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The Aging Brain
December 8, 2011
In its current Health & Science section, The Washington Post addresses itself to a topic that a lot of people over the age of 50 think about daily, when they aren’t trying to remember why they are standing naked in the garage, holding a spatula. “The Aging Brain” tells us that, contrary to what scientists […]
A (True) Love Story
October 18, 2011
She went to sleep as she always had, immediately and deeply. She awoke, choking, in a room filled with smoke and to a kind of fear she had never experienced before. She was 21 years old, and she was confronted with the very real thought that her life might be finite. She couldn’t have known […]
The Day I Shook Hands With the Dalai Lama
September 29, 2011
Monday, June 14 1999. Jerusalem. The Dome of the Rock, sacred to three of the world’s major religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. First consecrated by the Israelites, the site was where Solomon erected his temple. It was revered by Christians as both an Old Testament site and because of its place in the life and […]
Where I’m From: I Am From City Streets
August 21, 2011
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 […]
My Father’s Tallis
June 14, 2011
Life in the Boomer Lane’s dad was born in Poland, seven years before the start of World War I. In addition to the massive upheaval going on throughout Eastern Europe at the time, it was additionally dangerous to be a Jew. And to be a poverty-stricken Jew at such time indicated the potential for a very […]
Gotta Love Joisey
May 10, 2011
I’ve had several messages from the universe lately. Some people get messages from the universe about saving countries or leading their people to freedom or fighting for human rights. I’m not one of those people. Because I grew up in Phiadelphia, I get messages about New Jersey. I spent a lot of time at the […]
The Monetization of Hopscotch
April 1, 2011
Seriously. Life in the Boomer Lane has never, even in a drug-induced Happyland stupor while seated in Dr Gerald’s dental chair, ever thought about blogging about Hopscotch. Come on now. Hopscotch? Is there a more basic children’s game? Yes, there is. That one where you hide something in your hand and shove both fists in front […]
There she is, Miss America…
January 15, 2011
This evening, the Miss America Pageant is prepared to stomp dance on our faces once again, with its laminated toothy smiles and stiletto heels. Oh whoops, am I being too hard on this tattered piece of Americana? You bet. I grew up with Miss America, and I have watched her slide from pure goodness and […]
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Living in An Upside Down World
February 17, 2012
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(The following is this week’s entry in my Friday 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, blogging-wise). Thanks to the good folks who spend their time […]