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Face the Nation — Bob Schieffer got Lindsay Graham (R), and Evan Bayh, (D), on the show — two Senators who can get along. Is there hope for us yet? The Atlantic — We're going to be out of work for a long time, and it'll change America. (Thanks, Rachel Sklar via Twitter. The New Old Age — The New York Times blog asks, Will Boomers be any different? Will they accept, even seek, help, as they age? Houston Chronicle — An anonymous donor has given Baylor University $200 million to study old people. Wonderful thought. But what the hell do we not know about getting old? Other than how to stop treating us like we're sick. DN FourSentenc.es — Here's a self-explanatory, one-page Website. If you're looking for a catch, there isn't any. It is what it is. Worth a look.
In Praise of Being Ordinary — Here's an Aussie blog I like a lot. About being a Pre-Boomer. 
A SECOND CHANCE TO SWITCH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANIES. As anybody on Medicare knows, every November 15 through December 31 is when you can switch Medicare Advantage insurance plans. But I'm betting you don't know that January 1 through March 30 is another "open enrollment period."  The short explanation of this Catch 22-ish arrangement is, if you don't like the change you made in November-December, you can fire that insurance company and hire another in January-February-March. Only thing is, you can't start or drop Part D prescription drug coverage. Rules are rules, you know. If you're confused, never mind the tangled Medicare Website, call 1-800-MEDICARE. Believe it or not, it's an excellent information source where you talk to real people who know their business. DN |
The BlogMedia Age: Action News, Journalism, and Toyota. Yesterday, the assistant managing editor of MarketWatch wrote a rant about the coverage of Toyota's acceleration of troubles. (Here it is.) Steve Kerch says it's way too much hype, and chides his media colleagues to "put the brakes on out-of-whack priorities."  This was an unwise thing to do, Steve. First, you exposed yourself to instant reader dismissal -- you're an staff editor of a business publication. Could you be inappropriately sympathetic to, ahem, a business? You also used an unheralded fatal accident to make your point -- nobody was interested in making a big deal about the crash of a Pontiac. Do you think this cheap journalistic trope will shame journalists?
Really, there's plenty of journalism to complain about, but the massive coverage of Toyota's trouble isn't it. This is a huge story, because it affects millions of car owners, and because Toyota's Number One, and because it's a matter of life and death. That's basic journalism. Hell, it's basic business journalism.
Besides, it's not news that news in the TV age is driven by action, not process, nor even bad manners. This is a fact of modern life, Steve. You may not like it, or approve, but there it is. You, and the editor who let you do it, should take a time-out.
Poles Apart
Liz Taylor (Not that one -- This Liz is a leading aging authority.)
3rdActs Manifesto
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Bill Hurme writes: I’ve seen quite a few older men recently, coming in to talk about working for our company—like, maybe, fifteen or sixteen guys over 50 in the past couple of years. They don't just interview badly. They're rotten.