My Decade of Turning 50

Does the world really need another baby boomer talking about being 50?

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Gabriel Byrne, new boomer sex symbol?

February 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Score one for us 50-somethings. Apparently the character of Dr. Paul Weston of HBO’s In Treatment is a hottie. As played by 56-year-old actor Gabriel Byrne (shown in HBO photo from series), the psychotherapist is, in the words of one woman in today’s NY Times article “a hunk, totally. He’s hot” and, the article says, [...]

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Tags: Baby Boomers · television · turning 50

The Sopranos and its lessons on aging

April 11th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Caught up with the new Sopranos last night, actually early this morning because I was having trouble sleeping. Tony is feeling his age, at 47. It’s not just the birthday, but because of a fight he loses to his brother-in-law (after a booze-filled game of Monopoly, a excellent and typical Sopranos touch — violence after [...]

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Tags: Aging · Boomers · television