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How to Get Old Before You Die
My introduction to being an old person occurred one day when I pulled out of a parking lot and positioned myself next to a mobile pet grooming van that was stopped at the light. The driver of the van interpreted my action as cutting in line. She rolled down her window and started screaming every […]
Oldushka
June 6, 2021 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane is about to say something positive about something that is happening in Russia. Contrary to what some readers may believe at this point, Donald Trump, Former Guy and Loyal Russian Supporter, had nothing to do with this post. Russia, for all it’s megalomaniacal intrusions into the US presidential election and […]
OK, Boomer
February 14, 2020 by Life in the Boomer Lane
A professor at the University of Oklahoma provoked outrage by saying the phrase “OK, boomer” was like saying the N-word. He later apologized to students. This event has been getting a lot of press lately, ecllipsing even the the two most significant, ongoing, high-profile meltdowns the world is currently facing: the Antartic ice shelf and […]
Naps: Good, Bad, or Something Else
March 8, 2018 by Life in the Boomer Lane
It’s a fact of life that, many decades after small children stop taking daily naps, they again pick up the habit. While Life in the Boomer Lane has taken maybe a handful of naps in her entire adult life, Now Husband and many of LBL’s friends partake, most on a daily basis. She is sure […]
The Lost, the Misplaced, and the Other Stuff
September 22, 2017 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane, like a lot of red-blooded, tax-fearing Americans, spends her days losing a lot of stuff. Much of this is actually misplaced, rather than lost. There is a fine, but important, distinction between the two. Here is a handy chart to know the difference: The following are items that usually get […]
Women in Cars
July 15, 2017 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has always wished that she could secretly video any number of times that she has been in cars with groups of women. These video-worthy events are usually precipitated by being lost, concern about potentially getting lost, inability to find where one’s car is parked, confusion about how to exit parking […]
From Baby Boom to Grandparent Boom
May 18, 2017 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Something happened to boomers when they were too busy running marathons, taking spin classes, and becoming master gardeners to notice: They turned into grandparents. Some astute readers may now be wondering what happened to boomers becoming parents first? Doesn’t one have to occur before the other? The truth is that, while one event normally […]
70
May 5, 2017 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has been preparing for this day for her entire life. She’s forgotten a lot of what has happened to her over the last 70 years, and some of that is a good thing. A lot of life decisions she has made were good ones. Some, not so good. Some items, […]
Art and the Aged: The Surprising Benefits of Crafting and Creating for Seniors
February 24, 2017 by Life in the Boomer Lane
The following is a guest post from Harvey Woods, a therapist who believes strongly in the arts and creativity. He writes about creativity and self-care for a better life. […]
One Day U: Going Back to College for One Day
February 13, 2017 by Life in the Boomer Lane
You cannot make decisions about the future, without an understanding of the past. Our country is now stuck in the present moment, with no understanding of the past and no vision for the future. So began the first powerful lecture that Life in the Boomer Lane attended, yesterday, at One Day University in Washington, DC. […]
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April 3, 2026 by renee1947
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