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You are a Baby Boomer if you were born between 1946 and 1964. You are educated, active and resourceful. You are searching for less stress and more living, you may be an empty nester, you prefer less traffic, fewer taxes and more fresh air and exciting activities! There are no rocking chairs in your future - you prefer pilates, hiking, biking, volunteering, wine club, book club, university classes, surfing the web, telecommuting, yoga, golf, tennis, walking your dog and plenty of social activities.
Talking Rock Ranch Named 1 of 50 Best Master-Planned Communities by places to retire in Arizona Where to Retire, a magazine profiling top retirement destinations in the United States, released its list of “50 Best Master-Planned Communities in the United States” and Talking Rock Ranch was among those recognized for being a retirement community with friendly neighbors and amenities to keep residents’ minds and bodies active.
Dogs LOVE Camarillo Dog Park! If you have never been to the Camarillo Off Leash Dog Park and need directions, use the phone number in this article. The Dog Park is inside of Camarillo Grove Park. Just so there is no confusion, although you are required to pay for entrance at the park, if using the dog park only then there is no fee.
Are you moving to the “Classic City” and need to purchase a new home? Are you interested in selling your current home in the Greater Athens Georgia area? How about purchasing an investment real estate near the University of Georgia?
Asheville, North Carolina Summer Events include Friday Night Drum Circle in Pritchard Park, Downtown After Five, Largest Stand Up Comedy Festival in Southeast and Antique Fair at the Civic Center!
Enjoy Pinehurst 41 golf courses plus, all playable virtually year round in this mild climate, and a overabundance of golfing communities, gated and otherwise. Yet unlike faster growing golf neighbors such as Myrtle Beach in South Carolina, Pinehurst retains a true small-town atmosphere. Visit this summer for fireworks, concerts and gorgeous garden tours!
When the University of North Carolina was chartered in 1789, making it the old est state university in the United States This small, historic city in North Carolina grew up around the nation’s first state university. Chapel Hill, with a population of 5l,485, retains a small-town ambiance in a highly cosmopolitan environment.
Discover South Carolina - Gorgeous scenery, historical monuments, Southern cuisine, live entertainment! Soak in the local flavor of each town with guided garden tours, hikes, kayaking trips, and shopping in some of the best antique districts in the South. Bring your appetite and prepare to sample some of SC’s famous and finest Southern cuisine. Each night will feature entertainment ranging from a live soul band, beach music, an outdoor movie night, a Jimmy Buffet cover band, and much more.
Home to The University of Georgia – the area offers lots of activities, including symphonies at the performing arts center, sporting events, road shows, Broadway productions, and well-known guest speakers. A four season climate, lower costs and a college campus attract retirees to this vibrant Georgia town.
Are you moving to the “Classic City” and need to purchase a new home? Are you interested in selling your current home in the Greater Athens Georgia area? How about purchasing an investment real estate near the University of Georgia?
During the Fall months in the Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), there is a very distinct sound that can be heard loud and clear and it sounds like a bugle you might hear being played by a marching band at a college football game. But, in fact, that bugle comes from bull elks during their mating season. The unique rutting call of bulls can be heard from dusk to dawn and some of the better locations within RMNP to hear and see the bull elks are in Horseshoe Park, Moraine Park and Upper Beaver Meadows.
Local celebration of International Migratory Bird Day which celebrates one of the most important and spectacular events in the life of migratory bird – its journey between wintering and breeding grounds.
The Art Safari will be preceded by a gala preview party and silent auction on Friday Night, May 11, 2012. Weaverville is located 10 minutes North of Asheville. Visitors are granted access to various local artists and visiting artist’s home studios during the Art Safari week.
Lobster Race is an event where lobsters race competitively down the track. There will be entertainment for all ages. Children’s area will feature activities and interactive rides and games. The community stage will feature local bands and groups whom will perform during the period. Many local restaurants will be providing food for festival goers as vendors.
Hair loss is the single most bothersome physical condition experienced by men. It affects some 40 - 50 million men in the US alone. In addition, some 20 - 30 million American women are also affected by hair loss. Samson Hair Restoration in San Diego specializes in the treatment of hair loss through follicular relocation, more commonly known as hair transplantation.
By Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox (Excerpt from Forbes.com) The boomer generation, spawned (literally) in the aftermath of the Second World War, will continue to shape the American landscape well into the 21st Century. They may be getting older, but these folks are still maintaining their power. Those born in the first ten years of the boomer generation — between 1945 and 1955 — number 36 million, and they will continue to influence communities and real estate markets across the country, especially as they contemplate life after kids and retirement.
There are two cities which have attracted more baby boomers and retirees than others in Colorado: Boulder and Ft. Collins. Boulder, the home of the University of Colorado is surrounded by gorgeous foothills, parks and lovely trails. You will find Pearl Street Mall and the Colorado Music Festival in Boulder as well.
78 Million U.S. Baby Boomers who hold 77% of the U.S. Wealth are beginning to move from large metropolitan cities to smaller markets. Seattle just named a top place to retire by Fortune Magazine.
This book is a wonderful guide to both well-known and less popular points of interest in the Prescott area. The historical detail has obviously been well researched and is very fascinating, making the book an invaluable, must-have companion. The accompanying photographic documentation is also very complete.

All in all, it is a unique and valuable resource for promoting our mountain paradise.—Asheville Citizen Times
The Ultimate Guide is thoroughly researched, organized for easy use, and illustrated with many of Pantas own gorgeous pen and ink drawings.—Hendersonville Times-News

How to Love Your Retirement shows the baby-boom generation how to plan for, and succeed at, this stage of life, whether relaxation, travel, education, or even a new occupation is the goal. Packed with helpful, entertaining stories and real-life advice from hundreds of retirees who are making the most of their post-work lives, this honest and useful guide covers such topics as how to pick the best time to retire; learning to live with a spouse 24/7; staying fit; starting fresh in business, love, and family; traveling; going back to school; and more.

In ‘The New Retirement’, global economic strategist Sherry Cooper explains that the boomer generation will be reaching traditional retirement age very soon and the enormous wave of boomer retirees will crest in 2025. This phenomenon will profoundly affect the labour markets, the economy, and financial markets for decades. But will boomers retire the way their parents did? Will they work longer and transition gradually into semi-retirement?

Are you among the millions of inspired professional people who are contemplating retirement? Perhaps you are already retired. A significant issue that you will have to deal with is what to do with all of that time.
Without a doubt, retirement today does not resemble our parents’ retirement. We are living longer, more active lives. For most retired professionals, playing bingo and going to the local lodge may not be a vision for the future.

Witty, optimistic blueprint for the first-wave boomer Superwoman to ensure a successful second adulthood for both herself and her husband, also nearing retirement. Full of references to the first-wave boomer experience (sixties through today), the book borrows from corporate reengineering strategy to guide the couple with a vision statement, goals, and objectives that speak to them. Author is a Superwoman herself and makes that psyche transparent in the book, writing from her experience.