In an attempt to quell the insidious rumors going around that she has had plastic surgery, Bristol Palin invited a reporter to her home inAlaska. “First off,” she started, this is absolutely, completely, 110% not true. I did not have plastic surgery. I had corrective jaw surgery. I did not want to have surgery. My doctor […]
May 10, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
I’ve had several messages from the universe lately. Some people get messages from the universe about saving countries or leading their people to freedom or fighting for human rights. I’m not one of those people. Because I grew up in Phiadelphia, I get messages about New Jersey. I spent a lot of time at the […]
May 7, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Lucky me. The author of a new blog, www.youngamericanwisdom.com, commented on my post and so I checked her out. She quotes her kids, then riffs about the quote. This is a brilliant idea for a blog, and she does it so well. Check her out. (Note: I have received no compensation for this endorsement. Damn. )
May 7, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
I’ve been sick for the past few days. My vocalizations have become quite unique. If Donald Trump’s hair could talk, this is the voice it would have. I do a lot of whispering, so as to protect pregnant women and small children. Here’s what I discovered: Whisper, and the world whispers with you. Reveal […]
May 5, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
I have just been informed of something out there that is waiting to strike me down. Along with global warming, snakehead fish, killer bees, the IRS, and Donald Trump, I now fear FOREIGN ACCENT SYNDROME. According to the Today Show, Karen Butler, a woman from Oregon (Oregon, for god’s sake) went in for routine oral surgery […]
May 4, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Newsweek has an article called “How to Live Forever.” In spite of that intriguing title, the article isn’t about living with your children or in the nursing home until the universe is finished being the universe and moves on to being something else. If everyone really could live forever, it would bring up other issues. Like […]
May 2, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
It is only now that Osama Bin Laden is finally dead, that certain questions can be answered: What’s up with the woman’s clothes thing? Reports have established that Osama Bin Laden regularly went about disguised as a woman. As he was bearded and he is believed to have been somewhere between 6’4” and 6’6”, it […]
April 29, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
There are a lot of reasons why I think Donald trump should run for the Republican nomination. I’ll focus on one: He is willing to get to the bottom of things. And he spends a lot of time on the bottom to prove it. In an attempt to get to the truth about what is, according to […]
April 26, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
Now Husband Dan is thoughtful, physically affectionate, and never ends a phone call without saying “I love you.” For the last week, we have been living about 20 minutes away from each other and communicating mostly via phone. I have been on Anna Maria Island, helping Joyce. Dan has been in our trailer mobile home […]
May 12, 2011
by Life in the Boomer Lane
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