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Welcome to the March 10, 2010 edition of the Baby Boomers Blog Carnival. There are some really well thought out and insightful Boomer articles for you to peruse this week.

So, grab a cup of coffee (or tea),  sit back in your most comfortable chair, put up your feet and Enjoy.

This one’s for you!

Entertainment

Mike Ross presents The Top 27 Comic Blogs You Should Be Reading posted at Star Costumes Blog, saying, “Check these 27 fun to read and strikingly informative comics-related blogs and stay as well-informed as almost any comics enthusiasts.”

Family

SVB presents Investing For Beginners: Basic Steps To Start Investing posted at The Digerati Life, saying, “Family finances — let’s start investing.”

Fitness

Steve Patterson presents Taking Yoga Classes for Weight Loss Purposes posted at Cats Love Plastic Bags, saying, “Yoga harmonizes mental, physical and emotional health as these are important factors in preventing weight gain. It makes people of any age agile, flexible, and fit.”

Rowena Hebert presents 100 Amazing Memory Hacks to Maximize Your Brain posted at AccreditedOnlineColleges.org.

JohnQ Stakes presents Top 50 Blogs on the Medicinal Marijuana Controversy posted at BSN Program, saying, “Even though marijuana is banned for general use, it is allowed — in some states — for medicinal purposes. Recent developments regarding marijuana have brought the debate on medicinal marijuana back to the nation’s center stage.”

Steve Faber presents How to Keep From Gaining Weight Back After You?ve Lost It posted at Belly Fat Loser, saying, “You probably thought diets were the way to lose weight. So did almost everyone. Now there is research to suggest maybe we were all wrong. Check it out now….”

Natalie Thomas presents 80 Effective Exercises You Can Do At Your Desk posted at Physical Therapy Assistant Schools, saying, “So many of us spend eight hours or more a day at our desks or cubicles, why not find 30 minutes there? The article has gathered 80 effective exercises you can do at your desk to help. Take a look and have your co-workers envying you in no time.”

General

Jasmine Smith presents 9 Blogs About Psychology Worth Reading posted at Psychology Classes, Degrees and Colleges, saying, “Here is a list of 9 blogs that won’t make you a mind reader but you’ll definitely learn a thing or two about psychology and maybe unlearn a few things as well.”

Ryan @ Cash Money Life presents What is a Good Credit Score? posted at Cash Money Life, saying, “How high of a credit score do you need to qualify for a good credit score, and how does it affect your ability to get a loan?”

Jeff Rose presents What Happens When a Life Insurance Policy Lapses posted at Jeff Rose, saying, “Every boomer has tons of bills to keep track of. Don’t lose track of your life insurance premium bill, your policy may lapse.”

Lisa @ Grandma’s Briefs presents Sink, swim or hold on? posted at Lisa, saying, “(Note to J & K: Please be sure it gives the blog name as Grandma’s Briefs, not “Lisa”. Thank you!)”

TSW Blog presents Are Debt Counseling Services The Way To Debt Relief? posted at The Smarter Wallet, saying, “Thoughts on debt counseling. A lot of baby boomers today have debt. Hopefully this info is helpful.”

Susan Howe presents The 40 Top Twitter Feeds to Help You Save Money posted at The Budget Life Blog, saying, “To make saving money easy, these feeds have taken to Twitter to share tips and discounts on how to manage your budget and spend your hard-earned money wisely. Its worthy to know these things nowadays.”

Health

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Are Health Studies Making Us Sick? posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Delmy Martin presents Top 50 Biotech Blogs posted at Phlebotomy Technician Programs, saying, “Biotechnology — at least from the business perspective — has taken off on the Web. But, other areas such as health and life sciences, agricultural engineering, technology and law and ethics also have their place in popular blogs.”

