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The Incarceration of Mr Potato Head
June 23, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Today’s Washington Post reports the following: Harvard University,the home of really, really smart people, has just completed a 20 year long research project to find out exactly what makes people fat. Researchers studied 120,000 US men and women in their 30s, and 40s, and 50s to determine the effects of food, drink, exercise, sleep patterns […]
SlutWalks
June 21, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The all-time winner of the Foot in Mouth Award is local Toronto police official Michael Sanguinetti who spoke to an assembled crowd at Osgoode Law School to discuss public safety issues. According Ronda Bessner, an Assistant Dean at the school, “He (Sanguinetti) said, ‘”I’m not supposed to say this, but to prevent being sexually assaulted, avoid dressing like […]
Grandma’s in the Basement (and Jr’s in the Attic)
June 20, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
If you start to hear strange noises from your attic or basement, don’t worry that you have been invaded by squirrels, mice, or zombies. Chances are more likely that it’s either one of the people who birthed you or who you, in turn, birthed. According to the Atlantic Monthly, which gets its data from a […]
When Lawyers Rise From the Dead
June 18, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
A Jerusalem rabbinical court condemned to death by stoning a dog it suspects is the reincarnation of a secular lawyer who insulted the court’s judges 20 years ago. Several weeks ago, according to the Behadrei Hadarim website, a large dog entered the Monetary Affairs Court near the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim. The dog scared the […]
My Father’s Tallis
June 14, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane’s dad was born in Poland, seven years before the start of World War I. In addition to the massive upheaval going on throughout Eastern Europe at the time, it was additionally dangerous to be a Jew. And to be a poverty-stricken Jew at such time indicated the potential for a very […]
Hotel Sex Scandal: When the Mini-Bar Isn’t Enough
June 13, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Thanks to Newsweek, I have been alerted to what routinely goes on in hotels. According to the Newsweek article, a certain percentage of business travelers expect more than a mini-bar and little shampoos and conditioners. In order to help both innocent male travelers and innocent female room housekeepers traverse this hostile new territory, Newsweek provides a […]
Tips for Successful Self-Publishing
June 10, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
The world of self-publishing, like baby equipment and politician’s sexcapades, has become a lot more complicated in recent years. In the case of self-publishing, this is a good thing. Self-publishing used to be called “vanity press.” Pay a sum of money, have a bunch of books printed, sock them away somewhere and then give them […]
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If the shoe fits, you’re doing something wrong.
June 7, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Thanks to my friend Barbara, I have been alerted to Kobi Levi’s “shoe creatures.” Kobi is an Israeli shoe designer who makes shoes for people like Lady Gaga. If you are an astute reader, the previous sentence should have you asking, “Renee, what’s with the ‘like Lady Gaga’ part? No one is like Lady Gaga. […]
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Lindsay Lohan, Matt Lauer, and the Do-Si-Dos Scandal
June 24, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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Lindsay Lohan, now shackled to the futon in her rec room, is serving house arrest time for a variety of offenses, including hoarding mini dogs and wearing last week’s sunglasses. In a series of events that have left her admirers continually inebriated awed, she has been able to pretty much continue her usual lifestyle while […]