News for the Baby Boomer Generation

Sometimes the pain is just too much
When you know you will no longer
See their face or feel their touch.
Everyone says “daddy’s little girl,”
But what do you do when he’s ripped from
your world?
Daddies are there to comb your hair
And frighten away your cares.
Daddies are made to be strong
And show you right from wrong.
When daddy’s taken from [...]

Lighting rips through the sky
Thunder claps loudly in the night
A gun shot is heard
A life is taken
What happened? She was the love of his life
Why did he end it by taking her life?
He called his Mother
Confessing his crime
He sounded so desperate
He had lain with her body for days
He couldn’t explain why he had done it
It [...]

Today I was looking out the window
I saw your tulips all wilted and withered
I knew how they felt oh so well
You’re with God in heaven and I try not to be bitter.
But it’s oh so hard…… after twenty years
Waking with you by my side
And now I wake and you’re no longer here
When will my eyes [...]

Do you have an Anniversary coming up? Are you trying to find something to do that will be one your spouse will remember forever? Are you on a tight budget? Well you can have an anniversary that will show your spouse just how much they mean to you and it doesn’t require lots of money. [...]

Marriages begin and some marriages end but in between falls love, anger, and sometimes dislike or even hatred. Couples who have stayed together for many years seem to all say the same thing: you have to both be dedicated, you have to learn to forgive, and you have to be willing to love, no [...]

Juarez, Mexico
Off the I-10 corridor, border crossing from El Paso, TexasOne of the easiest entry points from the United States into Mexico, this battle-ground looking entrance to Mexico enters a talented city with music and culture, marketing, vending, and history. It’s dirty and grimey, but filled with great shopping deals and things to do. Lots [...]

Historic Old Mesilla, New Mexicowww.vivamesilla.org“After the shopping and dining, the rest is history.” “- Over 50 unique shops, - award winning restaurants and cafes, - museums and galleries, - lodging.
Mesilla (”Little Tableland”) is the best-known and most visited historical community in Southern New Mexico. Since its’ beginning, around 1848, Mesilla has had a major influence [...]

Santa Fe, New Mexicohttp://www.santafe.org/Santa Fe is a whole different world. artistic. alternative. traditional. artsy. crafty. ethereal. Its a city that embraces the natural environment blending in more than any other city in North America does. Its beautiful adobe mud-brick architecture camoflages itself right into the natural earth. Visit this city where art takes reign over [...]

Hyde Memorial State Parkwww.emnrd.state.nm.us/nmparksEmail: rgpadilla@state.nm.us
740 Hyde Park RoadSanta Fe, NM 87501(505) 983-7175
Entering into beautiful Hyde Memorial State Park as it was dark - these photos were taken the next morning and how breathtaking the scenery, serenity (except for some motorcycles that were camping near me), gave me a overlook view of Santa Fe. Apparently [...]

A friend of mine was nice enough to pass along an amusing little quiz that lets you know just what kind of 60’s person you are.
To take the quiz follow this link.

It seems Australians are just as obsessed with the Baby Boomer generation as we are, and spend just as many hours analyzing, celebrating and appreciating the… ah… impact of this generation on our way of life.
Found on the Sydney Morning Herald ; excerpt:
Last century, when boomers were young, anyone in their 50s was [...]

An Anthology of True-Life Psychedelic Adventures
introduction by Charles Hayes
In Tripping, Charles Hayes has gathered fifty narratives about unforgettable psychedelic experiences from an international array of subjects representing all walks of life - respectable baby boomers, aging hippies, young ravers, and accomplished writers such as John Perry Barlow, Ann Waldman, and Tim Page. Specifically featured is [...]

Baby Boomers Find RV Travel 70 Percent More Affordable than Most Other Vacations
Excerpt:
According to a 2001 study commissioned by the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) and conducted by the University of Michigan, U.S. ownership of RVs is skyrocketing, and the baby boomer market is one of the primary reasons for the increase in RV [...]