Browsing All posts tagged under »women of a certain age«

Ouija Board: A Do-It-Yourself Seance

April 11, 2011

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  Before reading this post, you need to set aside all judgments you have about psychics, paranormal activity, spirits, and Langhorne, PA. Keep an open mind, as we take a trip into The Land of That Which Cannot Be Explained But Neither Can Anything Else.  Now Husband Dan and I spent the weekend visiting my […]

London: Why I’m Here and Why I’m There

March 23, 2011

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Whatta week!  Life in the Boomer Lane arrived n London on Thursday to spend the week with her daughter, grandson, and son-in-law.  As if that weren’t exciting enough, LBL found out on Saturday that from 4000 entries submitted to the NPR short story contest that she entered in January, hers was one of a dozen selected […]

I’ll Have What She’s Having: Boomers and Cosmetic Surgery

February 28, 2011

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Whether you are planning your next round of Botox or are satisfied with your face looking more and more like a road map of Pennsylvania, the statistics are undeniable: Boomers are having cosmetic surgery in record numbers.  According to www. cosmeticsurgery.org, “Baby Boomers Keep Cosmetic Procedures on the Rise.”  The American Society of Plastic Surgeons […]

Women in Packaging

February 17, 2011

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The title of this post doesn’t refer to Angelina Jolie action figures or to or females with all of their body parts squished into Spanx.  Women in Packaging, Inc is “an international, nonprofit, professional packaging organization dedicated to the growth and success of packaging professionals.”  There.  Now you know.  In addition to Women in Packaging, […]

YKAJMiB!RK1!

January 31, 2011

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We all now live at the bottom of an unruly, festering and ever-growing mountain of passwords and pins.  I, personally, have run through the names of my entire family, all past bra sizes, and the names of at least three of my ill-fated turtles in elementary school in an attempt to come up with a […]

I Will Not Be Invisible

December 19, 2010

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When Life in he Boomer Lane and her friends decided to write a book about women over 50, LBL asked a lot of women her age what sucked about getting older.  She expected to hear the sagging/bagging/dragging thing or maybe the memory thing or maybe even the empty nest thing.  She didn’t hear any of that.  […]

The Room You Never Want to Go Into

December 5, 2010

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Life in the Boomer Lane seriously hates beating dead horses.  And she doesn’t know why anyone would want to do that anyway, but apparently there must have been a time in the past when people actually did beat dead horses, or the phrase never would have come into existence. Did they do it or fun on […]

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 […]

The Saga of the Little Pink Panties

September 22, 2010

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My nail lady, Tammy, who is now approaching 50, has finally officially entered the Universe of Perpetually Creative Brain Cells.   Several months ago, Tammy’s husband was cleaning their house and, in the guest bedroom, he came across a pair of lacy bikini panties under the bed.  They were pink, with little red hearts on them.  […]

10 Things I learned From My High School Friends

September 20, 2010

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My high school buddies, Susan, Phyllis, and Judy, came to visit this past weekend.  These are the ten things I learned from their visit: 10. Guests who arrive carrying their own two-litre bottles of Cherry Diet Coke may not be emotionally prepared to eat wholesome, organic food for the weekend 9. Anthony’s Pizza in Falls […]