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If You Smell Like A Member of the Guns and Dope Party, I Love You
September 25, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
A new study in the American Journal of Political Science reveals that people find the smell of others with similar political opinions to be attractive, suggesting that one of the reasons why so many spouses share similar political views is because they were initially and subconsciously attracted to each other’s body odor. During the study, […]
Let’s Trash Books
September 22, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Like finally being asked out by the cute boy at school and then finding out he has really bad breath and no personality, Life in the Boomer Lane has lately been disappointed by a couple best-selling books. These are works of fiction that have glowing recommendations from readers, and high marks from critics. LBL […]
Older, Faster, Tougher
September 16, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
This morning, Life in the Boomer Lane was momentarily distracted from the disturbing realization that she was out of unsweetened soy milk, by a loud banging on the front door. Coffee cup in hand, she came to the door to see her sweaty, panting across-the-street neighbor standing on her front porch. The neighbor, who […]
Guerrilla Aging: Memories Lost and Found
September 12, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
If we are an accumulation of all of our memories, then many of us are in serious trouble. Memories, like socks, often appear and disappear in random fashion. Sometimes, their appearance, like the errant sock, makes a match, and we once again capture a complete memory. More often than not, the lone memory, like […]
How the Boomers Changed Sex
September 10, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
An apology to loyal readers of this blog and to those who arrived here because they will read anything with the word “sex” or “lubrication” in it. The following is not a boomer version of the Kama Sutra. Reading this will not allow you to cavort between the sheets as though it were 1976 […]
The Teen Video Competition
September 9, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
While we are all citizens of the world, few of us take our citizenship seriously. Beyond reading newspapers or listening to the news, beyond voting, beyond recycling, beyond attending a civic association meeting every once in a while, we limit our participation to complaining about what is happening out there. And there is […]
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The Answers Issue
September 2, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Time Magazine has done the impossible. Their current issue, titled The Answers Issue, has hit the newsstands. Not only does Time tackle the big questions, the ones we didn’t think had answers, it goes well beyond that. It answers questions we didn’t even know we had and questions we should be asking but aren’t. […]
I-Z, We-Z, Uzi
August 31, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The tragic death of a gun instructor by a cute pink pants-wearing nine-year-old Uzi user-in-training has set off a wave of questions, starting with “Why is it necessary for a nine-year-old to learn how to operate an automatic weapon?” A spokesperson for the Uzis for Youth Movement had this to say: “Children are being raised in […]
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Guerrilla Aging: Rational Women Repeating Irrational Patterns
September 26, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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From time immemorial, women have been the bearers and guardians of children. It’s easy to see that because of women’s roles, they had to develop traits of steadfastness, loyalty, and the desire to nurture and to protect. By having a male as part of the family unit, food and protection were often assured, and mothers could spend […]