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What’s in your trunk?
September 1, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
There was a short segment on NPR the other day, in which people were asked, “What’s in your trunk?” Of course, some of the answers were very funny. But as Life in the Boomer Lane was listening, she realized that she had no idea what was in her trunk. LBL only knew that being married […]
There's Nothing Funny About Carpeting
August 31, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane’s real estate manager suggested yesterday that she should write about the wall-to-wall carpeting currently being installed in the office. Wall-to-wall carpeting? Instead, how about my writing about flossing? Or socks? Or grocery coupons? Any of those topics would be more compelling than wall-to-wall carpeting. To make matters worse, the carpeting […]
There’s Nothing Funny About Carpeting
August 31, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
LBL’s real estate manager suggested yesterday that LBL should write about the wall-to-wall carpeting currently being installed in the office. Wall-to-wall carpeting? Instead, how about LBL writing about flossing? Or socks? Or grocery coupons? Any of those topics would be more compelling than wall-to-wall carpeting. To make matters worse, the carpeting isn’t all that attractive, so LBL […]
The Meaning of Brass Balls
August 30, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
On Saturday, I drove from Virginia to Oxford, MD to attend an annual gathering of a group of journalists who used to work at the Easton Star Democrat. That’s where Bill Handleman worked many years ago, and, because Bill died this year, the gathering was going to include a few toasts to Bill, as well […]
Wearing A Sailboat to A Turkish Wedding
August 26, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
My husband Dan is about to leave for a month: two weeks in Turkey and two weeks on Rhodes in Greece. In Istanbul, he will be celebrating the wedding of his cousin’s daughter. It will be a huge, gala affair. Black tie. No “optional.” Held in a palace. Seriously. On Rhodes, he will be staying […]
The Best Country in the World is…
August 25, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Those were the words on the cover of this week’s Newsweek. The actual article was titled “The Best Countries in the World.” Newsweek rated the countries that, if you were born today, would provide you with “the very best opportunity to live a healthy, safe, reasonably prosperous, and upwardly mobile life.” This was followed by […]
Being A Granddad Without Ever Having Been A Dad
August 18, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Now Husband and Life in the Boomer Lane married in 2006. NH lived in a high-rise condo in Washington DC. He was single, with no children and no pets. LBL lived in a house in Arlington, VA. She was divorced, after well over two decades of marriage, with three grown children and a cat. One […]
Being “Granddad” Without Having Been “Dad”
August 18, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Dan and I married in 2006. Dan lived in a high rise condo in Washington DC. He was single, with no children and no pets. I lived in a house in Arlington, VA. I was divorced after well over two decades of marriage, with three grown children and a cat. One year after our marriage, […]
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What’s in your trunk?
September 1, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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There was a short segment on NPR the other day, in which people were asked, “What’s in your trunk?” Of course, some of the answers were very funny. But as Life in the Boomer Lane was listening, she realized that she had no idea what was in her trunk. LBL only knew that being married […]