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The Best Friend Dvorce, A Guest Post From Bruce Provda
Bruce Provda is a New York-based family law attorney. Having more than 40 years of professional experience, Bruce is a frequent media contributor and community leader. To contact him, reach out to Provda Law Firm, 40 Wall Street 11 Floor, New York, NY 10005 (212) 671-0936, http://nydivorcefirm.com/ […]
Posted in: friendship
Why Grey Hair is White Hot Again
October 11, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Unless you have been living in Life in the Boomer Lane’s clothes-to-be-ironed bag for the last five years, you might have noticed that more and more women’s heads are turning grey. This is not because the planet is going to hell in a hand basket, but rather, because having already tried and discarded every conceivable […]
Kevin McCarthy Steps Down
October 9, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Kevin McCarthy, poised to succeed John Boehner as the next Speaker of the House, has just thrown the Republican Party into a tizzy by removing his name from consideration. The announcement followed McCarthy’s appearance on Fox News, in which he told Sean Hannity that, in effect, the creation of the (taxpayer funded) Benghazi committee was […]
Posted in: politicians, politics
Umpqua
October 2, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The latest school shooting has just occurred in Umpqua, Oregon. The latest group of parents are experiencing what no parent should: the death of a child. The President has made his statement. The news media has covered the event. Those on both sides of the issue have spoken their predictable words. To those who represent […]
Posted in: gun violence
Absence Seizures
October 1, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has just finished The Storied Life of AJ Fikry, by Gabrielle Zevin. Unless you are, at this moment, being wheeled into open heart surgery, please stop anything you are doing and read this book. The best books tell us less about the characters and stories they portray than they do […]
I’ll Go on A Diet if You Give Me Your Wallet: What People Really Want in A Partner When Dating
September 30, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
No matter how many times Life in the Boomer Lane (or anyone else) writes about the characteristics people look for in relationships, those actually looking for relationships will read it. LBL is starting to think that, in the category of “hope springs eternal,” humans believe that if enough studies are done, one’s odious characteristics might […]
This Ain’t Your Mama’s Grandparents Day
September 12, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
With all due respect to generations of grandparents who came before, boomers are slowly making inroads on yet another sacred, Hallmark-bedazzled day. Both of Life in the Boomer Lane’s grandmothers were long gone before LBL was born. But she had a step-grandmother. Goldie. Goldie was one of the gentlest, softest spoken people on earth. There […]
Posted in: climate change, Grandparents Day
Mastering Your Memory
September 8, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Two months ago (Note to readers: If the word “ago” causes you to have an anxiety attack, this post is for you), Life in the Boomer Lane took advantage of a memory workshop, “Mastering Your Memory,” being offered to the Realtors in her company. The company offering the workshop promised that by taking the workshop, […]
Posted in: aging, memory loss
An Interview With Our Future First Lady
September 1, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Shortly after Kanye West declared for the 2020 Presidential bid at the VMAs the other night, Life in the Boomer Lane arranged an interview with our future First Lady. Ms Kardashian, your husband has declared for the 2020 Presidential bid. Was this a joint decision between the two of you? I don’t partake in marijuana, […]
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October 13, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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