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Time: The Answers Issue
It seems only yesterday (“yesterday” being defined as something that Life in the Boomer Lane is fairly sure isn’t happening right now), that Time came out with its last “The Answers Issue.” Life in the Boomer Lane can’t remember what those answers were, but she knows that they didn’t actually change anything in her life. […]
Clown Dating vs Dating Clowns
June 25, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane worries a lot about all the singles out there, bouncing around, trying to find True Love. In this era of frequent relocations, reduced church attendance, and global warming resulting in antiperspirant failure, it isn’t easy to connect with others. To make matters worse, humans are finding more and more niche […]
Self-Identification and You
June 22, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
For the past couple weeks, it’s been a wild ride in the self-identification field. Caitlyn Jenner, in self-identifying as a woman, not only won a gold medal for transgender people around the world, but caused us to question our long-held notions of sex, gender, and how it is entirely possible to escape the clutches of […]
Divorce: Fighting for Fido, A Guest Post by Bruce Provda
June 17, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
It’s no secret that divorcing couples argue over money and custody of the kids. But in this world, custody of pets can be every bit as intense and exhausting. Bruce Provda has seen it all. Bruce Provda is a New York-based family law attorney. Having more than 40 years of professional experience, Bruce is a […]
Telomeres: The Bananas of Aging
June 15, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
In a boon to what appears to be the science of preventing aging, Stanford Medicine reports that “Researchers delivered a modified RNA that encodes a telomere-extending protein to cultured human cells. Cell proliferation capacity was dramatically increased, yielding large numbers of cells for study.” As Life in the Boomer Lane is well aware that her […]
Thumbs Out
June 10, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
In a current article from Vox, “The Forgotten Art of Hitchhiking–and why it disappeared”, we learn that hitchhiking has gone the way of the landline phone, the typewriter, and most rules of etiquette. People no longer hitchhike in the same numbers they used to. Interestingly enough, the reason has little to do with safety. […]
How to Deter Burglars, Thieves, and 16-Year-Olds
June 8, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane would be lying to you if she were to tell you that personal security has not been on her mind. This is because a gun store is scheduled to open in LBL’s hitherto touchie feelie, peace-loving neighborhood and LBL feels completely mystified and out of the loop, when considering the […]
How to Deter Burglars, Felons, and 16-Year-Olds
June 8, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane would be lying to you if she were to tell you that personal security has not been on her mind. This is because a gun store is scheduled to open in LBL’s hitherto touchie feelie, peace-loving neighborhood and LBL feels completely mystified and out of the loop, when considering the […]
The Demise of the Gold Watch
June 2, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has whipped herself up into a frenzy lately, with deep and profound posts about guns and the environment. She needs a break. This should be good news for former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, who doesn’t have to worry that LBL will skewer him for engaging in “sexual […]
An Invitation to DO SOMETHING about the Environment
May 29, 2015
by Life in the Boomer Lane
In a world that sometimes feels like it’s going to hell in a handbasket (and the handles of the hand-basket are ratty and chafing), Life in the Boomer Lane invites you to step back and ask the following: “What kind of world to we want for our grandchildren?” LBL’s own answer is “One that is better, in many […]
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