Archive for the ‘Boomer Blogs’

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    Infomercials or Got Me Again?

    I never thought of myself as a gullible person, at least not since golfer Lee Trevino’s disappointed me with frozen tacos he promised were “the best ever!”
    Whenever I see a celebrity on television, I know [...]

    by Alison Shelton in Senior Moments on March 1st, 2010 at 12:03 am
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    Me, myself and I – The Great Red Velvet Cake Caper

    Are you reading this aloud or “to yourself”.  I’m guessing the latter, i.e., that you are actually pronouncing the words in your mind as you read them.  So let me ask this: exactly who are [...]

    by Alisa Singer in Alive & Kicking on March 1st, 2010 at 12:03 am
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    Change

    I don’t like change.  For some reason, as the world spirals into cyber space, and “digital” becomes the catchword, I find comfort in some things staying the same.  Disappointment tweaks me whenever a network cancels [...]

    by Alison Shelton in Senior Moments on February 3rd, 2010 at 03:02 am
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    Anybody Could Be Doing It – and it’s rather disturbing

    Think about it, the lady seated next to you on the train could be doing it. And the young woman at Starbuck’s sipping her latte with a faraway look in her eyes could be doing [...]

    by Alisa Singer in Alive & Kicking on February 3rd, 2010 at 03:02 am
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    Dear Grumpy Aging Boomer,*

    I’m 55 years old and thinking about retiring soon from my teaching job.  After three long decades of bratty, bored kids, unappreciative, complaining parents, miserly salaries and out of touch and indifferent administrators, I’m so [...]

    by Alisa Singer in Alive & Kicking on January 5th, 2010 at 12:01 am
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    Toy Store

    For those of us raised in a gentler time, visiting a toy store in today’s world can be a daunting experience. It’s not that we didn’t have our difficulties – stood in line for the [...]

    by Alison Shelton in Senior Moments on December 1st, 2009 at 12:12 am
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