By Cindy Phillips updated Thu, Feb 20, 2014 09:50 PM As I write this column, the East is being hammered by a storm of epic proportions. Vermonters know well the effects of a classic Nor'easter. But those who live in the Southeast are simply not equipped to handle snow, sleet, ice and freezing rain. When…

Cindy Phillips posted Oct 4, 2013 I recently had lunch with a young female dentist who talked about the home her and her husband, also a dentist, were in the process of buying. The house sits in a very upscale neighborhood that is transitioning from successful retirees to young professionals. She lamented that although the…

Cindy Phillips posted Sep 19, 2013 Alice Cooper rocked us with "school's out for summer" back in 1972, the year I graduated high school. But right now kids all over the country are returning to school after what I am sure appears to have been an all-too-quick summer vacation. The start of the new school…

By Cindy Phillips updated Fri, Aug 23, 2013 10:07 AM So have you ever heard a Boomer say, "I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday, but I can remember something from 30 years ago like it was yesterday"? I say it all the time, only now I am saying "40 years ago." Scary. Memories…

By Cindy Phillips posted May 16, 2013 Answer: Only one; so long as she can bat her eyes and smile while asking a man to do it. Now, before you get your Victoria Secret panties or fishnet stockings in a wad, it is a joke. Times have changed and "we've come a long way, baby"…

By Cindy Phillips posted Feb 7, 2013 I have never denied the fact that Billy Joel is my all-time favorite entertainer. I admit my relationship with him has been on the outs for the past, well, I guess it has been more than a decade. He lost me during his "I want to write classical…

By Cindy Phillips posted Jan 10, 2013 My granddaughter was born yesterday. Seven pounds and seven ounces of precious life. It was an exciting event and a dozen of us paced the hospital waiting room in wait. As much as I longed to see that baby, I first wanted to see my daughter to be…

By Cindy Phillips posted Dec 27, 2012 I swear I have no idea how another year rolls around so quickly. As a kid, a year seemed like an eternity. As an adult, it is more comparable to the blink of an eye. Where are the brakes for this speeding freight train called the golden years?…

By Cindy Phillips posted Dec 13, 2012 Find a penny, pick it up All the day, you'll have good luck! I stopped this morning on my way to work to purchase my weekly lottery tickets. This was the morning after the largest Powerball jackpot in history had two winning tickets drawn - neither of them…

By Cindy Phillips posted Nov 14, 2012 We Boomers were raised with an old-fashioned work ethic. Our parents believed in longevity on the job. In other words, you found a job, worked there for 30 or 40 years and retired. During those years, you worked 50 weeks a year and enjoyed the patootie out of…

By Cindy Phillips posted Jul 11, 2012 Well golly, another icon has crossed over. Not across the road though. Andy Griffith joined the growing list of superstars who have left this life. Seems to be happening on an all-too regular basis these days. The people who impacted our baby boomer lives are reaching the end…

Karen D. Lorentz posted Oct 10, 2013 "Grow the market" is the rallying cry in the U.S. ski industry, especially with the fear of the baby boomers "aging out." But that doesn't mean that Killington and Pico have forgotten about the "golden oldies" - also known as the 'mature market' - who still enjoy being…

By Cindy Phillips posted Aug 23, 2012 I walked into the office break room the other day to find a co-worker cleaning up what appeared to be a volcanic eruption. I knew immediately what had happened - she tried to cook grits in the microwave. A month prior, I had experienced the same catastrophic result…

By Cindy Phillips posted May 2, 2012 If you picked up superstitions or old wives tales from your parents or grandparents, you may believe that some life events happen in threes - one of them being death. I am holding my breath right now after the announcement of Dick Clark's passing, followed the next day…

By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Mar 7, 2012 09:15 AM As I write this column, news of Davy Jones death is about 24 hours old. Boomers get a dose of reality each time a music legend passes away. The day the music dies is a creepy reminder of our own mortality. We all want to…