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15,000
Last week, Life in the Boomer Lane’s blog, cleverly titled Life in the Boomer Lane, hit 15,000 followers. In order to put this number into perspective, she hereby provides you with a handy reference guide as to how significant this number actually is: 15000: The number of military deferments given to Donald Trump during the […]
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Why the Wrong Shoes Are Doing You Damage
October 14, 2017
Life in the Boomer Lane loves shoes. Most of the shoes she loves have heels that are too high, too spindly, too ridiculous-looking for a woman her age. Hence, the search for fabulous shoes that have high heels, but are still comfortable, supportive, edgy, and make others swoon, “Where did you get those?” LBL could […]
A Private Phone Conversation Between Ivana and Melania
October 10, 2017
(ringing phone) Melania: Hello? Ivana (growly voice): Is Donald there, please? I am a representative of some country. I know it’s you, Ivana. It’s not me. It’s someone else. Ivana, you’ve tried this before. And Donald isn’t here. He’s on the golf course. Which one? I’m not telling you. And you need to stop calling. […]
The Blouse Man vs The Dress Man
October 9, 2017
The Blouse Man (1999) was a film set in 1969, about an unfulfilled housewife (Diane Lane) who spends the summer in the Catskills, along with tons of other women and their kids. Her husband, like all the other working spouses, arrives each weekend, for the sole purpose of reminding her how boring her marriage has […]
An Open Letter to Victims and Family Members of Future US Mass Shootings
October 5, 2017
Dear Future Victims and Family Members, I realize that, while I am grieving for the people who died in Las Vegas, as well as for those who loved them, I must also reserve room for all of you who will have been the victims and loved ones of victims of mass shootings to come. After […]
Teens Dream: It’s Not Just for Teens
October 2, 2017
The Las Vegas massacre is simply the latest onslaught to send us reeling. It seems that every day we have to face some kind of terrorism, random gun violence, war, famine, or natural disaster resulting from a climate that is reacting to our abuse of the planet. And, on the days when we don’t have […]
How 140 Characters Will End the World
September 27, 2017
For those readers who are unable to follow the often confusing timeline of US/N Korean shenanigans, the following is a timeline (induced almost entirely by whatever is in Life in the Boomer Lane’s head this morning) of presidential Tweets, N Korean bleats, and administration tap dancing feet, regarding N Korea: […]
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