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The Singles Scene, 200000 BC
Modern humans believe they created the singles scene. But, as one of our esteemed presidential candidates would say, “Wrong.” The existence of the human papillomavirus, also known as HPV, is proof positive that the unmated were mixing it up well before the advent of singles bars and Match.com. Thanks to Vox, we now know […]
Bad Hombres
October 20, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Watching the debate last night, Life in the Boomer Lane was stunned to hear Donald Trump say what sounded suspiciously like “bad hombres,” in reference to his assertion that The Wall will be all that stands between us and annihilation by the unwashed masses that are clamoring to overrun our southern border, in order to trade […]
The Answer to Age-Related Memory Loss
October 13, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
This entire presidential election season aside, most humans dislike forgetting things. They especially dislike forgetting things when those things consist of cell phones, credit cards, medical appointments, and the locations of our cars and grandchildren. Forgetting can cause confusion and subsequent embarrassment. A close friend of Life in the Boomer Lane, already owning a long […]
Aunt Gert
October 10, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
My Aunt Gert died on October 6, 19 days shy of her 95th birthday. Gert was a legend in her own time, propelled by looniness that was the fodder for endless jokes between myself and my kids, as well as various blog posts. Nobody who ever met Gert would forget her. Being raised […]
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Furniture Shopping With Donald
October 8, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Donald, I’m so glad you suggested we go furniture shopping. I need a sectional real bad. It’s making me crazy. I think about sectionals all the time. My husband thinks I’m nuts. You came to the right person. I know furniture. Nobody knows furniture like I do. It’s furniture. And I know it. Most […]
A Pre-Holiday Gift to Readers
October 3, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
It’s never too early to start gearing up for the holidays, especially nowadays when Halloween blurs into Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving blurs into Christmas and all of that blurs into the end of life when we realize that we have forgotten to put out the trash or hide embarrassing photos we have stashed away somewhere. Life […]
A Friend’s Final Request
September 29, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
A friend of Life in the Boomer Lane brought up a very serious issue at their breakfast out, the other day. For those of you who are now completely distracted by the word “breakfast,” and want all the details, LBL will say that she had scrambled eggs (soft scrambled) and coffee. Nothing more. That […]
4 Ways to Make A Room Romantic With Lighting
September 27, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The following is a guest post from Debra Lewis. Debbie is an aspiring writer, mother, and yoga enthusiast. She loves to write about all different topics, as she feels it helps her learn new things. If you’d like her to write for you, you can connect with her on G+ (Life in the Boomer Lane’s […]
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One Day U: Making Music, From Jefferson to The Beatles
September 26, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Lest you think that Life in the Boomer Lane is beating you over the head with her enthusiasm for One Day U, you are absolutely correct. She attended her second One Day U yesterday. Once again, she is swooning from the experience of being back in the classroom, being taught by some of the […]
What’s Going on in Your Dog’s Brain?
September 9, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Contrary to popular opinion, and with all due respect to Gary Larson (creator of the iconic cartoon, in which whatever we say is heard as blah-blah-blah by our dogs), dogs actually do understand us. According to the August 31 print issue of the Washington Post (Note to Readers: If you don’t know what a […]
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October 24, 2016
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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