Posted on February 2nd, 2010 by Patrick Roden
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Care: (v. caring) 1) Be interested in or concerned about something 2) feel affection 3) tend to somebody or something
–Encarta Dictionary (2002)
Dave Bowman: Hello, HAL do you read me, HAL?
HAL: Affirmative, Dave, I read you.
Dave Bowman: Open the pod bay doors, HAL.
HAL: I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.
Dave Bowman: What’s the [...]
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Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Patrick Roden
There’s a lady who’s sure
All that glitters is gold
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven
When she gets there she knows
If the stores are all closed
With a word she can get what she came for
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
And she’s buying a stairway to heaven…
-Led Zeppelin
Joan was out shopping on a sunny Saturday afternoon; something she [...]
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Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Patrick Roden
Carelessness doesn’t bounce; it shatters.
~Hartman Jule
Is your husband going to hang Christmas lights this week? Consider this first:
I was reminded of a life-altering experience between man & ladder at work this week. A colleague, let’s call him “Stann,” recounted a run in with some cement involving a ladder years ago that changed his life [...]
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Posted on November 13th, 2009 by Patrick Roden
Mature Market Experts: more news and stats on boomers, seniors, and the mature market that you can use - Interior Design Key to Aging in Place.
Aesthetics; noun; a branch of philosophy dealing with beauty (Merriam-Webster)
Four years ago I read an article that changed my thinking forever. I had what Buddhist call a “satoir,” or an [...]
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Posted on August 24th, 2009 by Patrick Roden
Mature Market Experts: stats and news you can use on boomers, seniors, and the mature market - Online Age Ghettos
Solitude: A good place to visit, but a poor place to stay.
-Josh Billings
Words of Wellness (1991)
Edited by Joseph Sutton
Much of the conversation this year at the 6th Annual What’s Next Boomer Business Summit in Las [...]
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Posted on August 3rd, 2009 by Patrick Roden
Mature Market Experts: more mature market news and stats more often - Baby Boomers: How Old Do You Look?
Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative.
-H. G. Wells
English author, historian, & utopian (1866 – 1946)
Have you heard those commercials on the radio where a middle-aged guy describes an experience of not getting [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Patrick Roden
Mature Market Experts: more mature market news and stats more often - Aging In Place In NYC -
Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.
-David Letterman
This past week I found myself stuck in traffic. Not a big deal happens every day; in fact it’s a tired topic for most urbane city dwellers. But [...]
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Posted on June 3rd, 2009 by Patrick Roden
Mature Market Experts: more mature market news and stats more often - The Doctor’s Office - In the “old days” (pre-blackberry) you could find yourself being held hostage in a healthcare setting waiting room with nothing to read. Patiently anticipating the call you’d look for something—anything, to pass the time until you heard those words [...]
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Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Patrick Roden
Mature Market Experts: more mature market news, stats, and meaningful thoughts more often - IKEA Knows: Home is the Most Important Place In The World
The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes.
–Frank Lloyd Wright
It was a sunny Saturday morning in Portland (rare event) and I found myself in the parking lot of the mega-home [...]
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Posted on May 4th, 2009 by Patrick Roden
Mature Market Experts: more mature market news and stats more often - A Whole New Mind - Author Daniel Pink recently wrote: “In a downturn everything is up for grabs.” Which suggests to me possibility.
In the clinical setting if a heart is beating irregularly it’s shocked (cardioverted) so it can restart into a new rhythm [...]
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