Autumn Edition of the Blogging Boomers Blog Carnival!

There’s a chill in the air up here in northern Colorado, and the aspen are at their golden peak up in the Rockies!  After such a hot, dry summer, don’t we all deserve a break? Here’s the latest from our group of top Boomer Blogs: . . . travel to the UAE Liwa Oasis  . . . Is autumn's highlight election day? . . .  How was the world different in 1958 for the time traveler in Stephen King's book 11.22.63? . . . Who doesn't like September? . . .  Can you recognize the symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease?  . . . What creepy spider experiments are going on in the SpaceLab? . . . . How is finding love different at 49? Enjoy!

Arabian Tales Katie Foster shares her favorite adventure in the UAE – a road trip to the dramatic expanse of the Empty Quarter Desert and a first look at a local date festival:  Midnight at the Liwa Oasis

SoBabyBoomer thinks that the high point of autumn will be November 6^th, when the 2012 Presidential Election will be all about saving the American Dream.  With the richest family in the U.S., the Wal-Martheirs, with a family wealth of $89.5 billion, having as much wealth as the bottom 40% of Americans combined, (!) is it time to address our growing inequality, and question the core national faith that even Americans of humble backgrounds have a good chance of getting ahead?

Tom Sightings read Stephen King’s book 11/22/63 while he was away last weekend, and it made him wonder:  How is our world different today from what it was like in 1958, the year when King’s main character, Jake Epping, stepped out of his time-bending rabbit hole?  Take the time to travel over toSightingsat60 to see some of the differences — and perhaps suggest a few of your own.

Daily meditation can be extremely beneficial, not just mentally but physically as well. However, many women find it a frustrating process. If you are one of these people, it could be that your expectations are not being met.   Eliza over at Silver and Grace has a solution:  Meditation Frustration? Change Your Expectations.

For lots of people fall is their favorite season, but not everyone.  The Accidental Locavore shares her top 9 reasons for not liking the ninth month of the year.

Over at The Survive and Thrive Boomer Guide, Rita R. Robison,consumer journalist, writes about a survey conducted for the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. It found that many caregivers mistakenly interpret certain behaviors as a normal part of aging rather than as symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia, thus delaying the diagnosis of a loved one’s Alzheimer’s.

Vaboomer is excited about the surprising spider experiment on the SpaceLab this week. 

The Midlife Crisis Queen, Laura Lee wishes to take a moment to crow about a recent psychology award, and her other accomplishments as a midlife therapist and writer.

She celebrated her 7th wedding anniversary this week, and now she’s sharing her thoughts on how finding love at 49 is different.