Americans spend 32.7 hours a week online. As a result, they’re spending less time with their families. In a survey, 28 percent of Americans said they’ve been spending less time with members of their households, the Annenberg Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California reports. That's... Read more →
About 584,000 Black & Decker brand Spacemaker™ coffeemakers are being recalled. Manufactured in China and distributed by Applica Consumer Products Inc., of Miramar, Fla., the brew basket of the coffeemaker can shift out of alignment allowing hot water to overflow, reports U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This poses a scalding... Read more →
I admit it. I eat when I drive. It’s a busy person habit. One time after visiting my mom in Wenatchee, Wash., I was merging onto the freeway just after I left Cle Elum. I’d purchased a whole chicken. Anxious to reach home, I was trying to pull pieces of... Read more →
Michael Jackson, who died Thursday at age 50, was an extremely talented baby boomer entertainer, selling hit after hit on the pop charts. The “King of Pop,” Jackson was an icon whose music became important to younger boomers during the 1970s and 80s. His music touched people’s souls. Kids felt... Read more →
June is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. In a proclamation, President Obama said that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender or LGBT Americans have made, and continue to make, great and lasting contributions that continue to strengthen the fabric of American society. The LGBT rights movement has achieved great... Read more →
Twenty-five percent of Americans say they had difficulty paying for health care in the past 12 months, with the baby boomer and Generation X age groups leading the way, according to a study published by Thomson Reuters. The study, which tracks the impact of the recession on consumers' health-care behaviors,... Read more →
The recall of Nestles Toll House cookie dough last week is receiving a significant amount of coverage in the press. Fortunately, no deaths have occurred, unlike some of the recalls I’ve featured on The Survive and Thrive boomer Guide blog since February. Consumers are being warned not to eat any... Read more →
As you experience this special day to recognize fathers, I hope that you are receiving much joy and happiness. Father’s Day gives us the opportunity to make memories or share memories with those we love. Father’s are very important figures in our lives, as I said in my post yesterday... Read more →
My dad Minor H. Slingsby was an important figure in my life. Two of my main passions in life came from him: an interest in consumerism and newspapers. My dad enjoyed reading the newspaper, and he’d read articles to us. When he found something he thought was humorous, he’d read... Read more →
About 17 million baby boomers are fathers. I e-mailed six boomer dads and asked what they’d like to receive for a Father’s Day present. Computer gadgets and a Sirius satellite radio were two of the requests. Another boomer dad wants Bill O'Reilly’s newest book, a stainless steel sauté pan, a... Read more →