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Julie Andrews to Grads: ‘Go Out and Kick Butt’

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | News, Culture, Sights and Sounds | Comments

Bulletin Today | Entertainment | VolunteeringGet over yourself. That was the message delivered by Julie Andrews, 77, to the graduates of the University of Colorado, Boulder last week. The late writer David Foster Wallace presented similar thoughts in his 2005 Kenyon College commencement address, the starting point for a new viral video that’s been viewed on YouTube more than five million times since being uploaded at the start of this year’s graduation season. More on that later. (Watch the two videos below and let us …

Friends Jump-Start Fitness (and Hotness) Together

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | Aging, Home & Family Expert | Comments

Caregiving | Home & Family | Personal Health | Relationships | Your LifeAs National Women’s Health Week comes to a close, my thoughts turn to physical activity … or lack thereof, which has been my problem. As a working caregiver (for both of my parents), I am typical: I focus on those two necessities of my life first and taking care of myself falls to the bottom of the list. It’s a terrible conundrum — I can’t let my work or caregiving slip, but there are only so many hours in the …

E. Robert Kinney: His Shtick was Fish Sticks

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | FoodIf you’ve ever struggled to get a picky seven- or eight-year-old to eat some fish, you have E. Robert Kinney to thank for making the job just a wee bit easier. Kinney, who died on May 2 at age 96 in Arizona, was a Maine native who originally dreamed of becoming a history teacher but decided during the Great Depression that the job market in education wasn’t bright enough. Instead, after a stint in the New Deal’s National Youth Administration, …

At 85, Barbara Cook Joins the Supremes

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Entertainment | PoliticsWhere to hear some great music in the nation’s capital? If you’re a fan of orchestral music, opera, jazz or musical theater, there’s The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Should you prefer a more intimate venue, there’s Blues Alley. But would you ever think of the U.S. Supreme Court? Highly doubtful, to say the least. As it turns out, however, the court’s nine justices aren’t so completely consumed with weighty matters that they can’t take an occasional …

Recession Will Haunt Us Into Retirement

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & Savings | WorkOlder boomers, many at retirement’s doorstep, lost more than quarter of their net worth during the recession. Yet they may be the last demographic to retire with enough savings to live comfortably, according to a new study. Younger boomers (in their late 40s and 50s), and Gen-Xers (in their late 30s and early 40s) are on track to retire with skimpier savings. Consequently, they’re likely to face a pared-down lifestyle in retirement. Put another way, they’ll be the first two …

Why Your Dog Wants to Move to Montana

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | Home & FamilyMany of us who have dogs or cats tend to think of them almost as family members, which is one reason that Americans happily spent $53 billion last year on food, veterinary care,  chew toys and myriad accessories (such as sporty camouflage-colored harnesses for Chihauhuas). And at one time or another, we’ve all probably wondered what Princess or Fido is thinking when they stare at us with those big soulful eyes.  But now, thanks to a new survey on the state …

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