From the department of “It’s Never Too Late”:
A 94-year-old great-great-grandmother who left school at the age of 12 is possibly the world’s oldest recipient of a master’s degree
Phyllis Turner was awarded her master’s degree in medical science from the University of Adelaide in Australia, and, it’s possibly one for the Guinness Book of World Records:
At […]
So, you thought it was parents with young children who were driving corporations to offer flexible work arrangements?
Nope. It’s the Baby Boomers.
Like it or leave it, Boomers are working well into their older years (see: my almost 75 year old father who teaches high school full-time), and, they are forcing change in traditional work arrangements.
The […]
I’m not really trying to reproduce everything that Carol writes, but, this one was too good to not join in spreading the word.
From the website:
Faith in Action brings together people of many faiths to help their neighbors in need. Faith in Action volunteers shop, cook, drive or just check in on the millions of Americans […]
One of my favorite authors, Susan Ito, has a new post up at Life in the Sandwich.
Plays Well With Others is the beautiful story about how she got her elderly mother involved in some social activities, and, more importantly, helped her develop new friendships.
It’s very timely for me as my father is finished with […]
My father is a man of few words, and, until the past few years, few phone calls.
Some of you may already know this, but, for most of my life, if the phone rang, and, he was on the other end, someone had died.
So, even when he got a cell phone, and, his calls were more […]
On May 6, 2007, the New York Times Magazine featured “Middle Age.
If you didn’t catch it, there’s lots of topics from longevity and health care to marketing, and, style.
Go read it, today.
(via Rhea, at The Boomer Chronicles)
Tags: Baby Boomers, New-York-Times-Magazine, sandwich-generation
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In Australia, it seems that the Sandwich Generation is becoming a recognized voting demographic, and, the candidates are actively seeking their votes:
(Prime Minister) Mr Howard cited child care and flexibility in the workplace as two areas where the Government could help this constituency.
Looks like these needs know no country boundaries.
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Weary Parent is hosting this month’s Family and Relationships Channel Blog Carnival, where the topic of the day is education.
Go on over there, and, see what everyone’s talking about!
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Time for another edition of b5 Media’s Family and Relationships Channel Blog Carnival.
Our gracious host is Steve at Inside Fatherhood, and the carnival is where you can find lots of thought about “Hope and Renewal”, a very fitting topic, since Spring is just around the corner for many of us.
Go on over and check it […]
My uncle is in the ICU at the hospital. My father has talked to him a couple of times. Yesterday, he sounded pretty good, but, today doesn’t seem to have been quite as good.
He has three daughters, one is in town with him, and, one has flown there to be with him, and, the other […]
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