Following the post about 99 Year Old Gertrude Brown, this subject seemed like a natural place to go. Dr. Mark Hyman (www.drhyman.com) a blogger I follow commented this week on why our biological age is different from the actual age of our body. We certainly witness that with Gertrude. Dr. Hyman’s post … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2013
Life Lessons from a 99 Year Old
In this photo Gertrude Brown’s 71 year old daughter is on her left and her 69 year old daughter is on her right. Yes that vivacious, beautiful woman in the middle is 99 years old! Right now Gertrude is wintering in Florida. She lives by herself both in Florida and … Continue reading
January 2013
If you live anywhere in the Northern top third of our country, you can relate to this “boy was my timing great story.” On January 16th, I decided to leave Maine and go to Florida for 2 weeks. Look at these temperatures on January 25th. … Continue reading
Art Deco Walking Tour
Last Sunday, I took a guided tour of the Art Deco hotels along Ocean Drive which was led by a volunteer from the Miami Design Preservation League. Here are some of interesting facts I learned: A number of the hotel structures very much resemble Ocean Liners since they were designed … Continue reading
Pink Martini Concert
When you get a ‘you must go see’ concert recommendation from trusted musically knowledgeable friends – what is a hard core Boomer to do? YOU GO. That’s how I found myself at the Kravis Center on January 21st at the Pink Martini Concert. They were great. The guy sitting next … Continue reading
Art Deco Weekend in Miami
Once a Boomer. Always A Boomer. In the 70’s I would ‘thumb’ each weekend from MA to NY by myself. Today I took a metro train from West Palm Beach to Miami. Never did it before. Getting from downtown Miami to South Beach was a bit of a challenge. No … Continue reading
My Life As A Boomer – By Fred the Red Cat
Yes indeed I am a boomer. I am technically 67 years old in human years (12 ½ calendar yrs). My Mom (the author of this blog) agreed to let me be it’s first guest blogger. I guilted her into it since she decided to leave me alone for 2 weeks. … Continue reading
Please Don’t Stop the Music-One Really Cool Invention
Please Don’t Stop the Music – One Really Cool Invention Have you ever wished you were an inventor? Trick question. I know I never have. However, when I saw the cool a– invention in the attached video link, I was ready to worship the ground that this inventor walks on. I … Continue reading
High Heels & Old Navy Jeans
I got really excited the other day when I saw an ad on TV for Old Navy Jeans for $19 and I was thrilled to see that they came in so many great colors. Now that I’ve lost a few pounds, I love the idea of wearing skinny leg jeans. … Continue reading
A Long Walk – What was I Thinking?
Listen to this one – talk about an Inspiring Boomer… Paul Salopek has decided to go for a 7 year walk. This 51 year old, two time Pulitzer Prize winner, has set out on a walking journey following a route that is based on the migration out of Africa by … Continue reading