Posts Tagged: baby boomers
Weird-Ohs
It can’t be said enough. Republicans are just plain weird. From Deranged Donald, JD the Jerk Off, and Maniac Marge to Looney Toons Lindsey, Creepy Ted Cruz, and Koo-Koo Kerry Lake, this bunch of GOP misfits bear a striking resemblance
Weird-Ohs
It can’t be said enough. Republicans are just plain weird. From Deranged Donald, JD the Jerk Off, and Maniac Marge to Looney Toons Lindsey, Creepy Ted Cruz, and Koo-Koo Kerry Lake, this bunch of GOP misfits bear a striking resemblance
How All this Tennessee Talkin’ Made this Boomer Homesick For Davy Crockett
Suddenly Tennessee is all over the media. Expulsions and bannings and shootings, oh my! There hasn’t been so much attention paid to Tennessee since the Davy Crockett craze of the mid-1950s. It’s made me nostalgic for my hand-me-down coonskin cap.
How All this Tennessee Talkin’ Made this Boomer Homesick For Davy Crockett
Suddenly Tennessee is all over the media. Expulsions and bannings and shootings, oh my! There hasn’t been so much attention paid to Tennessee since the Davy Crockett craze of the mid-1950s. It’s made me nostalgic for my hand-me-down coonskin cap.
My Tribute to MAD Magazine
In a world gone mad, I still find comfort in reading my old MAD Magazines. On the occasion of this classic magazine turning 70, I paid tribute. Please enjoy my essay in Next Tribe. https://nexttribe.com/growing-up-in-a-mad-mad-mad-magazine-world-a-tribute/?fbclid=IwAR2dLOCCGKD7e0Z4Kile80HkdM_Hl74sWl_CKYiUUshonR8CRu3Glb6DtqQ
My Tribute to MAD Magazine
In a world gone mad, I still find comfort in reading my old MAD Magazines. On the occasion of this classic magazine turning 70, I paid tribute. Please enjoy my essay in Next Tribe. https://nexttribe.com/growing-up-in-a-mad-mad-mad-magazine-world-a-tribute/?fbclid=IwAR2dLOCCGKD7e0Z4Kile80HkdM_Hl74sWl_CKYiUUshonR8CRu3Glb6DtqQ
Kent State Shootings- Fifty Years Later
Shots fired. In the spring of 1970, 50 years before the tragic school shootings at Parkland, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, and now Highlands Ranch, the country had been shaken to its core by the senseless shootings that took place at
Kent State Shootings- Fifty Years Later
Shots fired. In the spring of 1970, 50 years before the tragic school shootings at Parkland, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, and now Highlands Ranch, the country had been shaken to its core by the senseless shootings that took place at
A World Without Mad
What Me Worry? I am MAD. After 67 years MAD Magazine will cease publishing this fall. It will no longer be found on newsstands but sold via subscription. There will be no new material, just “best of content” and end
A World Without Mad
What Me Worry? I am MAD. After 67 years MAD Magazine will cease publishing this fall. It will no longer be found on newsstands but sold via subscription. There will be no new material, just “best of content” and end
Kent State Shots Are Fired
Shots fired. In the spring of 1970, nearly 50 years before the tragic school shootings at Parkland, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, and now Highlands Ranch, the country had been shaken to its core by the senseless shootings that took place
Kent State Shots Are Fired
Shots fired. In the spring of 1970, nearly 50 years before the tragic school shootings at Parkland, Sandy Hook, Virginia Tech, and now Highlands Ranch, the country had been shaken to its core by the senseless shootings that took place
A Healthy Tan?
Once upon a time, a deep dark tan was the gold standard of a successful summer run. When it came to getting a gold medal for the best bronze I was always a winner. In full disclosure, I am still
A Healthy Tan?
Once upon a time, a deep dark tan was the gold standard of a successful summer run. When it came to getting a gold medal for the best bronze I was always a winner. In full disclosure, I am still
A Mid Century Send Off
My mid-century home is fading fast. Right now strangers and bottom feeders are traipsing thru my parent’s suburban house picking over the remains of a family’s long life hoping to score a deal at a tag sale. It is the
A Mid Century Send Off
My mid-century home is fading fast. Right now strangers and bottom feeders are traipsing thru my parent’s suburban house picking over the remains of a family’s long life hoping to score a deal at a tag sale. It is the
Memories Coming Out of Mothballs
For some, the sweet perfume of lilacs drifting through open screened windows evoke spring. For me springtime can be conjured up with the toxic smell of mothballs. These past many months as I have been sadly consumed with closing down
Memories Coming Out of Mothballs
For some, the sweet perfume of lilacs drifting through open screened windows evoke spring. For me springtime can be conjured up with the toxic smell of mothballs. These past many months as I have been sadly consumed with closing down
John Lennon The Day the Music Died
“I read the news today, oh boy….” On another chilly Monday in December nearly 40 years ago, a gunshot extinguished the remaining idealism of a generation. A brief, violent moment and hope had died yet again for me That the
John Lennon The Day the Music Died
“I read the news today, oh boy….” On another chilly Monday in December nearly 40 years ago, a gunshot extinguished the remaining idealism of a generation. A brief, violent moment and hope had died yet again for me That the
Envisioning The American Dream 