When co-founders David Henderson and Greg Dobbs created BoomerCafé, it was merely a labor of love, a place to provide an online connection for people with the common interests of their generation. Today, more than fifteen years in, it is still their labor of love. But when communications specialist Larry Checco communicated with us the other day from Silver Spring, Maryland, David and Greg learned that for contributors like him, BoomerCafé is a labor of love too.
Dear BoomerCafé:
It’s that time of year, with Thanksgiving just past, and end-of-year holidays about to begin, that many of us give thanks.
The original BoomerCafé logo, designed by creative artist Dill O’Hagan.
© BoomerCafé – David Henderson & Greg Dobbs, Co-Founders.
I’d like to give thanks to BoomerCafé!
The name, itself, is a stroke of genius.
You have created a virtual café, a safe, warm, friendly place where Boomers can come together and comfortably exchange ideas, life lessons, memories, and the stories of our generation.
Some of us use the Café as a confessional, others as a self-help or travel guide, still others as a place to go when we want to wrap our hands around a pleasantly fresh cup of coffee and revel in the thoughts and stories of others.
For many of us, writing is a cathartic experience. We don’t write because we want to. We write because we need to!
Writing helps us organize our thoughts and lives, and see things more clearly. It sorts out our priorities and at times helps purge demons from our souls.
To think that simple symbols on a page can prompt sounds that can be organized into utterances, or words, all of which form complex thoughts and ideas, is nothing short of miraculous.
And BoomerCafé gives wing to those miraculously formed thoughts and ideas of ours.
Larry Checco
The snippets of our lives that many of us contribute to BoomerCafé may very well end up being the best legacies we can leave behind.
These snippets, woven together, form a rich tapestry that says, We were here, damn it, with all of our flaws, faults, and failures … but also our hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Yes, we were here!
Thanks BoomerCafé for making that possible.
It is OUR thanks to valued contributors like Larry. We invite open letters about connections within the boomer generation from any of our readers. Greg and David
Well put Larry and thanks David and Greg for giving us a voice and a forum.
Wonderful and I feel the same. Thank you, Larry, and thank you Boomer Cafe.
As a baby boomer from the UK I agree that it is great that David and Greg have put together and laboured for 15 years with the Boomer Cafe. I am new to the cafe, but see it as a place to share life, love and experience and look forward to some great future blogs – thanks for your thoughts Larry and I wish David and Greg ongoing success with their labours! 🙂
Well said, Larry, I love the rousing conclusion: “woven together” our articles here, on Boomer Café indeed “form a rich tapestry that says, We were here, damn it, with all of our flaws, faults, and failures … but also our hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Yes, we were here!” I join the other commentators here to thank David and Greg for their unending “love of labor” in running this website!
I always enjoy perusing the menu for David and Greg’s daily special.
Larry, Roz, Eric, Perry–save me a seat at the counter!