Archive for December, 2007
A Boomer’s Memories of a Barbie Christmas
The world has changed since we were kids. And never more so than on the holidays. But as baby boomer comedian Mel Miskimen tells it, that’s not always such a bad thing. Ah, the Holidays. A time for family, friends, memories.I remember Christmas Eve. We went to my grandma’s house. The first thing that hit [...]
Boomer Poetry: Life’s Little Renewals
If we live long enough, we’ll all go where baby boomer poet Joanne Tolles has gone. Unless we’ve already been there. But somehow, where some of us find fear in a new stage of life, Joanne finds renewal! I had to go there – my license was expired. I had to go to that place [...]
An Edible Quest
Baby boomers are the leaders now. Of any generation alive today, ours has seen more lies, more propaganda, more mistakes than any other, while still having the capacity to fix them. Which is why BoomerCafé co-founder David Henderson is chewing on the problem, why do we tolerate foods that are designed to kill us? When [...]
Letter from California
Feeling like the holiday season brings an end to another year that makes you another year older? For Michael Petrie, whose writing has appeared from time to time on BoomerCafé, not a problem. He just shared this letter with us, which we decided to share with you, because this guy is just who we exist for: [...]
To Fish … or Not to Fish
Fishing. It’s a sport or pastime that appeals to many baby boomers … but not all, as BoomerCafé co-founder and editor Greg Dobbs explains … If you’re a fisherman — actually, I’m told these days the word is “fisherperson” — you might want to stop reading right here. You’re not going to like the rest [...]
