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Selling to the Grays
July 8, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Let’s count the number of times it has been brought to our (“our” meaning boomers and olders) attention that we are being shut out of popular advertising. Or let’s not. It’s a lot of times. That’s all you have to know. AARP Magazine has done it again, in an article titled “Who’s Afraid of A […]
How to Have Sex Without Taking Your Clothes Off
July 7, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Good news for older boomers and seniors: A new study based on the National Health and Sexuality Survey, in which 1,939 heterosexual elderly people participated, show that 62.3% of men and 37.4% of women are sexually active. “The most common practices are kisses, caressing and vaginal penetration. On the other hand, the least practiced are […]
Reclaiming Love for $179 A Night
July 5, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Several days ago, friends of Life in the Boomer Lane and Now Husband dropped their son off at a summer camp in upstate New York and headed down to the Poconos in PA. $179 Groupon coupon in hand, their destination was one of the Honeymoon Resorts of the Poconos, famous for heart-shaped pools and champagne […]
Guerrilla Aging: It Starts With Owning Our Age
July 4, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
When we are very young, we want to be older. We want to run with the big boys. When we are teens, we want to look older, as well. We see the world of adulthood as intoxicating in its freedom of choice. Yet, when we actually do become adults and can appreciate the responsibility […]
Posted in: aging, Guerrilla Aging
Hot Sex vs Dirty Laundry
July 2, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has never really thought about her favorite room of the house, but assumes it would be the kitchen because of proximity to the refrigerator. She had a real estate appointment the other day in which the homeowner, in showing her the recently-designed kitchen in his vintage home said he created […]
Aunt Gert Goes into A Nursing Home
June 30, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Today, Life in the Boomer Lane and Now Husband moved her Aunt Gert from an assisted living facility in Pennsylvania to a nursing home in Northern Virginia. She invites anyone who cares, to join her in being outraged that a perfectly lucid (albeit heavily medicated and emotionally fragile) human being is forced to go […]
Posted in: aging
The Difference Between A 1-Year-Old, A 3-Year-Old, A 5-Year-Old and a 67-Year-Old
June 26, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has just returned from Seattle, where she celebrated her granddaughter’s first birthday. She will leave for Brooklyn tomorrow, where she will celebrate her older grandson’s fifth birthday (June) and her younger grandson’s third birthday (July). She now shares certain observations with her readers about the behavior exhibited at these ages […]
The Yard Sale: Land of Buzz Lightyear and Broken Dreams
June 16, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane’s neighborhood yard sale was yesterday. This year, the neighborhood combined forces with two other neighborhoods. In total, 125 families deposited all of their unwanted items in front of their houses, grabbed their cash boxes, and prepared to negotiate the value of something they didn’t want anymore. It was like […]
You Look Like My Ex. I love You.
June 12, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Scientists have long been fascinated by why people are attracted to other people. Every year, new theories emerge about what we look for in a potential mate. Some say that men look for women who remind them of their mothers, and women look for men who remind them of their fathers. The most […]
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Guerrilla Aging: Physical Surprises
July 11, 2014
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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After all the years we have spent looking into mirrors, why is it that we didn’t have a clue what was going to happen to our bodies after age fifty? We received advance warning about the effects of both puberty and childbirth, but nobody mentioned the changes that begin slowly around forty-five, then pick up […]