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Why I Don't Ride A Bike
July 21, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The other day, my Now Husband Dan asked, “You don’t ride a bicycle?” This was an interesting question, since we have known each other since December 2002 and have lived together/been married for the last four years. Apparently, his astute powers of observation are limited to things like “Wow! Look at that squirrel in that […]
Posted in: aging, baby boomers, bicycle, bike, boomers, commentary, fears, memories, mishaps, phobias, satire, Uncategorized
Why I Don’t Ride A Bike
July 21, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The other day, Now Husband asked, “You don’t ride a bicycle?” This was an interesting question, since NH has known LBL since December 2002 and has lived with her since May 2006. Apparently, his astute powers of observation are limited to things like “Wow! Look at that squirrel in that tree a couple blocks down!” […]
Why People Shave Cats
July 20, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Every summer, there is a repeating scenario. Life in the Boomer Lane begins to notice that she is avoiding petting Miracle the Cat (even more so than usual), because the slightest touch will release a shower of cat hair all around her and she will be walking around in a perpetual state of cat hair […]
Goodnight Sweetheart, Whoever You Are
July 19, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Now Husband had a high school reunion yesterday. He is always having high school reunions, because he went to four high schools. Three were in Europe. One was in Morocco. So, in addition to the four reunions in the actual locations of the schools, there are four US-based reunions each year. This provides him with […]
Posted in: aging, baby boomers, boomers, cell phones, commentary, high school reunion, humor, memories, text messaging, texting
Just Beat Me With A Banana
July 16, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Stop the presses. Ok, what Life n the Boomer Lane mean is if there were presses, she would stop them. She’s on a rant. CNN just came out with a story titled “Study: Body Shape Affects Memory in Older Women/Memory Loss More Pronounced in Women Who Carry Excess Weight Around Their Hips, A Study Says.” […]
Posted in: aging, baby boomers, body type, body type and memory loss, boomer humor, boomers, commentary, diet, humor, research, satire, weight and memory loss
Marry. Or live together. Or just get a dog.
July 15, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Time to get serious. Newsweek did a piece on “The Case Against Marriage” with some mighty scary stats. They include: 1. Americans have the highest divorce rate in the world 2. As many as 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women will have sex outside of their marriage (The rest are too busy […]
Body Flow. Not.
July 14, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Twice a week, Life in the Boomer Lane takes a Pilates Reformer class at her gym. The “Reformer” is a big, lightly padded board on wheels, with levers, pulleys, weights, and other components, all employed without the benefit of a user’s manual. It was either invented by Mr Pilates, the same person who invented people […]
Posted in: aging, baby boomers, Body Flow, body type, boomer humor, boomers, commentary, Exercising, gym, humor, mishaps, Pilates, Reformer Pilates, satire, sports, working out
Say what?
July 13, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
There are times when, during the course of a perfectly normal conversation, someone will throw out a sentence that stops Life in the Boomer Lane in her tracks. This has happened three times this past week, an all-time record. The speakers are all people LBL knows: “She hasn’t been the same since she witnessed the […]
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The 15 Minute Dog
July 22, 2010
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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A lot of people, consisting entirely of Only Daughter and Second Son, always ask Life in the Boomer Lane why she doesn’t have a dog. This is because when they were growing up, Then Husband and I always had dogs. The answer is that Now Husband, as fabulous and hot as he is, does not […]