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Writing A Novel Without Writing
November 14, 2011
At lunch, the other day, my friend Libby and I were sharing the progress of our respective novels. Me: My novel is sitting behind my printer under a pile of blank copy paper and all the communication from the IRS regarding my 2003 tax return. Libby: Why not just finish it? Me: Unfortunately, the IRS doesn’t […]
Thanksgiving in London and Paris: Snuggling Babies Across Borders
November 12, 2011
(The following is the third in my new series, “Old Posts to Dredge out on Slow Weekends Because When I Posted Them Originally People Cared More About the Economy and World Peace Than My Blog.” Although nothing has changed, it’s the start of a slow weekend.) I spent last Thanksgiving in London with my daughter, son-in-law, and brand […]
Yo Mama-in-Law
November 9, 2011
There are two categories of people who have been maligned over the years, IRS agents and mothers-in-law. This post will not add to the well-deserved mountain of cow dung heaped on the IRS. They know who they are, and they know about the bad things they have done. This writer would, if she could, give […]
Exciting News for Boomers and Obese Rodents
November 7, 2011
Aside from learning the real words to “Louie Louie,” Boomers have wanted one thing more than anything else: a reversal of the aging process. It now appears that researchers at the Mayo Clinic might have provided just that ticket. Boomers have long wondered what makes people age, aside from stress from both their teenagers and […]
Man: 0 Cat: 1
November 4, 2011
(The following is the second in my new series, “Old Posts to Dredge out on Slow Weekends Because When I Posted Them Originally People Cared More About the Economy and World Peace Than My Blog.” Although nothing has changed, it’s the start of a slow weekend.) Now Husband Dan has a long history with pets. This […]
Things You Can Find in an Airport Bathroom
November 2, 2011
The Sunday before last, I was invited to speak to a group of women in Hemet, CA. I speak to a lot of women, and I speak mostly about life after 50. My co-authors and I like to say that we are here to change the conversation about women over 50. We’re pretty passionate about […]
Extreme Couponing and You
November 1, 2011
Unless you have been living in my dryer’s lint trapper or have been spending all your time keeping track all the Republican nominee wannabees, you are probably aware of the latest extreme sport to hit reality TV. Added to cliffjumping, basejumping, bodyboarding, and Red Bull Fierste Ljepper, is what may have become the most dangerous extreme […]
Sex, More or Less
October 29, 2011
(The following is the first in my new series, “Old Posts to Dredge out on Slow Weekends Because When I Posted Them Originally People Cared More About the Economy and World Peace Than My Blog.” Although nothing has changed, it’s a slow weekend.) AARP just came out with a 105-page sex survey of people 45 […]
Teaching Children US History via Halloween Costumes
October 28, 2011
Huffington Post has a piece on what they think might be the “worst Halloween costume of all time.” It’s a World War II Evacuee costume, sold on amazon.co.uk for an amount equal to about $18. According to the Huffington Post via blogger Nick Douglas, editor of Slacktory.com, the Halloween costume was created for “National Commemoration […]
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Life in the Boomer Lane 
You Can’t Be 100 Without Being 99 First
November 17, 2011
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Apparently, while most of us are spending our time asking “Did he actually just say that?” in reference to Herman Cain, other members of the US population are more goal-oriented: They are turning 100. While it’s true that some of them do it without much fanfare, and others, when wished a Happy 100! respond […]