“Age Strong! Live Long!” is the theme for this month’s Older Americans Month, an observance sponsored by the Administration on Aging to celebrate today’s older population — now spanning three generations.
Lori Bitter
Lori Bitter, president and CEO of Continuum Crew, a San Francisco-based think tank, recently developed a “Boomer Outlook List” to commemorate the aging population of Baby Boomers — 10,000 of whom celebrate their 60th birthdays each day! Here are several excerpts:
- In 2010, 2 out of every 3 people over the age of 50 in the U.S. are Baby Boomers.
- In the U.S., there are more people over 65 years old than there are teenagers.
- Being a generation famously characterized by having mobilized for social and political change, today 70 percent of Baby Boomers say they still feel a sense of responsibility to make the world a better place.
- Grew up with a solution to the lost TV remote control: they didn’t have one. They remember their first television — and their first one in color, too.
- Sun-dried tomatoes, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, ginger root, multi-grain bread and tortillas were exotic foods.
- Driving through a fast food establishment had much more costly implications.
Among the eldest Baby Boomers, born in 1946: Candice Bergen, Cher, Donald Trump, Steven Spielberg, and Sylvester Stallone. And, representing the youngest Baby Boomer set, born in 1964: Barry Bonds, Courtney Love, Diana Krall, Jose Conseco and Lenny Kravitz.
For the complete “Boomer Outlook List,” log on to Lori’s blog at http://tinyurl.com/38zwofc
