By Cindy Phillips posted Dec 13, 2012 Find a penny, pick it up All the day, you’ll have good luck! I stopped this morning on my way to work to purchase my weekly lottery tickets. This was the morning after […]
Tag: Boomers
WARNING: This is a touchy subject
By Cindy Phillips posted Nov 14, 2012 We Boomers were raised with an old-fashioned work ethic. Our parents believed in longevity on the job. In other words, you found a job, worked there for 30 or 40 years and retired. […]
Why did the icon cross the road?
By Cindy Phillips posted Jul 11, 2012 Well golly, another icon has crossed over. Not across the road though. Andy Griffith joined the growing list of superstars who have left this life. Seems to be happening on an all-too regular […]
Calling all 50-plussers: A Monday program at Pico Mountain aims to gather friends
Karen D. Lorentz posted Oct 10, 2013 “Grow the market” is the rallying cry in the U.S. ski industry, especially with the fear of the baby boomers “aging out.” But that doesn’t mean that Killington and Pico have forgotten about […]
Things That Go Boom in the Microwave
By Cindy Phillips posted Aug 23, 2012 I walked into the office break room the other day to find a co-worker cleaning up what appeared to be a volcanic eruption. I knew immediately what had happened – she tried to […]
Take another little piece of my heart
By Cindy Phillips posted May 2, 2012 If you picked up superstitions or old wives tales from your parents or grandparents, you may believe that some life events happen in threes – one of them being death. I am holding […]
The Day the Monkee Died
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Mar 7, 2012 09:15 AM As I write this column, news of Davy Jones death is about 24 hours old. Boomers get a dose of reality each time a music legend passes away. The day […]
Off-line dating: How did we meet boys before the internet?
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Feb 22, 2012 10:43 AM Online dating is big business that continues to gain popularity at a rapid pace. Sites like Match.com and eHarmony promise to help you find your soulmate by cross-referencing likes, dislikes […]
Time flies – Even when you’re not having fun
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Feb 8, 2012 12:08 PM A friend recently compared getting old to a roll of toilet paper – the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes. What a wonderful analogy about how […]
It’s a small world until it comes to the Buffets
By Cindy Phillips updated Fri, Jan 13, 2012 01:22 PM I was raised by a single mom who mastered the art of stretching a dollar. She would buy a whole chicken and roast it to perfection for a Sunday dinner, […]