Baby Boomers | Baby Boomers
Jun.11.2010
By Rae Francoeur
At 61, I can no longer deny evidence of aging. There is hip pain upon waking. There is the need to hug the right when jogging so all the other runners can pass more easily. There is the growing friendship with my colorist, whom I now see more than my daughter.
And there is the sex...
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Jun.10.2010
By Rae Francoeur
At 61, I can no longer deny evidence of aging. There is hip pain upon waking. There is the need to hug the right when jogging so all the other runners can pass more easily. There is the growing friendship with my colorist, whom I now see more than my daughter.
And there is the sex...
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Nov.23.2009
Before telling my little story, I thought it might be helpful in understanding my perspective to reveal a few things about myself. I was born in January of 1946, so you can't hardly get any closer to the front of the Baby Boom than that. My father, like most men of his era, was more predjudiced and...
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Aug.22.2009
Zoomers represent a subculture within the boomer generation.
Zoomers are boomers who have acquired the ability to live a longer, healthier, adventurous life.
Zoomer Boomers possess the following eight longevity traits:
knows the difference between primary (inevitable) and...
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Jul.14.2009
OK, I’ll admit it. I’m a baby-boomer ...and so I have a solipsistic view of the world. There has been a lot of thoughtful expounding (and even more tedious whining) about our generation and we don’t need to go into all of that here. I will go out on a limb and say that I think our collective sense...
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May.10.2009
There is a weight crisis in the United States today, as many of us can see by simply looking down at our own bellies. The problem has grown worse over the last few decades, and the cause is clear: the Baby Boomers did it. That’s right, Baby Boomers—we are a bunch of pigs. (Noticed how I carefully...
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Dec.12.2008
I guess this could be another "you know you're getting older when" gag, but I've had a few jarring experiences centering on the slang use of the word "like" as a placeholder syllable, an intellectual throat-clearing "ahem," lately. I've never, like, liked this usage...
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Aug.12.2008
For some time now, I've been hearing that "small is the new big." Downsizing is the smart way to go! That's good news for our family. We have a four-bedroom plus den, two-bathroom, ranch-style home of less than 2,000 square feet, maybe 1850 or so. In L.A. where big homes are BIG, up until...
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Aug.08.2008
Imagine this dystopic existence: What if you couldn't pick the soundtrack to your life? What if the songs that ran through your head your whole life were determined by cynical music studio executives who used radio waves to implant terrible music and insipid lyrics directly into your brain during...
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Aug.06.2008
I'm treading on dangerous and controversial territory here. In this post, sacred cows are slaughtered, snowballs melt in hell, Ericka dons her flame-proof suit and bulletproof bra. Warning: in this post, ear worms proliferate.
Back in the 1990's my oldest friend Tilly -- she's not old, but our...
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