Blind Man With Blind Dog

August 24, 2015

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On a bench at Alki Beach in West Seattle, there daily sits a blind man with his blind dog. The blind man let Life in the Boomer Lane into his life, and told her that his dog loved people and loved to be petted.  LBL obliged, and the dog responded, much the same as people […]

Posted in: dogs, ordinary lives, pets

Should Men Even Exist?

August 14, 2015

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The following was inspired by a recent article in the Washington Post, sent to Life in the Boomer Lane by an alert reader. The fact that LBL is writing about this is in no way indicative of her disrespect for men. Nor is it her intention to be the female version of Donald Trump.  She […]

Dating Review Sites: Avoiding the Downside of Online Dating

August 11, 2015

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Back in the Dark Ages of online dating, it was believed that dating sites were populated mainly by serial killers. Life in the Boomer Lane, a firm believer that even serial killers deserved to find true love, signed up for the service immediately. Her friends were horrified.  The horror went to even higher levels when […]

Posted in: dating, love, online dating

Why Boomers Should Suck Up to Millennials

August 10, 2015

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Those of you who have been distracted by the awful tsunami composed of the demise of the American political system, combined with the arrival of Covid, may have missed, way back in 2019, the most startling news to hit the planet since we learned that Trump wears diapers and flushes important government documents down the […]

Posted in: aging, baby boomers, boomers

A Short Phone Conversation Between Donald Trump and Sarah Palin

August 9, 2015

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T: (answering phone)Trump here. You’re hired. You’re fired. You’re fucked, unless you’re me. P: Donald? T: Yeah, so what? Tell me something I didn’t know. P: This is Sarah, Sarah Palin? T: Hey Sarah, how’re they hangin’? P: I’m calling you because I read that you are sliding in the polls. T: Hey, the polls […]

What Men and Women Really Want in Mates

August 8, 2015

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Life in the Boomer Lane has just had a visit from Only Daughter and Beloved Grandsons, aged four and six.  After they left, LBL spent a lot of time searching for tiny lost toy pieces and brain cells that had rolled under furniture and gotten stuck in random crevasses during the visit. While LBL could […]

Why Donald Trump is a True American

August 3, 2015

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If you are a Trump Hater, you know who you are. And you are probably perplexed as to why anyone would want Trump to be the President of the United States of America.  The fact is that many gazillions of good citizens of the US of A are Trump supporters. And Life in the Boomer Lane knows exactly […]

The Duggars Dig In

July 25, 2015

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The Duggar Family, stars of the immensely popular TV show, 19 Kids and Counting was, for many folks, a picture of how life could be, if we only agreed to leave everything up to God.  The Duggars did just that, and God provided them with 19 kids, a home the size of a Super Wal-Mart […]

Posted in: humor, pop culture, satire

Ants Misbehavin’

July 24, 2015

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  Life in the Boomer Lane is well aware that the planet contains countless species that all have a right to live. She is also aware that many of them choose to inhabit the same spaces as humans do. So she may be annoyed to discover ants in her pantry, but she understands that ants […]

Posted in: animals, humor, mishap, mishaps, satire

The Hearing Aid of the Future, Right on Your Cell Phone or Watch

July 18, 2015

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Life in the Boomer Lane now has two friends who must wear hearing aids. She suspects more will follow. About 20% of U.S. adults (48 million) report some degree of hearing loss. At age 65, 1 out of 3 people has hearing loss. Today, the average person with hearing loss takes seven years from the moment they recognize […]