Born in 1953, I’m a prototypical “Baby Boomer”. I have the perspective of broad life experiences which provides a unique outlook and understanding of the challenges facing my contemporaries as we age together. I am compelled to share that perspective and experience in a way that I hope brings some clarity and meaning to the readers of these pages. So what is it about my life that I think makes me qualified to babble about my thoughts and feelings regarding the myriad issues and challenges confronting my brethren? To succinctly self-introduce: I grew up as the eldest of 7 children. I spent 11 years in parochial schools. I have in my resume’ 3 marriages, 2 divorces, 4 children, 2 step-children, 5 grandchildren and a living parent. I am a two time survivor of major cancers: Lymphoma in 1998 and Tongue Cancer in 2011 and beat them both. Yet, my only biological son died at the age of 26 from Lymphoma in 2010. I’ve worked for big companies and small. I’m a business owner, met hundreds of payrolls and provided myriad employee benefits. I’ve held a California Real Estate Broker’s license for over 25 years. I feel overwhelmed on a regular basis with the decision making that accompanies this transitional period of my life. I evolved from the bullet proof mentality of a younger man to the protectionist thinking of someone coming to understand that the opportunities to begin anew are most likely in the past. By way of this blog I’d like to share with you my observations and opinions on the issues facing those of us born between 1946 and 1964 in hopes that you may benefit from and perhaps be entertained by one man’s perspective. The opinions I express are mine and mine alone but I’m more than willing to share.