Have you heard the story of the boiled frog? The didactic tale tells of putting a frog in water and gradually, oh so slowly, turning up the heat, until, in the end, the frog is boiled. And the frog has made no attempt to jump out. The “moral” of the fable is, from what I’ve […]
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The last day of the Olympics - it went by so fast! I had a great time watching the competitions, learning about the athletes. Their stories were incredible, and I was so impressed by their fortitude, perseverence, hard work.
Memorable moments for me:
Watching the women’s marathon and thinking, “How do they do it?”
Watching the face of […]
A bunch of presidents, mostly Baby Boomers I’m guessing, have called for a discussion on lowering the drinking age to 18 because “the current law isn’t working.”
Are these guys serious? So, the law isn’t working because people who are under 21 are drinking. So, lowering the drinking age to 18 will stop them from drinking? […]
Do you have any albums in the basement or attic? Do you still have a turntable? Well, dust that thing off because it looks like vinyl records are making a comeback. A couple of guys in Los Angeles are making vinyl records again. Just a few, but they are big […]
It is rather ironic that baby boomers are going back into the Peace Corps. Since President Kennedy formed the Peace Corps in 1961, many young people went out into the world to serve as Peace Corps volunteers. Now they’re back!
An ad campaign is encouraging aging Boomers to consider the Peace Corps as a […]
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My post yesterday about “brown-bagging it” reminded me of lunch boxes. Remember when we all carried our lunches to school? What did your lunchbox look like?
Since many baby boomers are carrying lunches again to save money, maybe we should bring back the good old-fashioned lunch box, including the thermos […]
I just heard that George Carlin died over the weekend. That’s very sad. He was a brilliant comedian and an astute observer of human nature, which of course @$^*ed some people off. The video below is a great example of Carlin’s ability to cut through the #### and tell it like […]
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