Did she just call me a moron?
My other favorite boomer blog, The Boomer Chronicles, weighs into with a post titled “Male Menopause is an oxymoron.” I remember sitting through a conference workshop in the mid-1990s on this subject,...
View ArticleThings you can’t say after turning 50
With fewer than 10 days until I turn 50 years old, I started to think of top 10 lists. Not sure why this one popped into my head in the moments between sleep and waking, but there are words/phrases...
View ArticleBoomers were born to be wild, or was that mild?
OK, this animated cartoon, about aging baby boomers trying to stay young, has me laughing out loud, or LOL as we used to say in the AOL years. (Note you have to follow the link to see the Walt...
View ArticleThe perfect gift for someone turning 50?
I mentioned in an earlier post that my brother, according to the family grapevine, was planning to send me a gift at work, something hideous. Well, it arrived today — a funeral arrangement. (That’s me...
View ArticleI’m going to live to 89!
According to the Living to 100 Life Expectancy Calculator, I have another 39 years to live. So maybe turning 50 years old isn’t that bad after all. (OK, yes, I know, it’s only an estimate, etc. etc....
View ArticleSome more jokes for someone turning 50
The majority of people who end up on this blog come by searching Google for turning 50 jokes. Every so often, I like to prowl around myself and look for old new ones (or is that new old ones) on …...
View ArticleFortune cookies for turning 50?
My fortune cookie last night said, “Next time, order the shrimp.” Funny but it was true. I wonder if there is something for a turning 50 roast or toast in fortune cookies like this. I found some funny...
View ArticleA vitual rose is a virtual rose is a…
My colleague Matt Simantov made a set of Valentine’s Day e-cards to send to those you love — and those you don’t. The one here reminds me of my mother, who hated cut flowers since she felt it was...
View ArticleI only have a fat head…
Great. Another reason not to have a big belly. A new study says having a big belly in your 40s might raise your risk for dementia later in life. Yes, feel free to point that out to your friend who …...
View ArticleRocky after retirement and other jokes
JibJab.com is one of wonderful places on the Internet for video parodies. It also has a place where people exchange jokes, called JokeBox. The video below is a parody of Rocky, both sick and a little...
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