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Happy 2011, via 1960 and 1963 and 1975 and…
December 30, 2010
When my ex and I split almost 20 years ago, the only items of real value to me that I wanted to take were the photos, the children’s memorabilia, my own memorabilia, and my artwork. Along the way, some of these items disappeared. Others were forgotten. A couple months ago, my ex and his wife […]
I Will Not Be Invisible
December 19, 2010
When Life in he Boomer Lane and her friends decided to write a book about women over 50, LBL asked a lot of women her age what sucked about getting older. She expected to hear the sagging/bagging/dragging thing or maybe the memory thing or maybe even the empty nest thing. She didn’t hear any of that. […]
Jobs I Have Known
December 10, 2010
My December 7 post (“Working Hard at Not Making Money”) reminded me of all the jobs I’ve had over the years: Summer camp counselor assistant-My first job and the only one I was ever fired from. This wasn’t a good start to my future employment. For a large sum of unmarked bills sent to […]
Boomer Sex Ain’t Boomin’
November 24, 2010
An enlightening and thoroughly depressing new survey of sex among Boomers was conducted recently. Now Husband and Life in the Boomer Lane unshackled themselves from the headboard in their bedroom long enough to read it. LBL will summarize for those of you who were fans of Cliff Notes back in school. The first sentence says […]
Boomer Sex Ain't Boomin'
November 24, 2010
An enlightening and thoroughly depressing new survey of sex among Boomers was conducted recently. Now Husband Dan and I unshackled ourselves from the headboard in our bedroom long enough to read it. I’ll summarize for those of you who were fans of Cliff Notes back in school. The first sentence says it all: The U.S. […]
At Thanksgiving, I’m Grateful For Me
November 22, 2010
Because it didn’t take a lot of loss in Life in the Boomer Lane’s life to make her understand how precious every days is. And because each birthday is her best gift to herself. Because LBL is wise enough to know that her children aren’t perfect and wiser still to believe that they really are. Because LBL […]
At Thanksgiving, I'm Grateful For Me
November 22, 2010
Because it didn’t take a lot of loss in my life to make me understand how precious every days is. And because each birthday is my best gift to myself. Because I’m wise enough to know that my children aren’t perfect and wiser still to believe that they really are. Because I’m funny. And, thankfully, […]
7 Reasons to Date Women Over 50
November 9, 2010
Single women over 50 who want to date have discovered the terrible truth: A lot of men over 50 don’t want to date them. So, to all you guys over 50: Put down the Viagra and spend a moment considering the seven reasons you should date women over 50. 1. Our biological clocks are […]
Why I’ll be at The Rally to Restore Sanity
October 27, 2010
I’m not a lifelong Liberal. I’ve always been fortunate/cursed to see both sides to any issue. Because of that, I often feel paralyzed about making a voting decision. And, unlike many people, I can’t get past my dislike of a politician and simply vote the party line. But I’ve been around long enough now to […]
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Life in the Boomer Lane 
The U-bend of Life
January 14, 2011
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Last month, the cover of the Economist Magazine shrieked “The Joy of Growing Old (or why life begins at 46).” Needless to say, this caught Life in the Boomer Lane’s eye, while she was in the drugstore looking for nighttime panty liners. She bought the magazine, in spite of the actual article being titled “The U-Bend […]