Who is a Boomer?

I got an email from a 55 year old techie from Austin who asked if he's a Baby Boomer. I guess I should clarify!

The Baby Boom generation was born between 1946 and 1964, so the youngest Boomer turned 40 last year. Since the oldest are now 58, you can see that we cover a pretty big range of years on the planet - and probably interests.

Our Boomers! TV proposal is targeting the older Boomers, those of us over 50 who grew up with the Mickey Mouse Club and the Beatles as opposed to the Brady Bunch and disco. All the Boomers have a lot of values in common but life stage seems to make a difference. Turning 50 is a wake up call for a lot of us...it tells us that time is passing and if we've got dreams to pursue, it's now or never! And many of us have become Empty Nesters by then, or are about to.

On the other hand, a good friend of ours who is 53 just became a father for the first time this weekend. He and his wife had dealt with years of infertility and finally, they're parents! They're thrilled and we're thrilled for them. But he admits it's scary too and he wonders if he'll be able to fund college and retirement at the same time!

So leading edge Boomers are grandparents and new parents. There's a lot of diversity here but we're all blazing new trails as we re-invent aging in America!