Actress Karen Knotts, who was born in 1954, is the daughter of Don Knotts best known as Deputy Barney Fife on the Andy Griffith Show. It was one of my favorite shows as a kid as it was with many Baby Boomers. She wrote a book called Tied Up in Knotts which is available on Amazon as an audiobook. She also regularly performs it live as a one-woman show. I saw it at the Fine … [Read more...]
Gina Zollman: From Corporate Executive to Singer in Later Life
Did you ever wish you could have pursued a career in an artistic field but the responsibilities of real life made it difficult? Gina Zollman is a Baby Boomer who was Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Flame Gard, an innovative restaurant kitchen filter company. It revolutionized kitchen safety and was integral in setting innovations in that industry. Singing has … [Read more...]
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving is a Women’s Issue
Diane Ty is the Senior Director of the Milken Institute Center for the Future of Aging. She is an author of a report called Guiding the Care Journey Building Dementia Workforce and System Capacity Through Care Navigation. It takes a deep dive into explaining why care navigation is an important element in the complex care journey to help people living with dementia and their … [Read more...]
Pick Up Trash to Celebrate Earth Day Every Day
Earth Day is April 22, but it is also celebrated the entire month. It was first held over 50 years ago in 1970. One way to honor it is to simply pick up trash when you see it lying on the ground. I don’t know what goes through people’s minds when they thoughtlessly toss garbage without a care in the world. I saw a woman the other day who chucked her plastic water bottle into … [Read more...]
Best of Boomer Blogs: Is it Really Spring?
We are officially in Spring and after some insanely cold weather for us wimps in Los Angeles, it is finally sunny and pleasant. The rain we got was heavy and cold. It was enough to put snow on the mountains but is now producing super blooms all over the southland. I have yet to go to one of the flower fields but saw a few clusters while driving to San Diego a few weeks … [Read more...]