Small Business Boomers

November 2nd, 2008

Why We Are Not in a Recession

We are not in a recession.  For proof, I offer Exhibit A:

I was in a “big box” national pet store on Friday (Halloween) to get my cat groomed.  I couldn’t believe how many people were there buying Halloween costumes for their pets.  If people still have enough discretionary income to buy this stuff, we aren’t […]

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October 14th, 2008

Are Boomer Business People Too “Wired”?

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I completed a survey on BizChicksRule today, and one of the questions stopped me in my tracks. Here it is:
Which of the following do you use regularly or within the last 30 days:

GPS Unit
Digital camera
Blu-ray player
Blackberry/Smartphone/iPhone
iPod or MP3 player
Other mobile/cell phone without email functionaity
LCD […]

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October 11th, 2008

Jeopardy! Trivia Answers for Boomers

1. Jeopardy! is unique as a game show because questions are answered in this form. What is a question?
2. Jeopardy! was created in 19?? by this talk show host/singer, who also created Wheel of Fortune. Who is Merv Griffin
3. Jeopardy! announcer Don Pardo is most famous as the announcer on […]

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October 9th, 2008

Another 25-year anniversary - THIS is JEOPARDY!

It’s difficult to believe that the game show Jeopardy! is 25 years old.  As I mentioned yesterday, I am a Jeopardy junkie, and I have been for years.
Actually, I am more than an addict - I was a contestant on Jeopardy, in 1988, four years after the show aired.  I’ll make a long story short […]

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October 9th, 2008

Boomer Creativity Contest Winner and Some of the Comments

The winner in a minute, but first, my observations:
I was overwhelmed by the number of people who have great creative ideas and a desire to express those ideas.
For example: When I got divorced, my ex burned all of my poetry (along with other things). I am just now getting the creativity flowing […]

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October 7th, 2008

Trivial Pursuit Turns 25 - Trivia Fans Remember

Trivial Pursuit, the game that launched the trivia craze, is 25 years old.  Remember when it came out in 1983?  Everyone was playing.  It was a love-hate kind of thing - you either loved it or hated it.
I loved Trivial Pursuit - my family hated it, because I  would always win.  I am a huge […]

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October 7th, 2008

Boomer Creativity Contest - LAST DAY!

Children are fantastically creative because they don’t know they aren’t.  Adults are not creative because they know they are not.
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If you want to create, what’s stopping you?  I have some inspiration for you, in a book by an author named Brenda Ueland.  You can win this book by responding with a […]

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October 4th, 2008

Boomer Contest Update - How to Create

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The Boomer Creativity Contest has generated many great ideas - I’m motivated just reading them and I wish all of you could win!
There is still time to enter - the contest runs through Tuesday (October 7th).  Just go to my Contest Post and tell me what you would like to create.
Some […]

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October 3rd, 2008

Who is Googling Who? Find out on Ziggs

Ziggs.com is a new social networking site that sends you an email when someone Googles you.  So, why should you care?  Well, I might want to know who is checking up on my, I guess.  Susan Gunelius comments on this new tool on her b5media site, BrandCurve.
I get 6 or so invitations to LinkedIn, FaceBook, […]

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September 27th, 2008

5 reasons Baby Boomers go back to school

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I went back to school at age 53 to get a PhD.  I thought I was too old, and that I would be learning alongside kids.  I was surprised to find that most of the people in the school were baby boomers, just like me.  And we aren’t alone.  According to […]

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