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What to Look for in A Partner When You Are Suddenly Single After 50: A Guest Post by Daniel Murray
July 17, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Daniel Murray is a writer and relationship expert. He works with a number of older clients who are dealing with complex relationship issues such as finding love after the loss of a spouse. Many of his clients get back on the market with online senior dating at 50plus-club.com. If you have recently experienced the loss of […]
When Good GPS’s Go Bad
July 15, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The circumstances of Life in the Boomer Lane’s jet set lifestyle involved Now Husband making a reservation at a hotel near the Newark Airport, picking her up at the airport, and driving to the hotel. LBL will give you no other details about where she was coming from, why she and Now Husband had to […]
Hillary Clinton: Ageism, Sexism, and Scarlett Johansson
July 10, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
As the New York Times noted back on June 29, “The 2016 election may be far off, but one theme is becoming clear: Republican strategists and presidential hopefuls, in ways subtle and overt, are eager to focus a spotlight on Mrs. Clinton’s age. The former secretary of state will be 69 by the next presidential […]
The National Friendship Crisis
July 9, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
You know the 450 Friends you have on Facebook? The ones who comment on all the photos of the babies and puppies you post? The ones who are wearing out their thumbs liking every thought you share from your daily inspirational calendar? The ones who never seem to forget your birthday? They are a myth. […]
An Archaeological Dig, Without Leaving Home
July 1, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
It occurred to me over the past year that my children will never remove the approximately 100 large boxes stored in my attic. They have good reasons, mostly consisting of “We have no place for it.” I even resorted to saying “When I die, all you will do is throw everything out in the trash […]
A Postcard to Me From My Uncle, Written Five Years Before I Was Born
June 20, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
It’s difficult to do family research under the best of circumstances. Unless you come from royalty or from a line of nefarious evildoers or from people who etched their names onto the planks of the Mayflower, chances are the just plain folks of your family lived and died in relative obscurity. My family tree has […]
Supermensch
June 18, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
After having planned either an in depth analysis of the current armed insurrection in Syria or the IRS targeting certain groups here at home, this writer casually picked up her current copy of AARP Magazine and was rendered (almost) speechless to discover little known facts about Superman. Item Number 4 should have not only been […]
How to Make Menopause Disappear
June 14, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Mankind has pondered several unanswerable questions for exactly as long as it has been on the planet. We search for the meaning of life. We wonder if there is life after death. . And we ask, “Who Put The Bop In The Bop Shoo Bop?” Right up there with all the others is the mystery […]
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The Link Between Physical Attractiveness and Relationship Success Part 2
July 19, 2013
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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On April 15, 2012, Life in the Boomer Lane posted a piece titled “The Link Between Physical Attractiveness and Relationship Success.” This post, like all of her others, was appreciated by an elite group of people who weren’t otherwise concerned with any number of actual issues we all face that are sucking the life out […]