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My Altercation With My Pilates Instructor, two, three, four…

December 17, 2010

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It snowed yesterday and the roads were really bad, so Life in the Boomer Lane called the gym this morning to ask if the Pilates class would still be held and was totally bummed that the class was in doubt.  LBL wanted to hear that it was cancelled.  Awhile later, LBL got a call to […]

Are you acting your age?

December 15, 2010

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The Washington Post printed a test titled, “Are you acting your age?”  Here is some of it: Test 1: For one minute, count how many words you can say beginning with the letter “F.”  Follow that with “A” then with “S.”  Add them up.  No pronouns, no repeats, no variations on the same word. People ages […]

I’ve Got Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Pill Bottle

December 13, 2010

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  A couple days ago, while going about the always fascinating business of my life, I was overcome with an astonishing sense of well-being.  It was as though zen-infused Karo Syrup was oozing throughout my veins.  I believed, as I walked along the aisle of Target that I had found the true meaning of life […]

I've Got Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Pill Bottle

December 13, 2010

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  A couple days ago, while going about the always fascinating business of my life, I was overcome with an astonishing sense of well-being.  It was as though zen-infused Karo Syrup was oozing throughout my veins.  I believed, as I walked along the aisle of Target that I had found the true meaning of life […]

Cloudy With A Chance of Children

December 11, 2010

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Life in the Boomer Lane is getting ready for the kids to descend on the house for the holidays (As she writes this, Jorge/George, the normally tree-climbing lawn guy, is dragging the ladder out of the garage so he can string the interior holiday lights.) Technically, they will be celebrating Chanukah, which will have already been over […]

Jobs I Have Known

December 10, 2010

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  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 […]

Being Chanukah in a Christmas World

December 8, 2010

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When I was little, I wanted Christmas.  I didn’t care that Chanukah was eight days long, since I only got one present. People never talked about Chanukah.  Everything out there in the world was Christmas, Christmas, Christmas.  The stores were all filled with trees and lights, Santas were on every corner ringing bells, my elementary […]

Working Hard at Not Making Money

December 7, 2010

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  I have a new project to not make money.  This one is designing cuff bracelets using ribbons that are twisted and knotted.  Each piece is unique, and I’m sure there is no market for them.  This got me to thinking about all the creative ways I have found over the years to not make […]

The Room You Never Want to Go Into

December 5, 2010

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Life in the Boomer Lane seriously hates beating dead horses.  And she doesn’t know why anyone would want to do that anyway, but apparently there must have been a time in the past when people actually did beat dead horses, or the phrase never would have come into existence. Did they do it or fun on […]

Boomer Sex Ain’t Boomin’

November 24, 2010

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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 […]