The music from the Boomer era takes us back to a time and place we remember as though it were yesterday. Teenagers, a high school dance, a restaurant, a car, "our song," thousands of memories of a very special time.

We early Boomers are very lucky to have lived during that incredible slice of American history, and the music was an important part of it. I'm happy to have Spotify where all that music lives on.

This week we look at a bit of a slant on the news, sort of an "are you kidding me?" Then we take a closer look at the price of gasoline. Wondering why, when a bomb hits a tanker 5000 miles away, the price of gas goes up $.30 a gallon 15 minutes later at my neighborhood gas station. Sheeese.

The Fourth week of July has some very pertinent news for the over 65 crowd in the Page 4 Department. Also, along with our weekly Scam alert, a great look at AI for the Boomer population. This is a terrific tool to use frequently.

News and views for us Boomers. What happened during the fourth week of July over the entire era?

Under the Hood? Take a look and you'll find AI in plain terms for a very practical understanding.

A new format, focusing on the 70 million Baby Boomers out there. News that has an impact on us. Each week we'll have a new subject that we all experience to one degree or another. This week it's Scams, how to recognize it and what to do about it.

Then, a lighthearted review of the 50's and what we remember, and don't forget, getting old is better than the alternative.

A focused look at the day itself, the spreading of the news, the colonists' reaction and how the news was received in England.

An incredibly bold idea and a gamble that took the ultimate courage.

250 years ago a group of men notified the King of England that they declared the 13 colonies were then an independent entity on their own. They were no longer a part of England in any way. That notification became known as The Declaration of Independence.

The date was July 4th, 1776. It became the birth of The United States of America. The colonials realized that they were taking on the most formidable military force in the world at the time.

A war ensued and, 5 years later, on October of 1781, the British commander, Lord Charles Cornwallis, surrendered the British forces to George Washington and his French allies at Yorktown, Virginia. 13 different colonies, came together to form a union that was destined to change the world.

From one game in 1845 in Hoboken, NJ, to an international pastime with hundreds of thousands of players and millions of spectators....all in 55 years. Yikes, How could that have happened? It's an incredible story that shows what a great game it is and the development process that made the game what it is today.