November 12, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
(The following is the third in my new series, “Old Posts to Dredge out on Slow Weekends Because When I Posted Them Originally People Cared More About the Economy and World Peace Than My Blog.” Although nothing has changed, it’s the start of a slow weekend.) I spent last Thanksgiving in London with my daughter, son-in-law, and brand […]
November 9, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
There are two categories of people who have been maligned over the years, IRS agents and mothers-in-law. This post will not add to the well-deserved mountain of cow dung heaped on the IRS. They know who they are, and they know about the bad things they have done. This writer would, if she could, give […]
November 7, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Aside from learning the real words to “Louie Louie,” Boomers have wanted one thing more than anything else: a reversal of the aging process. It now appears that researchers at the Mayo Clinic might have provided just that ticket. Boomers have long wondered what makes people age, aside from stress from both their teenagers and […]
November 2, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
The Sunday before last, I was invited to speak to a group of women in Hemet, CA. I speak to a lot of women, and I speak mostly about life after 50. My co-authors and I like to say that we are here to change the conversation about women over 50. We’re pretty passionate about […]
October 29, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
(The following is the first in my new series, “Old Posts to Dredge out on Slow Weekends Because When I Posted Them Originally People Cared More About the Economy and World Peace Than My Blog.” Although nothing has changed, it’s a slow weekend.) AARP just came out with a 105-page sex survey of people 45 […]
October 22, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
There has been a spate (This is the first time the writer has written this word) of articles lately about the warning signs that one is going through a midlife crisis. These recent articles are different than the last caboodle (synonym of “spate”) of such articles in that they have been written more recently, […]
October 13, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Oprah.com Health Newsletter has a new post titled “The 10 Most Embarrassing Health Questions.” Here they are, along with answers provided by a non-Oprah staff member: Q: I recently noticed these large, irregular patches of white on my back—it almost looks like my skin has lost pigment in that area. What’s going on? A: Many […]
October 7, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Iris Krasnow’s new book, “The Secret Lives of Wives: Women Share What It Really Takes To Stay Married,” has hit the stands. And, unlike this writer, the stands are sitting down to read it. Krasnow estimates that about 70% of married women have considered leaving their spouses once a month, if not every six months.” […]
September 26, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Some of us might have noticed that the age span between us and our grandchildren is wider than between that of us and our children. This is especially pronounced if we gave birth to our own children at the tender age of twenty-something, but, unlike us, our children felt the need to delay the production […]
You Can’t Be 100 Without Being 99 First
November 17, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
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Apparently, while most of us are spending our time asking “Did he actually just say that?” in reference to Herman Cain, other members of the US population are more goal-oriented: They are turning 100. While it’s true that some of them do it without much fanfare, and others, when wished a Happy 100! respond […]