Tag Archives: changing aging

Worth Repeating: What’s Happened to the Fountain Pen?

“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 11/15/13: If you’re a certain age, you probably remember learning how to … Continue reading

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Extreme Downsizing

Many older people face the downsizing challenge. Could you live in 84 square feet with a total of 305 possessions? “Ten years ago, Dee Williams, now 51, sold her three-bedroom bungalow in Portland, Ore., built a tiny house on a … Continue reading

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Experience Talks 11/29: Bruce Gray

Tune in to Experience Talks, our “Radio Magazine for the Experienced Listener.” Saturdays 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles, 98.7 FM Santa Barbara, 99.5 China Lake, 93.7 N. San Diego, streaming live online and now syndicated … Continue reading

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Peter Hubbell Wants Advertisers to “Get” Old

  Peter Hubbell, CEO of the BoomAgers ad agency and author of The Old Rush: Marketing for Gold in the Age of Aging, argues that advertisers need to pay attention to older consumers, not just the younger crowd. Most of us … Continue reading

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Artist Faith Ringgold Updates Sudoku for the Artistic Mind

“One of Sudoku’s millions of admirers, Faith Ringgold, has turned a brain teaser into a digital work of art – and who better to do so given her stature as an artist whose primary medium is quiltmaking? Sudoku’s rows of … Continue reading

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Composer Johnny Mandel at 89

Johnny Mandel, considered one of the nation’s top composer/arrangers in jazz, pop, and film music, celebrates his 89th birthday today. He’s composed and arranged for Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson and Natalie Cole, among many others. His famous movie scores … Continue reading

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Worth Repeating: Marion Ross Has No Plans to Retire

“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 11/13/13: Marion Ross celebrated her 85th birthday on October 25th. She has … Continue reading

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