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The Diminishing Need to Age
Many people born in the first half of the twentieth century have become concerned about their ability to outlive the current administration. Good news is on the horizon for these people, and it has nothing to do with Trump deciding to abdicate in favor of shooting himself up into space in order to become Emperor […]
Game of Thrones for Dummies
April 15, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
In the Free City of Pentos, Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen lived in the manse of Magister Illyrio Mopatis. Illyrio has brokered a deal to wed Daenerys to Khal Drogo, the warlord of a Dothraki khalasar of forty thousand warriors So begins the Game of Thrones, an epic tale of hundreds of main characters inhabiting the mythical Medieval-like world of Westeros, […]
The Meaning of Dreams
April 9, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
This week, Life in the Boomer Lane dreamt that she was with Prince Charles, shortly after Diana’s death. Prince Charles was represented in the dream by the persona of a close friend of LBL. LBL coached him (the actual Charles, inside of LBL’s friend) in a concise, transformational way about the meaning of his life, […]
Dating Over 50
April 1, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The following is a guest post: Dating over 50 may seem daunting. If you’ve been trying to find that special someone for a while, dating starts to become exhausting. On the other hand, if you’re re-entering the dating pool after a long absence, you could feel out-of-place. Luckily, making a few small changes to what you thought […]
Posted in: dating and mating, dating at midlife, dating over 50, love, love after 50, relationship, relationships
The Connection Between Dust and Weight Gain
March 27, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
With the exception of the seemingly innocuous phrase “dust bunnies,” dust has always had a well-deserved bad rap in history. A Korean dust event in 174 AD, was called Woo-Tou or Tou-Woo. In spite of it’s catchy name, it ruined countless lives. Massive dust storms caused by severe drought in the US Great Plains staes […]
Layers of Paint, Layers of Lives
March 18, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
While in Morocco, Dan and I had the unique opportunity to spend the day with a friend of one of Dan’s friends. Mhammad Benaboud is a native of Tetouan, a town about an hour’s drive from Tangier. He has spent most of his life having a love affair with his native town. And, he has been […]
Tangier: It’s Right There
March 14, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has just returned from Tangier, in Northern Morocco. Now Husband spent part of his youth there and wanted to visit the high school he attended, the store where he purchased individual cigarettes as a 14-year-old, and the marble columns in front of one particular building, in which his name had […]
NeNe Wreaks Havoc in the Liquor Store
March 3, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has just returned from a swell trip to Florida. She visited a close friend in Palmetto and stayed at a lovely Airbnb on a beautiful street in St Pete. She also narrowly escaped being incarcerated. When she and her friends arrived at the Airbnb, they realized they needed several essentials. […]
Laptop Cop
February 27, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Last week, Life in the Boomer Lane hosted a neighborhood group whose goal is quite simple: dramatically change the world in as short a time as possible. After the meeting was over and most people had gone, LBL noticed a swell-looking laptop that someone had left behind. She asked the group coordinator to put something […]
16,000
February 21, 2019
by Life in the Boomer Lane
According to WordPress, Life in the Boomer Lane now has reached the 16,000 mark. Sixteen thousand followers. Or, to be exact, 16,047. But who is counting, right? To put this into perspective, we shall look at the number 16000 and review its signifigance in history and in the world in general. The New York Times […]
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April 17, 2019
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