THE VITAMIN SHOP
My medicine cabinet looks like a nursing home has been secretly stockpiling drugs in my bathroom. Aside from all the necessities for a hangover (the three A’s—aspirin, Alka Seltzer, and Advil) and the usual creams […]
My medicine cabinet looks like a nursing home has been secretly stockpiling drugs in my bathroom. Aside from all the necessities for a hangover (the three A’s—aspirin, Alka Seltzer, and Advil) and the usual creams […]
I said it. Out loud. Without even thinking. And then once I said it, I couldn’t take it back. And instantly… I was old. WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE WE DIDN’T HAVE… Boom. There it […]
CUE: Piano, jazz trumpeter and torch singer, performing the sad song of all sad songs. This song makes other sad songs feel bad about themselves. Pretty good, the way I set the scene, huh? ME: […]
The old woman walked onto the stage wearing her robe, pajamas, and slippers. As the patrons watched her climb the steps, they didn’t know what to think. Who was this old hag? She stood in […]
Okay, listen up. My generation is blamed, castigated and/or praised for everything from loose morals to rock music to marijuana and LSD to health food and long hair. We are now being told that we […]
One of the things that I am determined NOT to become is a cranky old person. Okay, it’s easy to see why a lot of old people turn into curmudgeons. It can be hard to […]
Old people are cool. They have to be cool, because aging is not for wimps, especially for those who are determined to overcome the effects of time. That requires intelligence, guts, determination and nerve. Have […]
DISCLAIMER: This is not a scientific article. I, the author, am just an aging Baby Boomer doing some minimal Internet research, spouting off some personal observations, and maybe even making a few things up. I […]
I’m a Baby Boomer. My father came back from World War II and I was born very shortly after that. If you believe the statistics, many, many others followed us early postwar arrivals into the […]