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Boomer Girl Diary

Boomer Girl Diary: Logic doesn’t apply to luggage
May 20, 2012
“Everyone over there wears the same stuff we wear over here,” my husband said.
Boomer Girl Diary: Can’t go wrong with coffee maker for Mom
May 6, 2012
In case you haven’t heard, Mother’s Day is next Sunday. And, while most of you might not give it another thought until Saturday, I’m proffering some learned Mother’s Day advice, especially if the mom in your life is “of a certain age.”
Boomer Girl Diary: Texting can be a pain in the neck
April 15, 2012
Attention soon-to-be-graduates and displaced boomers looking for a new career: The jobs of the future aren’t in plastics. They aren’t in law, rocket science or even Botox. If you want a vocation that will be both lucrative and personally rewarding for decades to come, think chiropractic.
Boomer Girl Diary: Win or lose, watching the game a good time
April 1, 2012
Filing this column at my Thursday afternoon deadline, I don’t know whether you’ll be reading it today on a “thrill-of-victory” high or an “agony-of-defeat” low. It doesn’t matter. This one isn’t about wins and losses. It’s not about end results. It’s about the process.
Boomer Girl Diary: The secret to getting a good night’s sleep
March 18, 2012
I’ve got a little secret, and I’m hesitant to reveal it to you.
Boomer Girl Diary: Not quite ready for a life of leisure
March 4, 2012
There was good and bad news this week.
Boomer Girl Diary: Sun worship burns later in life
February 19, 2012
I was a child of the ’60s. By that I mean an actual child — age 5 to 15, over the course of the decade.
Boomer Girl Diary: Getting into a Siri-ous friendship
February 5, 2012
I was so excited to find her under the tree. “Look how beautiful!” I cried. “So sleek, so chic. So… me!”
Waving goodbye to the wheat
January 15, 2012
Today’s wheat has been engineered to be addictive, just like tobacco. Why do you think we can polish off a bread basket in 10 minutes flat?
Boomer Girl Diary: Resolving to play more Twister in 2012
January 1, 2012
In case you haven’t fully gained consciousness after last night’s champagne-fueled Twister tournament (oh, wait! That was me), today is the first Sunday AND the first day of a new year.
Boomer Girl Diary: Recalling MawMaw
December 18, 2011
Cathy offers a touching remembrance of her mother-in-law, costume jewelry and all.
Boomer Girl Diary: It’s a dog’s life at 3 a.m.
November 20, 2011
It’s a weird and wacky world at 3 in the morning.
Boomer Girl Diary: Weathering the DASH Diet
November 7, 2011
Winter is a blessing for Cathy, who loves cold-weather clothing and comfort food, but this year promises to be different now that her husband’s on the DASH Diet.
Boomer Girl Diary: A love-hate relationship with Halloween
October 16, 2011
Cathy catalogs some costume successes and failures throughout the years.
Boomer Girl Diary: Mining for liquid gold in my own back yard
October 2, 2011
An impending trip to the veteranarian forces Cathy to get up close and person with cocker spaniel.

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