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THE GREATEST GIFT
My knee-jerk response to this question brought me back to a football game many years ago. My team kicked a meaningless field goal on the last play of the game to win by 10 points. The coach was loudly criticized for running up the score, rather than...
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Hairy White Legs......not!
One of the things I've come to realize, is that no matter how old we live to be, we still all have some sort of insecurity. I don't think I remember a time in my life when there wasn't something I struggled with....as a kid, it was likeability,...
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Today's Buzz: Monday, Jan. 21
The GB News Brew. It's ground fresh daily, just for you. Check inside for today's top stories, today's birthdays and a look back at January 21st through history.
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I'm suffering from the AGE virus
Before I sat down to write this, I had to remember where I left my reading glasses… When I was 23, a 33 year old woman had the hots for me. She was a cutie. A friend of mine played bass in a band and her brother was the drummer. He kept telling...
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Sean Callahan
Three years ago, Sean Callahan launched GeezerJock, a national magazine celebrating senior athletes.
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Picture of the Day and B'days for Oct. 1
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 1. Today's birthdays include former President Jimmy Carter who turns 84. Our picture of the day is an historic one from 100 years ago.
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Picture of the Day and Birthdays for August 1
48 years ago today (August 1, 1960), Chubby Checker's "The Twist" was released inspiring the dance craze of the 1960s. Round and around and around...
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Happy 6th Anniversary Lake Ashton!
Just 6 short years ago Lake Ashton was just a dream - one person’s vision. The developer saw the potential of 1200 acres of beautiful Central Florida land on the serene waters of Lake Ashton in peaceful Lake Wales. In that short period...
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pats test blog
The Growing Bolder Media Group received the prestigious Senior Vison Media Award for 2008, presented by the Florida Council on Aging. In just it’s first year online, GrowingBolder.com has presented a vision of the 50+ population unseen anywhere...
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Lucille Borgen
Not only was a 94-year-old woman the oldest person to compete at the recent waterskiing U.S. Nationals, Lucille Borgen blew everybody away. She survived polio as a child, cancer as an adult and a few years ago, she completely lost vision in her left eye.
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Kudos for Growing Bolder
The Growing Bolder Media Group received the prestigious Senior Vison Media Award for 2008, presented by the Florida Council on Aging. In just it’s first year online, GrowingBolder.com has presented a vision of the 50+ population unseen anywhere...
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Prevacid and Low Platelets
In February of 2005, I was diagnosed with GERD, which is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. I think it’s just a fancier term for acid reflux. My doctor put me on Prilosec OTC, but after a few months, I started taking Prevacid and continued to do so...
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Camilla's Roadie Report - 30 Years Together
Thirty years have passed and we have hardly noticed. Our life together has been filled with love, some hot water, some cold water, a wee bit of tepid water and a whole bunch of adventures. We were packing again for another adventure. Another opportunity...
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Picture of the Day and Birthdays for July 6
It slammed into the earth 50,000 years ago producing a massive explosion equivalent to a thermonuclear explosion 150 times stronger than the atomic bombs used at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's our picture of the day.
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Calling All Teachers - Pay Attention Or You could Be in Detention!
Calling All Teachers - Pay Attention Or You could Be in Detention! I have had the wonderful pleasure to be able to work with students in classrooms, after school programs, and on playgrounds for a number of years. I have had more great days than...
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1958 GM Car Commercial - 5 Hot Models for 1958
So, what kind of car are you driving? Wish you could have a brand new one? Click the photo to take a look at few of the sparkling new models that were shining on the showroom floor 50 years ago!
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Picture of the Day and Birthdays for July 29
Happy 50th birthday, NASA. Fifty years ago today, on July 29, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, which created NASA.
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Best Of The Rest - Get Fit!
Next time you think you're too old for something, think of Ed Cole. Eight years ago, he began working out to lose weight. Last year, at the age of 71 he entered his first bodybuilding contest. Now, he's a 5'5", 155 pound champ.
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An Amazing Man You've Never Heard Of
Joe Kittinger got to space first, and without a spacecraft. 48 years ago, in near secrecy, he accomplished a feat that no one has ever equaled. His courage paved the way for the success of the space program.
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5 Questions With: Dave Knechel
You may recognize him from his unique profile picture, but if you dig a little deeper, GB member Dave Knechel has quite a story! See how he's overcoming obstacles and inspiring others to live their best lives.
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Why McCain and the Republicans lost
Please allow me to preface this article with something. If you don't believe Barack Obama has ushered our nation into the 21st century with a big BAM! - then stop here. When the entire world sits up and pays attention to an American election, the...
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Big Screen Dreams
One woman's passion for film is paving the way for some senior filmmakers to find success on the big screen.
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Impersonator-In-Chief
His biggest audience four years ago was a family of four looking for a new fridge. Now, he's in demand worldwide, entertaining live audiences and TV audiences in the millions. Come along as John Morgan transforms his life with inspiration and imitation.
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Mae Laborde
At the age of 98, Mae Laborde finds herself as one of the freshest faces in Hollywood. She's proof it's never too late to follow your dream!
