The Savvy Boomer

That Cappuccino may help your memory

It's nice to see a study about that finds something good about coffee.  BBC reports that a University of Florida study showed that drinking 5 cups a day could reverse memory problems found in Alzheimer patients.  The test was done on mice but anything that says coffee is good is fine by me.

In case you were wondering about what's in all those posh coffees that you order, below is a chart from Lokesh Dakar that will help you figure out a few of the more popular ones.

TBD RIP

I've posted about a lot of sites that felt they had the right recipe to become the main social networking site for boomers.  I've never felt there was a formula that would allow any of them to become anymore than mildly successful but there have been a couple that I thought were well done.

TBD had a great looking site and seemed to be gaining traffic at a regular rate.  But according to TechCrunch, it's all over.  Who's next?  I wouldn't call the graph below exactly a stellar performance over the last year by EONS, the first player in this niche.  Many of the others I've posted about over the past 2+ years don't even show up on this tracking site anymore.

Facebook and Twitter is where it's at for everyone now including boomers.  We've never really felt the need to network only with people in our age group.

Happy Canada Day

Canadians say that the things they feel strongest about that are truly Canadian are the flag, the military and hockey, in that order. 

I remember when the new Canadian flag was introduced 1965, a lot of people, including myself, didn't much like it but I guess it has grown on me as I accept it now.  I still don't like the fact the leaf is red which is usually the colour of a leaf in its last stage of life.

 

Most people don't think Canada has much of a military.  Sure, it's small compared to some countries, but Canadians have always answered the call when needed including many members of my family in WW1 and WW2.  The photo above is Corporal Martin Dube, the most recent fallen Canadian soldier in Afghanistan.  These are the people we must thank on Canada Day.

 

This picture of my son is similar to millions of pictures taken by Canadian parents.  Yeah, if you were born in Canada, chances are that you've gotten up at 4:30am to be taken by one of your parents to a rink to play hockey.  It wasn't until I was about 12 that I realized that most other countries didn't even play the game.  I don't like the fact that going to a NHL game has become an elitist thing to do given the price of a ticket and a couple of beers.  I do however still enjoy watching it on TV.  Why?  Because I'm a Canadian, and proud of it.

Carry-on and weight baggage limits for 65 airlines.

Every so often, a site comes up with some information that I think may be very useful for boomers, so click on the link to the Flying with Fish blog to see the limitations most airlines have for your carry-on baggage.

Stylish reading sunglasses for boomers

Most of my sunglasses are prescription and now virtually useless because for some reason as I have aged, my eyesight has improved to the point that I now only need glasses for reading.  Regular sunglasses don't help so I have been on a search for reading sunglasses and I have found the answer from the Read In Style online reading glasses site.

I really like these polarized, stylish sunglasses by Scojo because they are bifocal so I can also use them as regular sunglasses, not just reading.  They are very comfortable and while they cost a little more than sunglasses on other sites, I think they are worth it since they are durable and well designed. 

The site seems to carry higher end products with several designer frames, most less than $100 and a couple even under $10.

Where you can pee in Canada

I recently read that public urination in Vancouver can bring you a $100+ fine if you are caught by a bylaw officer and apparently it is frequently enforced.  Since summer is here, I ride my bike as much as possible and being a boomer, pit stops are a necessity, but of course there is always the question of where to go. 

The Powder Room not only rates public washrooms across Canada but also gives you a wealth of information you may have never considered about -well, pee and peeing.  I don't know what else I can tell you except to check it out.

The only thing hot about Tiger in the US Open is his mouth

No question that Tiger Woods is the best golfer in the world.  But watching him say and mouth the "F" word after making what he considers to be a bad shot is just classless. Very seldom do other pros do this on national TV, but Tiger does so consistently, to the point that the announcers  on the US Open coverage even commented on it today. 

Clean up your act Tiger.  I'm sick of it.  I would think your legions of fans, especially the kids are as well.

Watching #IranElection posts on Twitter is Overwhelming

A lot of people have questioned the value of Twitter, me included. But as I sit here watching over 100 posts a minute to the #IranElection channel, I know I am watching a watershed in history on many different levels.  Just the fact that the Iranian government is blaming Canada, the U.S., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc etc for their problems tells you the incredible impact that Social Networking can have.  There is no way the Iranian government can squash this protest.  Well there is, but let's hope it never comes to that.  Amazing times!!