Why start this Boomer Blog?

I’m starting this blog because I’m an “old media” person making the transition to new media. I want to use the Internet as a way to by-pass the gatekeepers of traditional media and tell the stories of people like me who are facing transitions in their lives and doing it with grace and a sense of adventure.

Transition seems to be the operative word in my life these days. I feel I’ve entered a new phase of life that doesn’t have a name. I’m not young but I’m not old - and I won’t be old for maybe 20 or even 30 years if I’m lucky (and keep practicing my yoga). But I do have lots of questions. What is this time of life all about? What are the millions of other Baby Boomers just like me worried about? What excites them now? What dreams do they have and what are they doing about fulfilling them?

I’m part of that much-maligned Baby Boom generation that’s trying to figure out what it means to be getting older when we still feel young! Young and restless on the inside…a midlife Empty Nester on the outside! Some call it our “Second Adolescence.” The one thing I’m sure of is that my life is very different from my parents’ lives at this age. I think my generation will be creating new models and I want to hear what other Boomers are creating!

I’ve worked in network news and I’ve run a video production company. I joined an Internet start-up that raised venture funds only to have the funding pulled a few months later. I’ve created Flash movies for corporate clients. Now I’m hoping that the Internet is ready for those of us who are storytellers at heart.

A few of my media friends from network television days are now my business partners. We’re taking our curiosity about this time of life into the brave new media world. We’re reaching out to our peers for stories, wisdom and inspiration. Our goal is to create a community that is authentic and is safe for sharing.

We’re beginning our journey with this blog. We’re going to launch a website soon and plan to podcast our stories so that they can be heard at the listener’s convenience. We’re trying to get a TV series funded. We want to facilitate Boomer “meet-ups” a la Dean for America. (“Transition Talk” anyone?) We’ll ask for feedback and we’ll listen. We want to find Boomers who are finding ways to grow and to thrive at this time of life that has no name!
I will be sharing our journey here. I hope to hear about yours.