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A Muckle of Midlife Crises
October 22, 2011
There has been a spate (This is the first time the writer has written this word) of articles lately about the warning signs that one is going through a midlife crisis. These recent articles are different than the last caboodle (synonym of “spate”) of such articles in that they have been written more recently, […]
Your Most Embarrassing Health Questions, Answered
October 13, 2011
Oprah.com Health Newsletter has a new post titled “The 10 Most Embarrassing Health Questions.” Here they are, along with answers provided by a non-Oprah staff member: Q: I recently noticed these large, irregular patches of white on my back—it almost looks like my skin has lost pigment in that area. What’s going on? A: Many […]
How to Take Care of People Who Are 60 Years Younger Than You
September 26, 2011
Some of us might have noticed that the age span between us and our grandchildren is wider than between that of us and our children. This is especially pronounced if we gave birth to our own children at the tender age of twenty-something, but, unlike us, our children felt the need to delay the production […]
The Truth About Fat Cells
September 21, 2011
More, the magazine for “older” women who are now young enough to be the children of Boomers, gives us a bit of interesting and alarming information that all of us should pay attention to. According to More, “fat liposuctioned from the hips could reappear in as little as 12 months. The body defends its fat, […]
Ms Freshly Pressed Answers Your Pressing Questions
September 19, 2011
I’d like to thank all the folks who responded to my Freshly Pressed post entitled “A Guide to Life After 50.” I’d especially like to thank the ones who commented using actual words contained in the English language. Many of you expressed comments that showed a real awareness of the world and of your place in it. […]
A Guide to Life After 50
September 13, 2011
AARP, the folks who used to be scary until we woke up one morning and realized we were one of them, continues to be concerned about the likelihood of us embarrassing ourselves because we have inadvertently lived long enough to remember the day rocks were invented. They present a list of Don’ts by world-renowned author Jacqueline Mitchard. […]
Who are “they” and why are they running our lives?
September 12, 2011
For more years than even Boomers can count, “they” have been telling us what to buy, how to think, where to live, and who to read about in US Magazine. Examples throughout the millennia include: “They are saying marinated mastodon kebobs will be the next big food item.” “They say the world is flat, and […]
How to Be Old Without Calling Attention to Yourself
August 28, 2011
(photo credit to: www.osocio.org) Many of you might notice, as you cross the threshold of fifty and then sixty, that as you age, entire other populations of people seem to be getting younger. Doctors, especially, seem to have gone directly from playing with plastic medical kits to wielding sharp, scary metal instruments, usually in […]
Where I’m From: I Am From City Streets
August 21, 2011
Life in the Boomer Lane is from city streets. From small houses planted in long rows, brick flowers that rose precariously from concrete soil, hugging each other for safety. From a gathering of European immigrants who found America by following the vegetable man who came down the street in a horse and wagon. LBL is from city […]
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Life in the Boomer Lane 
Sex, More or Less
October 29, 2011
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(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 […]