld a decision made after the 2006 Tour de France which stripped Floyd Landis of his title.


  • Vintage Pete
    Pete Lefebvre

    He goes by the name VintageP and he blogs all day about playing the guitar – but he just learned how to play it! Pete Lefebvre started playing guitar at age 50 and is telling others out there that it's OK to pick up an instrument later in life.

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    Irv Gordon

    Think you've got a reliable car? We found someone who has put an amazing 2.6 million miles on his Volvo! Find out how.

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    These Girls Have Game

    Debra Smith found a way to fulfill her dream and give every "girl" the chance to go to summer camp.


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    The Rabbi is In!

    This past weekend my wife and I traveled to the Trump International Sonesta Beach Resort to witness the wedding of one of my closest friend’s daughter. Robyn and Chip were to be married in what was the most beautiful wedding we’d ever had the...

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  • Biker
    Marc Jarkow

    A few short months after battling thyroid cancer, Marc Jarkow grabbed his bicyle and took off for Paris to compete in a 750-mile race.

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    Joe and Carol Neal

    Talk about an amazing race. A couple from The Villages travels to Ireland to brave the elements for a swim race.

  • Rightsizing Your Life
    Ciji Ware

    Are you drowning in your stuff? Clear the clutter and learn how to rightsize your life.

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    Kathy McManus

    With the bills piling and the dishes sitting in sink, it's obvious we all have responsibilities in our life. But one woman, broadcast journalist Kathy McManus has another idea. Find out what she feels is the biggest responsibility we all have.

  • Never Too Late Basketball Camp
    Deb Smith and Jo Dill

    When she couldn't find a basketball camp for women over 50, Deb Smith went out and created one herself. Jo Dill is one of the women who enthusiastically signed up for a "dream come true" camp.

  • Elizabeth Gregory
    Elizabeth Gregory

    Tick, tock. Tick, tock. According to author Elizabeth Gregory, women can stop looking at their watch because the trend of later motherhood has changed the time on the biological clock.

  • Elaine Beaubien
    Elaine Beaubien

    What if you could keep your day job while fulfilling your fantasies? Wisconsin professor Elaine Beaubien is doing exactly that.

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    Orlando Breast Cancer Survivor Searches for "Nipple Tattoo Artist"

    In what would be a medical first, a breast cancer survivor and registered nurse has started her search for a “very special artist” to tattoo realistic nipples on her reconstructed breasts.


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    Linda Franklin

    She may have been one of the most powerful and successful women on Wall Street but Linda Franklin turned 50 and decided to take another road in life.

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    Glenda Guilfoyle

    Glenda Guilfoyle is a real-life dancing queen. She started as a coveted Radio City Music Hall Rockette at the age of 17 and at 74, she's still moving her feet to the music.

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    Marjorie Thompson

    Marjorie Thompson had her passions and goals, but life had other plans for her. She accomplished a lot many can't say they have, but Thompson still yearned for more.

  • Menopause the Musical
    Jeanie Linders

    Jeanie Linders has become a voice of an entire generation thanks to her smash-hit play, "Menopause: The Musical."

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    Tom Rush

    This folk music legend became an Internet sensation on YouTube! with his hilarious song about baby boomers. Now, in his 60s, Tom Rush has finally hit the big time.

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    Celebration of Mother's Day

    None of us could be here without one; they come in all shapes, sizes and colors. Some are funny, some are sweet; some are older, and some have just received their titles. We're talking about moms.


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    Kaye Stevens

    Kaye Stevens has sung, danced and acted her way to becoming the "prettiest funny girl" in show business. Now, at age 75, she's still touring and thrilling audiences.

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    What's in a Name?

    You know the saying "any Tom, Dick or Harry?" We wanted to know why those names, so we did some digging, and found the answer -- and a lot more. Come see how you can track your name through the years!


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    Susan Richards

    It wasn't until Susan Richards turned 45 that she picked up a pen and put it to paper (or in this case, put her fingers to a keyboard). And when she did, she wrote like she had done it all her life – her two books made her best-selling author.

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    51 and Feeling "Fly"

    Actor and comedian Steve Harvey says instead of feeling over the hill, he feels on top of it. But it took hard work, and a serious wakeup call. See how he is Growing Bolder, then share your stories of feeling "fly!"


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    Glenn Fenster

    Like many fathers, Glenn Fenster wants the best for his son, Nyle. But unlike many fathers, he's embarking on an 8,000-mile bike ride dedicated to his 14-year-old boy.

  • Rita Rudner
    Rita Rudner

    Comedian Rita Rudner turned 50 and turned over a new leaf. At 54, she's written 5 books and has kept her marriage going for 20 years. So, what's her secret to happiness?

  • Alex Nillson
    Alex and Nicole Nilsson

    To promote health and fitness for seniors and to educate people about the preventable disease of Type II diabetes, one 70-year-old decided to rollerski his way across Canada.


 

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