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What the World Will Look Like Without Drivers
If the above title conjures up post-apocalyptic visions of empty roadways littered with old fast food wrappers, or, if the idea of driverless cars careening all over the road is enough to have you imagine the mayhem of a Road Runner cartoon, take heart. We are not talking about either the end of the human […]
Triby
January 15, 2016
Last month, Life in the Boomer Lane’s grandchildren gathered up all the toys they were given over the holiday and went home. LBL spent days cleaning up, putting things away, and stepping on tiny Lego pieces with her bare feet. After everyone was gone, the house cleaned up, and her feet bandaged, she rewarded herself […]
Posted in: boomers, technology
Downton Abbey Wrap Up
January 13, 2016
Like many fans who have nothing better to do, Life in the Boomer Lane has been engaging in hot discussions with other fans about the current (and final) season of Downton Abbey. Word on the street is that all the story lines will be wrapped up by the end of the series. LBL has decided […]
Aliens, Aliens, and the Alienated
January 11, 2016
Life in the Boomer Lane, in an attempt to not write about the Republicans vying for the Presidential nomination, was in danger of coming up blank for this blog. But, knowing that legions of fans out there have come to depend on starting their days with LBL’s sophmoric humor, she perused her current isuue of […]
Why Time Seems to Speed Up As We Get Older
January 6, 2016
Life in the Boomer Lane has always believed that it is very unfair that, the older we get, the more time seems to speed up. She has written about this phenomenon before. Now, Vox reports that Robert Southern, a researcher, has decided to get to the cause of this. LBL needs to insert, at this […]
The Wisdom of the Aged
January 4, 2016
An alert reader sent Life in the Boomer Lane a link to a New York Times article titled “The Wisdom of the Aged.” Before reading it, LBL was afraid that this article, like many she had read in the past, would ask aged people to what they attributed their long lives. The answers would be […]
The Art of Aging
December 27, 2015
Life in the Boomer Lane, distracted by the political mayhem being perpetrated as we get closer to the 2016 election, has neglected her #1 goal in starting this blog: writing in an authentic, powerful, hilarious way about the aging process and the role of boomers in that process. For those readers who haven’t fallen […]
Posted in: aging
The Secret Diary of Donald Trump
December 22, 2015
June 15, 2015 Dear Diary, For many years, now, I have found it necessary to hide my true nature to the world. I have presented the false face of a ruthless tycoon, one who cares for little more than building a vast real estate empire. I have named all of my projects in honor of […]
Posted in: politics, Uncategorized
A Presidential Round Table
December 16, 2015
(The actual, and living, Dr Harold Bornstein) Those of you who have not been rendered unconcious by attempting to carry all the large Amazon parcels being delived to you during this holiday season, may be aware that Donald Trump this week has tweeted the following: “I am proud to share this health report, written by […]
Posted in: politics, Uncategorized
6 Ways Your Body Gets Better With Age
December 14, 2015
An alert reader sent Life in the Boomer Lane an article from Healthy Living, titled “6 Ways Your Body Gets Better With Age.” This was five more ways than LBL was aware of. The only way she is currently aware that her body is getting better with age, is that as she continues […]
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