Browsing All posts tagged under »baby boomers«

Hillary Clinton: Ageism, Sexism, and Scarlett Johansson

July 10, 2013 by

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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

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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. […]

Finding the Fountain of Youth Between Your Sheets

July 6, 2013 by

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Having sex several times a week can take five to ten years off your face.  A study by British psychologist, Dr. David Weeks of the British Psychological Society, showed that sexual pleasure is a “crucial factor” in preserving youth, the New York Daily News reported. Before we continue any further with this intellectual discourse, let […]

An Archaeological Dig, Without Leaving Home

July 1, 2013 by

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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 […]

Supermensch

June 18, 2013 by

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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

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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 […]

My Husband Gave Me A Complex for Our Anniversary: A Guest Post by Lisa Tognola

May 31, 2013 by

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Life in the Boomer Lane has a couple reasons she likes New Jersey.  One is that she spent her high school and college years cavorting in Atlantic City (It is entirely possible to sleep three people in a motel bathroom).  The other is Lisa Tognola, the author of Main Street Musings. Read her post and […]

How to Collect Social Security for 55 Years

May 17, 2013 by

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The cover of the May issue of National Geographic shows a baby with the caption, “This Baby Will Live to be 120.” Inside the magazine is the article, titled “On Beyond 100.” Before diving headfirst into the article, Life in the Boomer Lane suspected it would be about the continuing rampant production of old people […]

Divorce After 50: A Guest Post by Alan Brady

April 9, 2013 by

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When I received an inquiry from someone named Alan Brady, about being a guest poster on my blog, I immediately flashed back to the character of Alan Brady on the Dick Van Dyke Show. That Alan Brady was pompous, had a lot of hairpieces and made a lot of bad decisions.  He was a guy […]

Those Goddamn Doors

April 3, 2013 by

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If you have never experienced walking into a room and forgetting what you came there for, please stop reading immediately and go stand in a corner with all the other people this writer has no interest in communicating with. The rest of you, listen up: Science, taking a short break from predicting tsunamis, erupting volcanoes, […]