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Jury Duty and the Boomer
October 11, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Some years ago, my next door neighbor, one of the many attorneys who outnumber real people in the DC area, casually informed me that there was a contract out on his life and that, because I still had a child at home, I should be on the lookout for anything of a suspicious nature on […]
The Secret Lives of Wives
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.” […]
The Rise of Sexist Nostalgia
October 4, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
More Magazine now alerts us to what they call “Fall’s Worst Trend: Sexist Nostalgia.” Spurred on by the rampant success of Mad Men, the show about a Madison Ave advertising agency at the start of the 60s, TV is now presenting Pan Am, a show about flight attendants, and The Playboy Club, a show about, […]
How to Take Care of People Who Are 60 Years Younger Than You
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 […]
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. […]
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 Tell if You are in Washington State or Washington, DC.
September 7, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
(Thanks to Tim Knight!) Seattle is located in Washington State, about as far away from Washington, DC as is humanly possible. But, because the word Washington sounds an awful lot like the word Washington, there are a lot of tourists who ask the DC Visitors Center how far they are from the Pacific Ocean […]
Don’t Trifle With Chocolate
August 30, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
According to ABC News, the consumption of chocolate is good for the heart. Five of seven studies of over 114,000 people linked HIGH CHOCOLATE CONSUMPTION with a 37% reduction in cardiovascular disease risk, and a 31% reduction in stroke risk, when compared to low chocolate consumption. Well, you can toss that broccoli out the window […]
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Your Most Embarrassing Health Questions, Answered
October 13, 2011 by Life in the Boomer Lane
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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 […]