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    Best things of 2008

    Pat PacielloThe most significant event of 2008, besides the Giants winning the Super Bowl, was my wife's recent illness. She twice had to be taken by ambulance to the hospital. Eventually the doctors found out that her gall bladder was the source of the...

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    First Day of Retirement

    This is my first blog. It chronicles the first day of my retirement. The information is copied and pasted from a book that I wrote on baby boomer retirement. If the blogging police deem this a crime, I am guilty as charged. The next day I awoke at the...

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    Howard Stone

    The idea of retirement has always been associated with turning 65 and moving to Florida to golf and relax. Well, one man and his wife decided to change the whole concept of retiring and created a new roadmap for those ready to retire.


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    Buy a Home, Get a Wife

    Think the real estate market is too rocky to buy a home? Well, if you take one woman's offer, you can get a 2,000 square-foot, four-bedroom home complete with the chance of true love. She's using the Internet to sell her home and her heart.


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    New to the Group

    I am new to the growing bolder group and just wanted to start to see how to make connections.  My wife Karen and I are in the martial art of judo.  We have been doing it for many years and enjoy competing on the masters level and get great...

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    Foster Animals

    My wife works at a shelter. We've been fostering dogs pretty regularly since Hurricane Katrina displaced so many animals. Right now we're about to say goodbye to "Quentin" who was illegally dumped outside a shelter just days before Christmas (Happy...

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  • Whan Harry met Silly

    This is a picture of my best friend, Stewart Bacheler. He's the one on the left. We've known each other since we were kids. A while back, he and his wife, An, were in California visiting her brother and his family. Her brother is the head chef at...

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    Fast Forwards -- A Good Laugh

    A married couple in their early 60s was celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary in a quiet, romantic little restaurant.


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    Isaac Hayes Dies at 65

    Soul and funk music legend Isaac Hayes was found dead Sunday afternoon at his home in Memphis, Tennessee. He was 65. A sheriff's deputy responded to Hayes' home after his wife found him unconscious on his bedroom floor near a treadmill that was running.


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    Today's Buzz: Thursday, Jan. 24

    Kickstart your day with the GB News Brew. Today: Election updates, Ledger latest, fighting with your spouse and some B-Block eye candy. Plus: today's birthdays and a look back at January 24th throughout history.


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    Rich LeFevre

    All of us get hungry and eating is a necessary part of life so it shouldn’t be an amazing accomplishment, right? Right, unless you're Rich LeFevre, a boomer who can scarf down five pounds of birthday cake in less than 12 minutes!


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    Always Look for the Laugh

    What's the true definition of success -- is it money? Is it fame? Jim Carlton could have had lots of both. As a writer for Joan Rivers, the Smothers Brothers and others, he had quite an exciting ride. But to Jim, there were other things in life.


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    Eileen Kisailus

    Any mother, grandmother, wife or woman can attest to the changes going on through their body as they age. For Eileen Kisailus, she used her understanding of a woman's hormones to create a business that caters to just that.


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    Building Their Dream and Yours

    Jim and Pal Bennett's main goal is to turn a house into your dream home.


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    "My Heart Bleeds for These People"

    In 1937, Ruth Hamilton traveled to Europe to visit family in Denmark and to embark on a fact-finding mission for her radio program in the States. Decades later, she wrote about her life-changing trip in her autobiography, "The Hamilton...

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    Art Linkletter

    An American icon, Art Linkletter has been a positive influence on our culture for more than 60 years.


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    Breaking Up is Easy to Do

    Another celebrity couple bites the dust -- so how can you make your marriage work when so many hit the skids?


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    "Boomerang Boys: What is a Dad to do when Junior Moves Home?"

    By Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCCTheyyyyyyy’re baaaaaaaack!Yes, you thought you had done your part. You deceived yourself into thinking that you had already lived through those adolescent years with your son. You really believed that he had spread his wings...

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    Father Carmen Buono

    Father Carmen Buono, 68, is just beginning his career in the priesthood.


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    Jazz on the Water

    The other night my wife and I along with some friends went on a little cruise on the Indian River Lagoon. It was the annual WFIT Indian River Queen Paddleboat Cruise where two hundred sixty Jazz aficionados/WFIT supporters gather on the ninety-nine foot...

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    Paul Newman Passes Away at 83

    Hollywood legend Paul Newman passed away Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 83. Newman died in the farmhouse in Westport, Conn., where he lived with his wife and occasional costar, Joanne Woodward.


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    "'Andy Griffith" Composer Dies

    The whistle behind one of TV's all-time most recognizable theme songs has died. Earle Hagen not only whistled it, he wrote it, too. In fact, he wrote some of the most popular themes in history. See if your favorite show is among them.


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    Picture of the Day and Birthdays: June 8

    One of the coolest cars ever built, this is one of two 1953 Cadillacs designed and built by Ghia of Turin, Italy. It was purchased by Saudi Prince Aly Khan as a gift to his wife, actress Rita Hayworth.


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    Cliff Eggink

    Cliff Eggink, aka the Iron Geezer, gives hope to couch potatoes everywhere.


