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Blame it on Mercury Retrograde
As any deep thinker and follower of astrology knows, the planets, when they aren’t spinning around and minding their own business, have total control over our lives. So much so, that we attribute peoples’ entire personalities to whichever sign they are born under. An ordinary person can do whatever an ordinary person does, from being […]
What Are Men Good For?
January 26, 2015
The secret to longevity depends on who you ask. People who have actually made it to an advanced age will credit alcohol or no alcohol, sex or no sex, red meat or no red meat, whatever or not-whatever. Jessie Gallan, age 109, credits her advanced age to porridge and avoidance of men. While these items […]
Guerrilla Aging: My One Night Stand With A Personal Trainer
January 23, 2015
Malia Lindquist, author of Rocky Mountain Miamian, is a blogger, recovering attorney and mom to two semi-adult daughters. A committed dabbler and traveler, she mostly splits her time between Boulder, Colorado and Miami, Florida, which perfectly reflects the split in her personality. She can be reached atLindquistLaw@gmail.com. […]
Past Life Aggression
January 19, 2015
Life in the Boomer Lane has been giving some thought lately to past life regression. She has noticed that a lot of people (herself included) have characteristics that no other family members have. This can easily be explained as imprints from a past life. As virtually all of her friends are the only self-proclaimed […]
When Mothers and Their Babies Both Wear Diapers
January 15, 2015
While Life in the Boomer Lane has been frittering away her time keeping track of international terrorism and the antics of several unnamed heads-of-state, she has failed to notice a growing trend that poses a distinct threat to all women worldwide: the exploding number of post-50 women who are choosing to give birth. AARP Magazine, […]
I’ll have Air Over Easy, With A Side of Light. Hold the Potatoes.
January 7, 2015
The number of diets out there is exceeded only by the number of calories being consumed and the number of pounds being gained by the average person. For that reason, the latest diet to hit the streets is a logical extension of all the other diets: Breatharianism. No need to count pesky calories, carbs, fat, […]
Looking Back and Looking Forward
December 27, 2014
In order to celebrate the start of a new year, the January 2015 issue of National Geographic is chock-full of “firsts” throughout the history of the world. NatGeo starts with the Earliest Ideas. The very first was fire. Fire was great for about a million years. Now we only use it when we go camping […]
The Link Between Age Compatibility and Relationship Success
December 25, 2014
Life in the Boomer Lane has written numerous brilliant, profound, and downright side-splitting posts. But no matter how many seriously valuable topics she attempts to cover, from cats who want to kill you to big butts, there are three topics that remain permanently on her Biggest Hits List. They are: 1. The Universal Hot/Crazy Matrix: A […]
Men Are Idiots Who Do Stupid Things
December 22, 2014
Life in the Boomer Lane took out a few moments from writing to Kim Jung Un to ask him to please send her a list of acceptable films to see over the holidays, in order to read some research that an alert reader sent to her. A note to male readers of this blog. The following is, […]
I’ll Trade You My VISA Card and Driver’s License for Some Small Plastic Containers
December 13, 2014
Life in the Boomer Lane’s annual holiday shopping, in addition to items that can be purchased online, always seems to include items that can only be purchased by making the rounds of little stores that one would never think of to frequent for any reason whatsoever. This year, the hunt was on for small plastic […]
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