Category Archives: FYI
Johnny Cash Love Letter Voted Most Romantic
A love letter from Johnny Cash to June Carter Cash on her 65th birthday has been voted “the most romantic of all time” in a Valentine’s Day poll by the UK’s Daily Mail. The poll was commissioned by British life … Continue reading
Comedian Dick Gregory Honored with Star on Walk of Fame
Last week, Dick Gregory, 82, comedian and civil rights activist, was presented with the 2,542nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From NBC News: Among his countless career highlights include being honored with special tributes by Coretta Scott King, … Continue reading
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Couples with Over Fifty Years Together
From the New York Times: Six years ago, Lauren Fleishman discovered a book next to her maternal grandfather’s bed. Inside were a series of love notes. He had written them to her grandmother during the Second World War. Her grandparents … Continue reading
Civil Rights Over Fifty Years Late for the Friendship Nine
“A judge in South Carolina has thrown out the convictions of the Friendship Nine, nine black men who integrated a whites-only lunch counter in 1961, at the peak of the civil rights movement. ‘We cannot rewrite history, but we … Continue reading
The Rescued Film Project Discovers Images from an American Soldier in the 1940s
“Lucky Strike Beach,” “Start of Train Trip,” “Roll of French funeral, 1947” — these are some of the labels found on 31 never-developed rolls of film taken over 70 years ago by an American World War II soldier. One roll … Continue reading
90-Year-Old Inventor/Product Designer Barbara Beskind
Silicon Valley has been criticized for being ageist, but that’s not what 90-year-old designer Barbara Beskind discovered. She is on staff at IDEO, the legendary firm that designed Apple Inc.’s first mouse, the Pilates machine and dozens of high-tech gadgets and digital … Continue reading
Peace Corps Is Recruiting Boomers
The Peace Corps has been recruiting Boomers for quite awhile (see this post from 2005 on the Peace Corp website). Currently, about 7% of the volunteers are 50 or older. Here’s a recent interview with Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet, … Continue reading
