Hi, You have latched on to a real idea, ie "co-operative housing. I am turning 63 the end of the month, a boomer, and am part of the trail blazering generation who lived in "communes", although I never did so myself. I have been facinated by the idea, ala "kibbutzes". For those who need it, I believe "pooling resources" , ie housing and transportation for our generation is a coming necessity. Many of us do not have children, or have children who live all over the world. Bartering, co-ops, etc is the wave of the future, I believe, but do something before you have no assets left to do it with. Good luck to you and yours,

Joel, I'd hire you in a NY minute if I could. You're right about us Boomers. By and large we never wanted for much of anything unlike our parents who were children of the Depression but you're a shining example of how resourceful our age group can be. Hang in there buddy! Lou

Joel, have you checked the website Idealist (www.idealist.org) for a possible position? You mention that you have been involved with grants for a lot of your working life. This website is one of the best compendiums of nonprofit organizations (and the resources they offer and need). Your grant writing might give you an edge with some of the jobs some of these nonprofits are offering.

Hello Fellow Boomers! I am firm and adament believer that our generation, having grownup between the experience of the depression and today's technology, will lead our own generation, the melleniums and those beyond through this maze of extremes. We have been blessed to have been born for a time such as this. Only the boomers understand how to bridge this gap, for only "we" have the combined knowledge of the past and the present. It's up to us to do the hard things first in order to blaze a new path for ourselves, or children, and grandchildren. After all, one thing that we all know and understand well is, "things change!' Change is in our natures and it's integrated in our DNA. I would appreciate hearing from anyone willing to come together, put our heads together and brainstorm using our combined knowledge and experience to support ourselves and each other. There is a mass of business, personal, and professional know how, right here on the "Over Fifty and Out of Work" web site. After all, who says that a person "needs an employer" to make a living? We can buy our own health insurance and why should we work our selves silly promting someone else's business when we could build and support our own? Joel Nitzberg, you are a jewel! i would love to hear about your progress along these lines in MA! Respectfully, Linda Hebert