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(Hint: They’re all mentioned in the Best of the Boomer Blogs a new feature on Musings, Rants & Scribbles. Every few weeks we’ll have a compilation of these wonderful, wise, and witty writers…)

In “Live it up now!” Carol Cassara encourages us at A Healing Spirit, in her post, “Why You Should Eat the Cupcake. Today.”

On Unfold and Begin this week, Jennifer wants to remind everyone that you need to keep practicing if you want to get better.  In That’s Great if You’re Talented, But Do You Put in the Work, Jennifer reminds everyone why putting in the practice every day is important and that no matter how talented you are, you still have to put in the work.

Tom from Sightings Over Sixty was surprised to hear that some friends of his — a couple in their early 60s who are dance instructors — have just decided to move to Florida. This led him to reflect (as he swelters in the summer heat of the Northeast) Why I’ll Never Move to Florida. So now as the hurricane season is starting up, you might want to check out his post . . . to get a reality check about Florida.

Meryl Baer of Six Decades and Counting spent the past week hosting a houseful of family. A favorite activity for everyone is spending a few hot, sunny hours at the beach. She shares in pictures a lazy day in A Summer Day at the Beach.

Have you ever been taken advantage of by slick-tongued salespeople? Rebecca Olkowski, with BabyBoomster.com explores how some of the techniques that marketers, politicians, and others use communication skills to manipulate others to pad their bank accounts. Older people are often targeted.

On The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide, Rita R. Robison, consumer and personal finance journalist, reports on the $5 billion Facebook settlement over privacy lapses and the $570 settlement with Equifax over negligence that led to a massive data breach. You can check to see if you’re eligible for a payment if you were affected by the Equifax data breach.

That’s it for now.  See you next time!

 

Comments(8)

  1. Thanks for doing this Laurie. I enjoyed all the posts.

      • Laurie Stone

      • 5 years ago

      Rebecca, My pleasure.

  2. Great job with the post! I will need to get after Tom about that Florida post!

      • Laurie Stone

      • 5 years ago

      Jennifer, I think you have your work cut out for you!

  3. Enjoying the read this morning, Laurie, thank you!

      • Laurie Stone

      • 5 years ago

      My pleasure.

  4. Loved all of them!
    Thank you!

      • Laurie Stone

      • 5 years ago

      Thank you, Diane!

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