Allison Johanson presents Top 50 Nursing Specialty Blogs posted at Top 50 Nursing Specialty Blogs, saying, “If you are interested in a particular field of nursing, you can do a lot of good and become quite proficient. Indeed, you can even choose which nursing university you attend, or what nursing program you complete, based on what sort of education is offered in your specialty.”

mrs laughton presents The Ultimate Guide to the Nurse Practitioner Career | Online Nurse Practitioner Programs posted at Comments on: The Ultimate Guide to the Nurse Practitioner Career, saying, “If you get your master’s degree to become a nurse practitioner, many career paths will be open to you. Which do you follow? That depends on your goals, your desired location, and, of course, the job offers you receive.”

Gin G. presents Quality Eye and Vision Care posted at Sense Scribe, saying, “Learning the importance of vision, eyecare and available medical devices. Read more.”

Maureen Fitzsimmons presents 9 Blogs About Neonatal Care Worth Reading posted at Neonatal Nurse Practioner Degrees, saying, “Neonatal care, whether by parents or hospital staff, is often critical to the health and well-being of an infant. The first twenty-eight days of an infant’s life constitute the neonatal period.”

marjorie presents What is Good Cholesterol and How Do I Improve It? posted at Laurel on Health Food, saying, “Experts agree that dietary cholesterol raises blood cholesterol and that high blood cholesterol levels increase your risk for heart disease. So, what can you do to help reduce your risk of high cholesterol and heart disease?”

FitnessOver50 presents Look Healthier In Seven Days posted at Fitness Over 50, saying, “Is there anyone out there who doesn’t want to look better in the next 7 days? Well, you can look younger, better and more vibrant in 7 days for next to nothing. No B.S.”

Baily Hayden presents 25 Fitness Gadgets that Can Improve Your Health posted at Phlebotomy Technician Programs, saying, “If you are looking for ways to improve your health, boosting your fitness level and improving your eating habits, it is possible to use technology in the process. There are a number of gadgets that can help you create a fitness plan, monitor your progress and even celebrate when you meet your goals.”

Hoven Keith presents Top 25 Celebrity Doctors on Twitter Worth Following posted at MSN Degree, saying, “In the our list of the top 25 celebrity doctors on Twitter who are worth following, you may learn that ‘celebrity status’ might be a combination of what that doctor knows as well as how he or she presents that information.”

Alisha Harmann presents 7 Free Web Apps to Track Your Medical Health Over Time posted at ADN to BSN, saying, “Access to the internet has simplified and enriched our life. It also motivates us to stay healthy. The myriad tracking tools available online have made health and fitness an interesting and attractive proposition for many of us.”

Frederick Yarmy presents 50 Must-See YouTube Videos to Improve Your Health and Happiness posted at Online Nurse Practicioner Programs, saying, “No matter your salary, you can afford to improve your health and find a little more happiness with help from You Tube.”

Laws

MDP presents How to File an Amended Tax Return posted at My Dollar Plan.

Retirement

Ryan @ Military Money presents A Military Retirement is Worth Millions of Dollars posted at Military Finance Network, saying, “A military retirement package is easily worth millions of dollars over the course of a lifetime when you factor in the monthly pension payments, medical benefits and other military retirement benefits.”

Consumer Boomer presents Should Retirees Consider Reverse Mortgages? posted at Consumer Boomer, saying, “Are baby boomers being scammed by reverse mortgages?”

Joe Plemon presents Reverse Mortgages Part Two: What Are The Advantages? posted at Personal Finance By The Book, saying, “This is the second of a four part series on reverse mortgages. A good rule: don’t buy anything you don’t understand.”

Ricky. presents Roth IRA Rates posted at Stock Tips, saying, “Are you tired of mediocre returns of your retirement investments? You may be surprised that getting the best Roth IRA rates available will improve your IRA returns.”

Travel

Cathy Swirbul presents Travel posted at Uncommon Lifestyle � Travel.

Work

nissim ziv presents Reference Checking: References Questions – Reference Check Form posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “As an employer, you would want to check the prospective employee reference in order to have a better insight on his past performance. Some references will give detailed information about the employer, while others won’t share all the information they have.”

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