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    Picture of the Day and Birthdays for June 23

    The actress and the playwright. Better times for Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller.


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    Fred Mathes

    What do a 92-year-old man and his 56-year-old Schwinn have in common? They're both still racing down the road!


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    Judy Davids

    For many women, becoming a mother means letting go of lifelong dreams and fantasies. But for Judy Davids, being a 42-year-old mother with no musical experience meant beating the odds.


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    Doris Roberts

    Five-time Emmy Award-winning actress Doris Roberts, best known for her role on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” talks about what it means to be old in Hollywood.


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    5 minute workout

    Not being the most motivated person in the world, I developed my own work-out regime. I call it the 5-MININUTE WORK OUT. I do it 5 times a week. (I thought 7 times a week would be overkill.) The beauty of my fitness routine is that you can always find 5...

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    Ian Anderson

    The man who turned a flute into a rock instrument in his band Jethro Tull is still an original in his 60s.


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    A memorable Christmas vacation or one to forget?

    Christmas is probably the time of year everyone wants to spend with their relatives. This is what my parents must have thought too in december 1966 and so my mother and I got on board of the vessel Vlieree, a very ugly coaster my father was captain of in...

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    Without a Transplant, They'll Die

    Several ago Ardell Lein was sleeping 18 hours a day. He was so weak he had to crawl up the steps to his bedroom.  "I couldn't even help my wife carry groceries into the house," he remembers. Ardell suffered from congestive heart failure and when his...

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    Fast Forwards -- Bran Muffins

    We all get funny messages in our e-mail inboxes. This one made us giggle, so we thought it might brighten your day, too!


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    Picture of the Day and Birthdays for June 24

    If you're looking for a one-of-a-kind beach, look no further than Olu Deniz, Turkey. That's right ,Turkey.


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    GET A LIFE! FOR REAL.

    Before I begin with my topic, let me just say that I am fully aware that I am about to sound like my father used to, telling me about how he had to walk several miles to school, in the snow, by foot, with wild packs of dogs chasing him all the way. Okay,...

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    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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    What Led Up to the Book…

    Follow your bliss! At age 61, I never thought I’d be living these famous words by Joseph Campbell. But when I realize that I’m doing the work I love from my home in the hills above a beautiful lake in New Hampshire, and that I’m sharing my life...

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  • Neil Sedaka
    Neil Sedaka

    Legendary singer/songwriter Neil Sedaka sits down with Growing Bolder to celebrate a milestone.


  • Ruth Hamilton loved life for 109 years
    A Brush With Greatness

    The following is an excerpt from Ruth Hamilton's autobiography, "The Hamilton Saga." She wrote the book at age 90.  In the coming weeks, GrowingBolder.com will publish Ruth's description of her trip to Europe in the summer of 1937. As the people of...

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    McCain's VP Selection and Obama's Acceptance Speech

    Everywhere you look -- people are Growing Bolder!  And the political world is reeling because this just in: John McCain has selected the person who will be by his side for the 2008 presidential race. Meet Sarah Palin, the GOP candidate for vice...

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  • Bill Shafer
    A Hernia of the Heart

    It hurt. It always did. I just got used to it. After all, isn't that easier than doing something about it? Anyway, who has time in their lives for distractions like medical ailments. But it wouldn't go away. In fact, it kept getting worse. I couldn't bend...

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    Camilla's Roadie Report - 30 Years Together

    Thirty years have passed and we have hardly noticed. Our life together has been filled with love, some hot water, some cold water, a wee bit of tepid water and a whole bunch of adventures. We were packing again for another adventure. Another opportunity...

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  • Wavy Gravy
    Wavy Gravy

    Every day, Wavy Gravy still lives his life with the ideals and dreams born out of the hippie movement. He was the face of Woodstock and he's devoted his life to peace.


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    World's Oldest Woman Dies

    The world's oldest woman, Edna Parker, died Wednesday in Shelbyville, Indiana. She was 115 years old. Parker, a former Indiana schoolteacher, was one of the 15 longest lived people ever.


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    Fast Forwards: Still Have a Sense of Humor?

    Aging funny? Says who? Whoever penned these funny jokes about aging that are circulating around the Web certainly has a sense of humor about some of the things we're all going through lately. Go ahead -- laugh in the face of your wrinkles!


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    5 Questions With: Richard Doster

    Author Richard Doster has found a way to combine his love for baseball with family, friends, and fun. And he's found a new career along the way! See what he tells Growing Bolder about a dream that's coming true every day.


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    Picture of the Day and B'days for Nov. 24

    He put the "beat" in The Beatles -- but never made it to Abbey Road. We wish a very happy birthday to musician Pete Best, plus we kick off our celebration of all things Thanksgiving with a very special Picture of the Day.


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    Steve Rondinaro Comes Full Circle

    At the height of your career, would you walk away from it all to pursue a lifelong dream? That's exactly what TV anchor Steve Rondinaro did 13 years ago. Find out why he'll never have to ask "What if?"


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    Fast Forwards: 1,000 Marbles

    We all get e-mails forwarded to us -- some are funny, some are poignant. Some are just plain crazy! This one may make you stop and appreciate even the smallest victories in life.



 

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