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The Red Hat Fountain of Youth
It’s never too late to become a Red Hatter. Just ask Ethel Barnhart who first joined the Red Hat Classics in Augusta, Georgia 7 years ago. What’s so unusual about that? Ethel was 93 at the time.
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Michael Phelps at 15
The entire world now knows Michael Phelps but this short clip was recorded 8 years ago just a few minutes after an unknown 15-year-old qualified for his first Olympic team.
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The Skinny on Interesterified Oil
I've always gotten along with kids. Years ago, before I became qualified to be considered of grandfather age, many of my girlfriends had children. I used to tell them things while driving along, like, "Do you see that apartment complex over there,...
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Bernie and Big Bertha
More than 50 years ago, Bernie Lee sold his car to buy a bass. He says it's the best deal he's ever made. He's been strumming Big Bertha ever since. A car can take you around town, but his bass took Bernie around the world.
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Love at First Click
Growing Bolder member Vickie C met her husband Terry in a place that didn't exist a few short years ago -- an online chat room. Now they're in a place neither thought they'd ever be again -- head-over-heels in love.
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Sister Madonna Buder
Known as the "Nun on the Run," Sister Madonna Buder has finished about 40 marathons and 34 Ironman triathlons and two years ago, at the age of 75, she became the oldest woman to finish the Ironman World Championships.
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How to Become A Lifelong Learner
The modern era is generally considered to have started in 1500 A.D. with the start of the printing press. From 1500 to 1830, all known knowledge doubled. From 1830 to 1930, all known knowledge doubled again. A few years ago, all known knowledge was...
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Growing Bolder in 1938
GB member Fred the Fitness Guy made an amazing discovery. Exactly 70 years ago, his great grandfather was featured in National Geographic magazine. Fred made a video to share his family news with his GB family.
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Picture of the Day: June 4
Last night Barack Obama became the presumptive Democratic nominee for President. Today' s picture was taken two years ago on a day Obama must have been imagining last night.
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“My Cancer Diagnosis is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me”
For 20 years, Wendy Chioji was one of the most popular and respected news anchors in one of the nation’s largest media markets. She was single, attractive, well paid and talented. Then she was diagnosed with cancer.
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5 Questions with Kelly Perkins
Kelly Perkins' life came full circle for her. She's a heart transplant recipient who literally took the high road after her surgery and began climbing mountains to raise awareness of the need for organ donations.
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Best Floor Exercise Ever
There were some incredible moments at the Beijing Olympics. But there was nothing like this. Gymnast Paul Hunt performed this floor exercise routine 20 years ago. You'll see why no one has come close ever since!
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Traveling the Continent by Motorcycle
Each year I go on a motorcycle adventure to somewhere on the North American Continent. I don't travel the main roads, but opt for the back roads and even dirt roads that criss-cross throughout our great country. This year my destination was Eastern...
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Donna Dewberry Grows Bolder With One Stroke
She was a stay-at-home mom who had an idea. A simple, easy way for millions to create beautiful works of art. Seemingly overnight, Donna Dewberry and her One Stroke painting technique became a huge hit on PBS and QVC.
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Jane Dulieu
When a brain tumor left her barely able to walk, Villages resident Jane Dulieu discovered her water legs.
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Barbara Klippel
It's not entirely normal to be a cross-country skier that is a retired kindergarten teacher. It's even more amazing that Barbara Klippel overcame a fall down a flight of stairs and a broken skull to win the premiere cross-country ski marathon.
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Kathy Moffett
Amateur golfer Kathy Moffett doubled her fun with two holes in one in a matter of days, The Villages,
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She Saw the Future
Everything we thought we knew about aging is changing. Opportunity and possibility are everywhere. Everyday, more men and women realize the magnitude of this change. Shirley Mitchell realized it 20 years ago.
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Dara Torres' Secret
Dara Torres is one of the most talked about Olympians these days. Mostly because she's over 40 and still rockin' it. But also because of this one, big secret.
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Edgar Larson
Swimmer Edgar Larson wouldn’t let a major medical episode get in the way of his passion. The 85-year-old worked his way back to health and won nine gold medals along the way.
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Tony Handler
Despite his struggles with a rare form of pancreatic cancer, Tony Handler is still pushing himself to complete triathlons.
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Masters Sport Stars
Older is bolder. Check out our interviews with many of the top masters athletes in the world. These men and women are having the best times of their lives as they turn in the best times of their lives.
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A Tribute to Our Dear Friend Wendy
As many of you know, Wendy Chioji is a good friend of most of the staff at GB. This week she said goodbye to Central Florida, retiring from TV news and growing bolder in her efforts to open a cycling center in Park City, Utah. Marc Middleton...
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Six-Time Cancer Survivor and Triathlete Wins First-Ever Growing Bolder Award
Triathlete Tony Handler was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given two years to live. That was 25 years ago. Since then, he's beaten cancer six times and has been named the winner of the first-ever Growing Bolder Award presented by GrowingBolder.com.













































