Feed a Printer Starve a Fish?
My adult daughter recently told me that she “pulled a mom.” “Go ahead,” I said on the phone. “Tell me what you did.” She proceeded to explain that she was running a 10k. […]
Tag: baby boomers
Retire! Dance! Die! But First, Pass the Chocolate. Boomers According to Google.
Born in 1954, I identify as a Baby Boomer. But what does that mean, really? Who exactly are we Boomers? And how does the world see us? I decided to perform a quick Google Search […]
Christmas carols for baby boomers
‘Tis the season of Christmas-carol earworms. It’s hard to avoid these suckers since it seems as if we’ve been bombarded with holiday music since Labor Day. So if you can’t get a Christmas melody out […]
Losing words? Here are some new ones
When I can’t sleep, or if I get bored while driving, sometimes I’ll amuse myself by making up words. If getting older means I’m going to start forgetting words—or at least have trouble retrieving them […]
When in Doubt…..Baked Goods!
I was having dinner with a friend last night who lives far away from me. She was telling me about her parents and caregiving. I was flattered that this very busy, corporate woman had obviously […]
Ever say “I can’t wait until I’m old enough to…?”
When you were a kid, did you ever say, “I can’t wait until I’m old enough to [fill in the blank]?”A lot of my early aspirations had to do with achieving such milestones as: Wearing […]
Another installment of “Scenes from a boomer marriage”
Where does the time go? Hubs and I recently celebrated our 20th anniversary. Two decades! Not that I doubted we could do it. I just can’t believe this much time has passed. Part of what’s […]
Penis bones, healing crystal dildos, phallic cakes & other sexual trivia
News items that make me smile or go, “Hmmm…” seem to find their way into my files. Apparently, tidbits relating to our privates have this effect on me fairly frequently, judging from the collection that […]
If there were REALLY truth in advertising
Do you find yourself shaking your head and rolling your eyes at a lot of today’s TV and magazine ads? So many of them are so absurd, ageist, sexist, patronizing and/or [insert your term of […]
More wisdom from inanimate objects
Last year, I wrote a post about how inanimate objects around the house can teach us about life, if we allow ourselves to “listen.” Since then, more everyday items have spoken to me (figuratively, that […]