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A Haunted House. And A Ghost Wearing Combat Boots.
October 14, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
In honor of Halloween, I’ll now tell the ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY of how I lived in a HAUNTED HOUSE. Don’t worry. This ghost/spirit/whatever was friendly and wasn’t accompanied by the usual creepy music. But first, have you ever wondered why, in scary movies, the hero/heroine always opens the exact door that he/she knows contains the […]
Naked People All Over My House
October 13, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
A friend came over the other day and asked me why I had naked people all over my house. Because I am unusually observant about my surroundings, I answered “Huh?” and the friend said, “Look around. You have a naked people in every room.” I checked the bedroom and the bathroom, but my husband Dan […]
An Uncommon Cold
October 12, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
I have a cold/virus/bacterial infection/whatever. No biggie. It’s not like I’m sick a lot. The last illness was about five lbs ago. I went to the doctor after whatever I had was building up for about five days. This consisted of: Be fine during the day and throughout the night. Wake up feeling like a […]
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Mama Grizzlies, Animal and Otherwise
October 5, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The October 4 issue of Newsweek has an article titled “Hear Them Growl,” about the political female Grizzlies. Life in the Boomer Lanc decided to get to the bottom of this, doing some mighty deep research for about 15 minutes on Google and on the National Geographic site. Aside from the time that a bear […]
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Looking A Gift Horse in the Mouth
September 29, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
When my husband Dan was in Greece this past month, he saw a friend of his who was visiting there from his home in Germany. He and his wife stayed with us last year and I still affectionately refer to them as “The Guests From Hell.” The wife gave Dan two sets of long-handled spoons […]
A Wedding in Istanbul
September 28, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Now Husband went to his cousin’s daughter’s wedding last month in Istanbul. It was held at an old palace in the heart of the city. The remains of the ancient exterior had been preserved, and the interior was rebuilt for celebrations such as this. It was a new building within the remains of an old building. The event was […]
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You’re Probably A Feminist. You Just Don’t Know It.
October 15, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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Contrary to what many believe, feminism didn’t begin at the Miss America Pagent of 1968 when a group of women burned their bras. Over 500 years before the scent of smoking undergarments, women were writing and speaking on behalf of their rights. The modern suffragist movement began in the eighteenth century in France. In 1920, […]