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Asking for direction ... finally: after years navigating the road of life, some baby boomer men are finding meaning in the unlikeliest of places.
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U.S. Catholic
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December 1, 2007
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- Feureherd, Peter
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Sometimes the best place to talk to Catholic baby boomer men about spirituality is far removed from the quiet of a church sanctuary.
Kevin Bartels of Queens, New York, 48, is talking about God while some of his fellow baby boomers play weekend basketball at a city playground, a weekly ritual he partakes in with as much diligence as he attends to his Sunday Mass obligation.
This group has been together for more than 15 years. These guys used to be spry, energetic, going quickly to the basket. Now they run just as hard, but the end result at times can look lethargic. The joke among them is that their game is being filmed in slow motion. The before-game banter about the ...
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Golf, food sweeten hospitals' `guy' classes New tactics aim to draw more...
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
March 1, 1998 ;
COLLEEN KRANTZ;
591 words
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COLUMN: Baby boomer politics lack concern for future
University Wire;
April 26, 2006 ;
Teddy O'Reilly;
723 words
......political representatives of the baby boomer generation. And the baby boomer generation has so far proven...dead Iraqis). These old men (and women) profit in the...and in all probability the baby boomer generation will be gone...Moreover, a by-product of baby ...
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Baby boomer basketball offers another chance
Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque);
October 21, 2007 ;
Jim Swenson;
483 words
...Baby boomer sports leagues are popping up around...t large enough to handle an official baby boomer basketball league, I'm hoping there's...born from 1946 to 1964 (ages 43-61), the baby boomer era. If you're older and want to join...
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Fed: Baby boomer health workforce set to retire, leaving hole
AAP General News (Australia);
July 17, 2005 ;
494 words
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Don't ignore Boomer women.(Baby Boomer women)(Brief article)
Lodging Hospitality;
October 1, 2006 ;
271 words
...Urgent memo to hotel marketers: Baby Boomer women spend well over a trillion dollars...to the Ultimate Power Consumer--the Baby Boomer Woman, features essays from authors...Dorothy Dowling. Touting the age of the Baby Boomer Woman, the book overthrows stereotypes...
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Baby boomer teachers pass along boomer values.
Chattanooga Times/Free Press (Chattanooga, TN);
May 9, 2007 ;
548 words
...Byline: Chloe Morrison May 9--Baby boomer Dennis Rorex said it is the responsibility...tales of hardship from his father. Area baby boomer teachers agreed that today's students...respect and to work hard. I would say the baby boomer generation was a generation that did...
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Baby boomer culture gets its comeuppance
Review - Institute of Public Affairs;
June 1, 2003 ;
Salt, Bernard;
787 words
......decades. But why? You are a baby boomer if you were born between...Yorker first used the term 'baby boomer' in 1979; Douglas Coupland...boomers. Chic 40-something men were suddenly shaving their...adults. Ys have rejected baby-boomer denim and replaced this...they have also ...
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THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS; DIVERSIONS; BABY BOOMER EXPO.(VARIETY / FREETIME)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);
October 24, 2003 ;
Boyd, Melissa D.;
142 words
......TODAY-SATURDAY: If you can remember the phrases Flower Power and Stick It to the Man, chances are you're a Baby Boomer. This weekend's Baby Boomer Expo is a celebration of those born between 1946 and 1964. Last year's popular Hippie Triathlon is back...
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Midlife and menopause: Uncharted territories for baby boomer women
Generations;
April 1, 1998 ;
Gonyea, Judith G;
787 words
......control, delay, and even perhaps stop. The baby boomer generation is now facing middle age...to achieve an idealized body image, baby boomer women may face even greater pressure...less forgiving of women who "look old"? Baby boomer women, most of whom came of age during...
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Bush was no fool to pick baby boomer Dan Quayle
Chicago Sun-Times;
October 25, 1988 ;
Art Buchwald;
469 words
......them? James Grove, the president of the Baby Boomer Defense League, believes that the boomers...asked you why is it a good idea for a baby boomer to be a heartbeat away from the presidency...for us?" "He's 41 years old. Only one baby boomer can appreciate what another baby ...
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3 - PRIME-TIME AND BABY BOOMER WOMEN
Growth Strategies;
September 1, 2007 ;
Anonymous;
445 words
...3 - PRIME-TIME AND BABY BOOMER WOMEN 1. Baby boomers are the largest and wealthiest demographic group...BOOM: Marketing to the Ultimate Power Consumer - the Baby Boomer Woman (Brown, Orsborn). Barletta delineates the differences between men and women, and between boomer women and ...
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Battling the Baby Boomer Bulge
Atlanta Inquirer;
October 7, 2000 ;
661 words
......10-07-2000 Battling The Baby Boomer Bulge They've survived...challenge awaiting today's baby boomer lies just ahead: Middle...indicate both women and men are likely to experience...Americans as they battle the baby boomer bulge. With U.S. obesity...number of middle-age ...
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Baby boomer takes comfort in friendships forged along the way.(Neighbor)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);
February 6, 2007 ;
557 words
......that I have so many people coming along with me. Being a baby boomer, I have had the privilege of attaining most markers on the...a certain age, I have noticed another thing about being a baby boomer: We don't do things like our mothers did or even our older...we seem to enjoy it now. We're too ...
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Survey: 35% of Baby Boomer Nurses Plan a Career Change in the Next One to...
PR Newswire;
March 19, 2008 ;
462 words
......19 /PRNewswire/ -- Over one-third of baby boomer nurses plan to retire in the next one...nurses age 45-60 suggests that many baby boomer nurses may be facing career burn-out...is critical that we find ways to keep baby boomer nurses engaged in patient care, Faller...
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