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Breaking Bad: The Belt Buckle Version
September 19, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
What with all the recent antics involving Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney and the rise in women being encouraged to eat their placentas after giving birth, I totally forgot about one of the most memorable airport experiences I had on this most recent trip to Turkey. It occurred on the first leg of my journey, at […]
Travelling Light: No Suitcase and At Times, No Plane
September 12, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Actual conversations held between 8/31/12 and 9/10/12 between an unnamed, not- famous-but-should-be blogger (LBL) and various representatives of airlines and airport security: 8/31/12 Frankfort, Germany LBL: Why have we been sitting at the gate for three hours? Lufthansa Rep: We are on strike. LBL: But I flew from DC to Frankfort. LR: We weren’t on strike […]
My Uterus, Myself
August 26, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Todd Akin, when he isn’t advocating for an audit of the Federal Reserve System, has become a spokesperson for a return to medieval notions of women and fertility. It’s time to look at the belief system from which he obtains his knowledge about women’s bodies. And what better way to do this than to go […]
Fighting Terrorism With A Cheeseburger and Fries
August 24, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
A recent concern to the US military has been the rising number of “insider” attacks on our troops, specifically coming from Afghan police and soldiers. Marine Gen. John R. Allen, the top US commander in Afghanistan, speaking to reporters at the Pentagon from his headquarters in Kabul, said the reasons behind the attacks are not […]
My Brain is Akin From This Stuff
August 22, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
It’s tough to know which is of more concern at the moment, the fact that at least two elected officials have no knowledge of a woman’s anatomy, or that Mattel has created Drag Queen Barbie. Rep Todd Akin, a Republican Senator from Missouri, in a statement that set knowledge of human reproduction back about 50,000 […]
A Boomer Survival Guide to the End of Summer
August 21, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
If you live in the northern hemisphere, the technical end-of-summer will occur on September 22 this year. And, as in all previous years, this will be an afterthought to the general population. Squirrels are more conscious of the change of seasons, but, as they constitute a very small percentage of the subscribers to the blog, they […]
Sage Advice for Young Writers and Bloggers
August 17, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
Emily of Snotting Black asked me to guest post on her blog, thereby lowering the property values in the immediate vicinity. So please visit her blog (which is pretty darn fantastic), say kind things, and send large checks. To me, not her. Thanks.
Obamacare, and the Right to Order Extra Cheese
August 8, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
While most of the general population of the country has been occupied with the Mars landing, the Olympics, the longest presidential run in history, and learning to do the steps to the pasa doble, a disaster has been in the making. Papa Johns, the third largest pizza takeout and delivery company in the country, has been […]
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Becoming A Smart Ass, the Cottonelle Way
September 19, 2012 by Life in the Boomer Lane
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I never thought I’d be writing a post about toilet paper. On the other hand, I also never thought I would have written posts about things spewing out of my nose, zombie pustules from outer space, and placentas. But when my palm is being greased (in a manner of speaking), I suppose I’ll write about […]