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Please don't take my crappy cell phone away from me!

November 19, 2010

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My technological prowess stops somewhere between the invention of the wheel and that of the cotton gin.  Everything else, I put under one of two categories: It’s magic and I like it. It’s a curse on my existence and I want it to go away.  My enthusiasm for changing anything I have is comparable to […]

Please don’t take my crappy cell phone away from me!

November 19, 2010

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Life in the Boomer Lane’s technological prowess stops somewhere between the invention of the wheel and that of the cotton gin.  Everything else, LBL puts under one of two categories: It’s magic and she likes it. It’s a curse on her existence and she wants it to go away. LBL’s enthusiasm for changing anything she has is […]

What I did then. What I wouldn't do now.

November 15, 2010

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Although I had no part of the free sex of the 60s, and only slightly more of the more-than-free-but-still cheap drugs of the era, I look back on some of the things I did back then and wonder how I survived.   I hitchhiked with my then best friend from Philly to Trenton, so that […]

What I did then. What I wouldn’t do now.

November 15, 2010

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Although I had no part of the free sex of the 60s, and only slightly more of the more-than-free-but-still cheap drugs of the era, I look back on some of the things I did back then and wonder how I survived.   I hitchhiked with my then best friend from Philly to Trenton, so that […]

The Lady Gaga Guide to Airport Security

November 12, 2010

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Life in the Boomer Lane is about to leave for London.  Again.  Because her three kids all live at a distance (three different distances, to be precise), LBL now does a fair amount of traveling.  And, because LBL has enough metal in her body to build a washer/dryer, Airport Security is always a blast (Whoops, wrong […]

7 Reasons to Date Women Over 50

November 9, 2010

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Single women over 50 who want to date have discovered the terrible truth:  A lot of men over 50 don’t want to date them.   So, to all you guys over 50:  Put down the Viagra and spend a moment considering the seven reasons you should date women over 50.   1.  Our biological clocks are […]

Secret Handbook for Politicians Discovered

November 3, 2010

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A secret “Politician’s Handbook” has been discovered in a cave not far from where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered.  If you don’t believe Life in the Boomer Lane, look it up.  Here is an excerpt from p.359: 1. If something good happens and your party is in power, take full credit and appear on […]

My Menu Options Have Changed

October 19, 2010

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Along with the rest of humanity except for Oprah, I spend an awful lot of time each day listening to voice mail messages of assorted businesses and governmental agencies.  Some of this is because I am, at any given moment, trying to straighten something out, trying to understand something, trying to order something, or trying […]

What Not to Wear Around Livestock

October 11, 2010

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During our visit with our friends Glenda and Ralph who live in York Harbor, Maine, we attended the Maine Fryeburg Fair.  Imagine a wine festival, only they ran out of wine and someone ran to the 7-11 and stocked up on beer and soda.  Or a food festival that featured totally normal foods like pickles […]

Almost Heaven: York Harbor, Maine

October 10, 2010

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We’ve just returned from York Harbor, Maine.  We were visiting good friends, Glenda and Ralph, who live in a beautiful house in a spectacular setting (Note: The photo above is of other people’s beautitiful homes in a spectacular setting).  Aside from the house and grounds, they also own three cats.  I am grateful that our Miracle the Cat wasn’t […]