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Humanity Packs A Suitcase
Much of the chaos that appears to be currently sweeping the planet stems from the penchant humans have for not staying in one place. Instead, whether because of some kind of political or climatic upheaval or boredom with their own cave and a need to explore new ones, they moved restlessly about the planet. After […]
When Mustard Becomes A Sex Toy
July 5, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has a close friend who is so old that she doesn’t even qualify as a Boomer. Her last relationship ended before Facebook began and people needed to show hundreds of others what they ate for breakfast each morning. But life, in its infinite wisdom and unending need for amusement, has […]
Vegetable Bin of Shattered Dreams
June 29, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Fifteen years ago, LBL’s One-and-Only Daughter left for law school. To say that LBL was bereft would be an understatement. She and Daughter had been living together for five years, after Daughter had graduated from college and was debating between law shool and grad school. LBL and Daughter had been the best kind of housemates. While […]
What’s Next
June 18, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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 […]
The Travel Game: Men vs Women
June 15, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Over the millennia, several people have noticed that men and women behave a bit differently as they go through life. Those who haven’t noticed this phenomenon usually end up either permanently dateless or eventually divorced, as they keep expecting the other sex to react the same way they do to life events. Travel is a […]
Pratfalls and Other Ways to Enjoy Travel
June 14, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane suspects that there is some kind of disorder in which people keep having “accidents,” well beyond what would be normal. For that reason she hesitates to relate to readers the first couple days of her trip to Turkey. The trip started out in the most positive way possible. LBL was […]
Two Farewells
June 11, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane’s travel to Turkey, Bahrain, and Dubai actually began in Brooklyn. There, she engaged in her usual pastime of enjoying the company of her daughter, son-in-law and three grandsons, as well as testing the limits of her back by hoisting her youngest grandson, almost two-years-old, into and out of his crib […]
Travels Without Anthony Bourdain
June 6, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Some loyal readers may not have noticed that Life in the Boomer Lane has not been posting as of late. Others may have noticed but have simply used this time to get caught up on honing their Candy Crush strategies. Others may have used the time to figure out just where Melania is. No matter […]
Narcissism and Chaos
May 7, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The following up-to-the-minute research is not intended to refer to any specific person, either living or dead, nor even any person who has TV news stations talk about him 24/7. This is merely scientific information, much the same as scientific information based on research into why people concrete over their front lawns and then paint […]
The Dying Show: Episode 2
April 30, 2018
by Life in the Boomer Lane
I’ve just returned from my third visit with Janice, sole creator of The Dying Show. I spoke to Janice the day before I was due to leave for Philly. The fact that she even answered the phone was pretty amazing. Even more so, the terror she was experiencing was conveyed with the same sense of […]
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July 9, 2018
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