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The Big Chill at 25

The Big Chill at 25

With all due respect to the generations that follow ours … their music doesn’t deserve much respect! At least not according to BoomerCafé co-founder David Henderson, who has compiled his own Top 10 list of our very best music … and wants to know, what’s yours?
I was watching “The Big Chill” again the other [...]

A Boomer's Memories of a Barbie Christmas

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 [...]

Boomer Poetry: Life's Little Renewals

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 -
the [...]

An Edible Quest

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 [...]

Letter from California

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

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 of [...]