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Boomers can still trace their roots … in France

Cafe • March 9, 2021 • Add a Comment

One boomer’s memory of a Beat Poet

Cafe • March 7, 2021 • Add a Comment

This boomer lives at the borders of his life

Cafe • March 5, 2021 • 3 Comments

A boomer finally sells the family farm

Cafe • March 3, 2021 • 14 Comments

A boomer finds the perfect metaphor: a musket

Cafe • March 1, 2021 • 1 Comment

Boomer Voices: A country my dad wouldn’t recognize

Cafe • February 27, 2021 • 7 Comments

Boomer Voices: Has Washington become Baghdad on the Potomac?

Cafe • February 25, 2021 • 12 Comments

This boomer stars in The Poppie Show

Cafe • February 23, 2021 • 5 Comments

A baby boomer finds a group tour she likes!

Cafe • February 21, 2021 • Add a Comment

We’re boomers. If the torch hasn’t passed already, it will

Cafe • February 19, 2021 • Add a Comment

Need the shot? This boomer just got lucky

Cafe • February 17, 2021 • Add a Comment

A boomer’s tour of Dachau he will never forget

Cafe • February 15, 2021 • 3 Comments

A boomer’s Top 10 Things she’s come to accept during the pandemic

Cafe • February 13, 2021 • 3 Comments

A boomer meets her celebrity neighbors

Cafe • February 11, 2021 • 4 Comments

Boomer Voices: Is Unity a Pipe Dream?

Cafe • February 9, 2021 • 2 Comments

Former pro basketball player, and boomer boosted youth sports

Cafe • February 7, 2021 • Add a Comment

A boomer’s wish: Get back to Quaint!

Cafe • February 5, 2021 • 2 Comments

Boomer Voices: Where do we draw the line?

Cafe • February 3, 2021 • 7 Comments

A boomer bemoans the vaccine lottery

Cafe • February 1, 2021 • 12 Comments

Photography today… a lot more than a Boomer’s Brownie

Cafe • January 30, 2021 • 3 Comments

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A boomer recounts the awe and wonder of 2001

Writer Gary Carter reflects on one of his favorite films, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” made 53 years ago.

One boomer’s memory of a Beat Poet

A tribute to Lawrence Ferlinghetti, a poet who started a movement in the literary world.

A boomer looks at Christmas, 2030

San Francisco humor columnist Nick Hoppe is looking ahead to Christmas 2030… ten years from now.

Artistic expression as a wonder drug

Holly Gordon says art needs no prescription, can’t be overdosed. It’s a way of life for her.

A boomer’s best bet for the vaccine… like… tomorrow?

Humor columnist Nick Hoppe explores the question of the day — what to do about a Covid vaccine.