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Online vs Standing in Line
Life in the Boomer Lane has noticed that, the more sophisticated our society becomes, the more removed actual humans can be from that sophistication. Science is available for all, at any time, compliments of Mr/Ms/Whatever Internet. Yet, there are humans who staunchly believe that JFK Jr is not only deceased, but he is secretly Trump’s […]
The Race to Cure Aging
January 5, 2023
Life in the Boomer Lane occasionally ignores XWAP’s (Ex and Wanna Be Again POTUS) inane and dangerous entries onto Truth Social, the never-ending votes going nowhere in an attempt to find a new Speaker of the House, and reading about the 435th sub-variant of Covid, to notice that she is aging. Like you, she doesn’t […]
What’s Next
June 18, 2018
While Life in the Boomer Lane wrestles with any technology requiring more than an “On” and “Off” switch, the folks at AARP are discovering even newer ways to confuse her. In the latest issue of AARP Bulletin, an article titled “What’s Next” details all of the ways technology is racing ahead of what human brain […]
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
April 20, 2018
Man’s desire to interpret his dreams began shortly after the invention of fire. The first recorded dreams conversation began this way: “This fire is amazing. I dreamt about it last night. What do you think that means?” “It means you are a loser. Fire, schmire. If you don’t get off your butt and start chasing […]
It Takes A Certain Kind of Brain to Envision A Flat Earth
December 1, 2017
Life in the Boomer Lane, in spite of seriously hating high school and college science classes, has still unflaggingly maintained a deep respect for science, itself. She may not understand gravity, but, as long as she stays attached to the earth, she fervently believes in it. She may not understand aerodynamics but, as long as […]
Time is Not on Your Side
November 14, 2016
Contrary to claims touted by most products in the vitamin store, it turns out that human beings really do have a maximum lifespan. Researcher Jan Vijg of Einstein College of Medicine in New York has presented compelling proof for this Monday morning downer. For those of you older boomers who just had to mentally […]
Putting the Us Back in UterUs
March 9, 2016
Life in the Boomer Lane has noticed that, in addition to car keys, cell phones, and Kindles, she has also lost body parts. Her knee, brain cells, the better parts of several teeth, several inches of height, and her uterus are now history. She had thought these were gone for good, until she saw […]
The Five Big Questions That Still Stump Science
February 12, 2014
The Washington Post, in an article yesterday titled “Five Big Questions Still Stump Science,” gets Life in the Boomer Lane’s undivided attention from the get-go, by asking: “Are we nearing the end of science?” LBL has been patiently waiting for the demise of science ever since she realized that science was something that was made […]
How to Collect Social Security for 55 Years
May 17, 2013
The cover of the May issue of National Geographic shows a baby with the caption, “This Baby Will Live to be 120.” Inside the magazine is the article, titled “On Beyond 100.” Before diving headfirst into the article, Life in the Boomer Lane suspected it would be about the continuing rampant production of old people […]
Wanting Sex Less and Enjoying it More
January 9, 2012
A new study is out, conducted by the American Journal of Medicine. The researchers were people who have perhaps the best job on the planet, next to those who are in charge of quality control for Haagen Dazs, analyzing sexual desire and satisfaction in 806 women, age 40 or older, with a median age of 67 years. […]
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