An honest, humorous, and refreshing look back on the experiences of a unique generation and the challenges of growing older in the digital age. Musings of a Baby Boomer: Life Before X, Y, and Z is a collection of selected shorts from Hoflander’s weekly newspaper column “Full Circle,” featuring sometimes funny and sometimes philosophical stories with a continuous theme: the reluctant, but generally happy, aging of the Baby Boomer generation. In this collection, Hoflander tells stories about everything from yard flamingos and college move-in day to battling internet bots. She reflects on the simpler times of her childhood and addresses present-day changes to which, as a baby boomer, she adapts: memory loss, evolving technology, and politics. Through it all, she uses humor and wit to remind readers not to take life too seriously—and to focus on the things that really matter. “This book entails family, friends, and wisdom from the perspective of the baby boomer generation! A great read for all! Delightful.” —Teresa Parson, First Lady of Missouri “America needs healing, and instead of destroying our history, perhaps musings from those who have been part of history can provide a way forward. That is what Kay Hoflander's book offers.” —Lieutenant Colonel Allen B. West (US Army, Retired), Member, 112th U.S. Congress, Former Chairman, Republican Party of Texas “Hoflander has the magical skills to hit upon daily life with humor and understanding . . . For younger readers, this book just may help you better understand your parents or grandparents. It is a book for all generations to enjoy.” —Suzanne Skelly, University of Missouri Graduate Educator, Realtor, Genealogist and life-long Bibliophile

As Kay Hoflander personally knows, Baby Boomers are a generation all of their own. From having parents known as the "Greatest Generation" to witnessing the moon landing and ushering in the digital age, this generation has experienced it all. This collection columns are a compilation of the musings and adventures she has experienced as a Baby Boomer in a world more virtual than reality. The humorous and whimsical approach she brings to life leads readers to reminisce the writings of Erma Bombeck. Tackling everything from aging to "going viral", her columns remind us not to take life too seriously and maintain focus on the things that really matter. Join Kay Hoflander on a honest and refreshing look back on the experiences of this unique generation and the challenges of aging digital.

After a multi-faceted career, M.L. (Mike) VanBlaricum has turned his attention to writing poetry and musing on his life as a Baby Boomer. The author is a prototypical Boomer. He was born in 1950 and went off to college to study engineering in the explosive year of 1968. He grew up in small towns in Illinois where he developed a fascination with science, the trombone, nature, and girls. This collection of poems, essays, and musings includes memories and reflections of being a free-range child in the Fifties, a restrained teenager in the Sixties, a college student in the Seventies, and a rambunctious retiree in the Tens. VanBlaricum's accessible writings are laced with wry humor, musical references, and surprise endings. The subject matter ranges from lost loves, the importance of puppy love to the wonderment of real love, what it means to be a Baby Boomer, teenage angst, ruminations on kite-flying and teeter-totters, a fascination with clouds, toads, and moons, and observations and sideways ponderings on natural phenomena. The internal dialogue between engineer and poet bookends this collection.

Capitalizing on what is arguably the most important social phenomenon of our time and place—the aging of America—this book shows organizations how to market specifically to baby boomers in their third act of life. The graying of America is undeniable, with an estimated 10,000 boomers turning 65 every day. But to dismiss the baby boomer generation as a group no longer worth marketing to would be foolish. According to the Census Bureau, in 2029—the year when the last boomer will have turned 65—there will still be more than 61 million boomers, roughly 17 percent of the projected population of the United States. Boomers will still be the wealthiest generation in the United States until at least 2030, according to the Deloitte Center for Financial Services, with their share of net household wealth to peak at 50.2 percent by 2020. Boomers 3.0: Marketing to Baby Boomers in Their Third Act of Life describes how to market to baby boomers from a cultural perspective, specifically addressing the demographic group of baby boomers in their later adulthood—a period that will continue for the next two to three decades. The author uses the term "3.0" to indicate the baby boomers' third phase of life and explains how this third act of life will differ from earlier periods; accordingly, organizations should take a different approach to marketing to them than in the past. This book offers a way to contextualize business objectives within a culturally based, forward-thinking framework that fully leverages the opportunities presented by what is perhaps the biggest and most affluent customer base in history. Readers will be able to use the strategies described to map territories to stake and mine in targeting boomers, create meaningful relationships with individuals in this group, and communicate effectively with boomers to offer them products and services.

My morning musings started at least five or six years ago. They have been a treat, and they have given me such wonderful answers to what’s going on in the world and why bad things happen. But as I feel such terror about tomorrow, I also believe that since we are in the hand of she/he who made us (my God), God may actually have set up this worldwide scenario to remind us what we already possibly know—that there must be a God, since without any knowledge or investigation, poor Adam and Eve (or their other cultural variations [see other cultures creation stories]) began their supposed singular life on this earth with the gift of two baby boys, Cain and Abel.

The birth of this book, “100 Creative Musings by Various poets” is a result of various contributions by aspiring poets. Writing Poetry is not like a regular story, novel or literature. It is a genre by itself, using varied poetic devices, conventions to suggest differential interpretations of words, or to evoke emotional responses among its readers. For a poet in their journey, appreciation of the words they write, convey a message about elements in their daily life or a general viewpoint. It is the greatest milestone when our poem is appreciated well. We, poets are on this journey, we can never claim we are well established. Only our followers can credit our good or moderate poems in our writing. Contributors to our book in Alphabetical Order A R Mundell Abd TaAla IbnAli, (Ahki) Adewinmisitimi Adrian41062 Alecia Griffit93 Alemseged Sisay Amaranthine Lover Angelblue36 Anne Billinge Anuradha Buvaraagan Anxious Rodent Arbab Arlice W. Davenport Ben Pickard Blackstar55 BluesMan Brian Peter Hodgkinson Brundaban Panda Caren Krutsinger Cleopatra Chambers (KH Ventura) Danceinsilence Danielle F. Morgan David L McMillan DianeD Dindleh Dolly Bhaskaran eLTe Evelynsnow Figuring-it-all-out Forgotten dream Fran Marie Frank Leibold Gordon McConnell Grace Meridieth Greg Gaul HallofMindfulness Hidden Squid HuBaChi Iff Ur Abs Irish Rose janey2307’ Jenni Taylor Jesna Sajan Joe Brazeau Joy A. Burki-Watson Kaibab Kathryn Sawyer Keith M. Draw Keith Pailthorp Kevin Tracy, Jr Krissi Holtum Larry Kilham LeonardV Line Monique Gauthier Liquidmindforever Lost Blue Boy Lotus Tassel Maeve Edmonson Mags58 Marius Alexandru Melanie Edwards Meyene Cletus Michelle phaka6 Mileva Roumer Mindful Minstral Monroebaby Nick Kelly Nuri Colakoglu Phoenix Aradia Pixie652 Pleasecaniwrite Quinnton Gould R Byron Ragnar Lothbrok Rain474 Rajmoi Phukan Rajni Repercussionist Rerouni664 Richard Weissman RobertThomasHall Ronald A William S Heaney Samantha Duffy Sarah Armstrong Shanon Marie Clare Angermeyer Norman SSM Stan Holliday Stephanie De Haven Thekleinhouse Theresa Sullivan Tparry898 Tracy Butler Tri Ngoc Tran TruthChills Ventro Veronica Zurbola Vian Vlok We also have another two books lined up in the same series : Creative Poetry and Song Poetry which will be published within this year. This is the first book in the Series.