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Guerrilla Aging: Navigating the Third Half of Life
March 13, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Some time ago, Life in the Boomer Lane had the brilliant idea of starting a second blog, titled “Guerrilla Aging.” Because whatever talent she has does not extend to spelling, she bought the website “guerillaaging.com” After discovering her error, she purchased the correct website. And, because whatever talent she has does not also extend to […]
Finding Older Single Men: Part 1
March 3, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
It’s no secret that the US population is aging. The over-65 population numbered 40.4 million in 2010, an increase of 5.4 million or 15.3% since 2000. Baby boomers make up 35% of the American adult population. By 2015, those aged 50 and older will represent 45% of the U.S. population. If you are an older […]
The Oscars and the Agers
February 28, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane doesn’t know about you, but she is pretty darn excited about the impending Academy Awards Spectacle on Sunday. It marks the 39th anniversary of the year that LBL spent watching the 47th Annual Academy Awards, pacing up and down in her living room, in front of the TV, being in […]
Why Inches Matter
February 17, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane has been short for almost all of her entire life (birth doesn’t count, as most newborns are unusually short.) She didn’t notice it much when she was growing up (or rather, growing older), because everyone in her immediate family was vertically challenged. When she went out into the world, though, […]
Six-Word Memoirs
February 14, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Thanks to all of you who generously commented on Life in the Boomer Lane’s post on Midlife Collage. Thanks to Ermigal, who found the post and re-posted it on her own blog. That post was from February 2013. LBL just found one of her earliest posts, from October 2010: The current issue of AARP Magazine […]
Retire Overseas to Live in Style (and Get Out of Babysitting Grandchildren)
February 14, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Whenever Life in the Boomer Lane checks the Fifty section of Huffington Post, she always sees an article prominently displayed about the best places for boomers to retire. Sometimes, they are even followed by those same places listed as the worst places to retire. All of this has LBL having a vision of millions of […]
Insomnia: Doing It All Night Long
February 3, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Life in the Boomer Lane, like others in her post-menopausal peer group, has added countless hours to her day, all of them in the middle of the night. These hours are available for a wide breadth of information-gathering, such as keeping track of the national economy, reviewing the latest research on aging, getting smart about […]
10 Surprises Your Body Has in Store for You, Post-50
January 30, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
An alert reader has sent Life in the Boomer Lane an article from purpleclover.com titled “17 Surprises Your Body Has in Store for You Post 50.” By the time LBL was finished reading the title, she had come up with over 30 items of her own. But she will now address herself to the items […]
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Guerrilla Aging: When Where We Are Isn’t Where We Thought We’d Be
March 21, 2014 by Life in the Boomer Lane
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I had dinner with a friend/colleague a couple of days ago. She is sixty, and for decades was the devoted wife of a career military man. A registered nurse by training, she happily set aside her profession and assumed the role she felt was her highest calling. She raised her sons in wherever her husband’s […]