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The Truth About Fat Cells
September 21, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
More, the magazine for “older” women who are now young enough to be the children of Boomers, gives us a bit of interesting and alarming information that all of us should pay attention to. According to More, “fat liposuctioned from the hips could reappear in as little as 12 months. The body defends its fat, […]
Ms Freshly Pressed Answers Your Pressing Questions
September 19, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
I’d like to thank all the folks who responded to my Freshly Pressed post entitled “A Guide to Life After 50.” I’d especially like to thank the ones who commented using actual words contained in the English language. Many of you expressed comments that showed a real awareness of the world and of your place in it. […]
A Guide to Life After 50
September 13, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
AARP, the folks who used to be scary until we woke up one morning and realized we were one of them, continues to be concerned about the likelihood of us embarrassing ourselves because we have inadvertently lived long enough to remember the day rocks were invented. They present a list of Don’ts by world-renowned author Jacqueline Mitchard. […]
Who are “they” and why are they running our lives?
September 12, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
For more years than even Boomers can count, “they” have been telling us what to buy, how to think, where to live, and who to read about in US Magazine. Examples throughout the millennia include: “They are saying marinated mastodon kebobs will be the next big food item.” “They say the world is flat, and […]
How to Be Old Without Calling Attention to Yourself
August 28, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
(photo credit to: www.osocio.org) Many of you might notice, as you cross the threshold of fifty and then sixty, that as you age, entire other populations of people seem to be getting younger. Doctors, especially, seem to have gone directly from playing with plastic medical kits to wielding sharp, scary metal instruments, usually in […]
A Life in Posts
August 24, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
My first blog post. Tori, Tori, Tori. She’s one hell of a wordsmith, all right. Like Rapunzel’s hair, Tori’s words spill effortlessly out, seemingly without end. And they don’t even get split ends. So when Tori designated me as the “hilarious Renee Fisher” and gave me the 7 Posts Award: Share Your Best Posts With […]
Where I’m From: I Am From City Streets
August 21, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane is from city streets. From small houses planted in long rows, brick flowers that rose precariously from concrete soil, hugging each other for safety. From a gathering of European immigrants who found America by following the vegetable man who came down the street in a horse and wagon. LBL is from city […]
Huff/Post 40. Not.
July 28, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
The Huffington Post announced it would be launching a new site aimed at Baby Boomers, called “Huff/Post 40.” The site will be edited by Rita Wilson, wife of Tom Hanks. Rita seems like a nice enough person. She and Tom have been married since 1988, which, in Hollywood, translates to approximately 161 years. At 54,Wilson is […]
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How to Take Care of People Who Are 60 Years Younger Than You
September 26, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
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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 […]