sacredhands on Apr 22nd, 2008Paul Fruchbom Sells Columbia Studios Winter’s Discontent
Hollywood studios are desperately making movies that might appeal to Baby Boomers because they have finally figured out that Baby Boomers grew up on watching movies, not the internet. Case in point: Columbia Studios just picked up writer Paul Fruchbom’s story, “Winter’s Discontent.”
The plot: “Herb Winter’s wife dies after 50 years of marriage, […]
sacredhands on Mar 17th, 2008Four Semi-Retired Baby Boomers Hit Vegas Sold For $1 Million
Hollywood is starting to figure out that Baby Boomers grew up going to the movies, whereas kids today grew up on the internet. So like, duh, doesn’t it make sense to make movies that appeal to Baby Boomers who love getting out of the house since nobody really cooks anymore anyway. CBS Films just bought […]
sacredhands on Nov 13th, 2007New York Real Estate Prices Make Continuing Care Communities Ghost of Senior Past
With New York real estate prices so insane, the thought of a developer investing in a continuing care community makes about as much sense as growing grapes in the Arctic. You can try, but it’s the wrong environment. Sure you could build a green house up there, but it would cost you a small fortune […]
sacredhands on Oct 18th, 2007Dating Life in Los Angeles Offers Scary Choices
It’s been a while since we scoped out singles ads on Craigslist. Here’s the most recent offering of over fifty women seeking men in the Los Angeles area. Hey guys, feel free to jump on a plane if something excites you like the poetry in ad #1:
I’ll sleep under your bed
and watch TV in the […]
sacredhands on Oct 12th, 2007Baby Boomer Generation’s Impact on Public Libraries
There’s nothing like coming across an article that offers up a point of view that otherwise never would have considered. Maureen Kahlert from Australia questioned whether Baby Boomers are likely to have an impact on public library systems. She reached some provocative conclusions, including:
Currently libraries offer a range of services for both active and […]
sacredhands on Sep 27th, 2007Average NPR Listener is 53 Whipper Snappers AOL
With everyone giving up on reading newspapers in print, and most younger people gobbling up most of their information online, what’s a poor NPR radio station to do in order to attract younger listeners? Here’s a fact: “the median age of people listening to NPR’s newsmagazine programs is 53.”
Wow! I never would have guessed […]