by Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Nov 2, 2011 01:14 PM This Sunday, November 6, marks the end of 2011’s daylight savings time period. It began on March 13th when we all turned our clocks ahead by one hour. This Sunday, […]
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A Hard Day’s Night
by Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Oct 19, 2011 07:50 AM I read the news today, oh boy. Paul McCartney wed Nancy Shevell. I have to admit, here I am 57 years old and I actually felt my heart drop a […]
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Getting Less Trashy
by Cindy Phillips updated Tue, Sep 20, 2011 10:01 AM I am very familiar with the sound of a dumpster being emptied. At our business in Vermont, the living quarters are directly above the dumpster pad. Where I stay in […]
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They taught our children well
By Cindy Phillips updated Fri, Jun 27, 2014 11:03 AM Schools are letting out for the summer and I expect for most teachers, it can’t come soon enough. Violence in schools has become far too common an occurrence. It wasn’t […]
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It happens to the best of us
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Apr 30, 2014 11:12 PM A friend recently referred to me as “a nostalgic old fool.” I wasn’t insulted. For a Boomer it’s pretty much our right of passage. As we close in on the […]
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Sometimes coming full circle is a good thing
By Cindy Phillips updated Thu, Jan 9, 2014 01:49 PM I just moved into a new home. I did it two days after Christmas which was not the best timing, but it saved me a boatload of money that can […]
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Treasuring old friendships: The Old Lange Sign
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Dec 28, 2011 08:50 AM We Boomers have all heard the story of how many people thought the lyrics in the Creedence Clearwater song, Bad Moon Rising, actually talked about “the bathroom’s on the right.” […]
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You Can’t Wash Away Spirit
by Cindy Phillips updated Mon, Sep 5, 2011 12:22 PM We baby boomers are a resilient bunch. Many of us were raised by parents who survived the Great Depression. They found ways to feed their families and keep a roof over […]
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When Does My Hair Turn Blue?
By Cindy Phillips updated Wed, Mar 21, 2012 10:22 AM Daylight savings time is wreaking havoc with my body clock. I was in a nice routine of waking up 10 minutes before my alarm chimed at 6 a.m. But since […]
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Boomers on aging perhaps not-so-gracefully
By Scott Funk posted Jun 26, 2013 So, we aren’t called ‘Baby Boomers’ anymore. If you’ve been around for half a century or so, ‘baby’ just doesn’t cut it. We are ‘Boomers’ and we have pretty much had it our […]