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Fave Restaurant Meals from “Back in the Day”

Growing up in Arlington back in the 1950’s and 60’s, most meals were home cooked as we always sat down together as a family. But then there were those times when we had the pleasure of going to a restaurant. Whether the restaurant was fast-food, family dining, or more fine dining, I always looked forward to being able to go […]

Building A Team

For some unknown reason, throughout my 32-year corporate career in the supermarket industry and my 20-year hobby career in the transportation industry, I have always been tasked with building a team. Over that time, most would probably say, I had a knack for building successful teams. Upon reflection, this knack didn’t require any brilliance for brilliant I’m not. It wasn’t […]

Transitioning

“Back in the day” as a youngster, I often wondered why older people so much enjoyed rocking on the front porch in their rocking chairs. Now, I know why, especially, while transitioning between the Seasons–in this case from Summer to Fall. Throughout my career, I was taught to be impatient and flexible as we strove for perfection, but excellence was […]

A Boy’s Best Friend

Who was your best friend as a boy when you were growing up? I’m certainly not sure, but I’d bet it was your mother. At least, in my case, my mother was this boy’s best friend. “Back in the day” most moms were those who stayed at home. Unfortunately, that’s not the case anymore and, hoping you agree, our institution […]

Our Recent Visit Home

La Bear and the Baby Boomer recently headed from The Compound for a weekend in Northern Virginia–our recent visit home. The trip up North started well on this Saturday morning, that is, until we entered Stafford County on I-95. I’ve certainly made more than my fair share of runs up and down I-95 for the twenty years I was in […]

My Father’s Love of Sports “Back in the Day”

As I’ve explained before, my father was a prolific athlete at George Washington High School (GW) in Alexandria being named All-State in football, basketball, and baseball in the late 1930’s before WWII. No doubt, he had a love of sports which he followed throughout his entire life, and as his son, the Baby Boomer also loved sports and was fortunate […]

“Gone from the Frying Pan into the Fire”

The Baby Boomer doesn’t usually enjoy talking about “hot button” topics like politics, but due too so many folks fanatically being so outlandishly emotional about this year’s presidential election you’ve forced me to provide you with some “common sense thoughts” “from one man’s perspective” as we’ve “gone from the frying pan into the fire”. Hey, I’m extremely upset as well, […]

Grateful

As the Baby Boomer turned 72 years old this week, he is grateful–very grateful! Why? I’ve often described my life using the Seasons of the Year–Spring, for my youth; Summer, for my young adulthood; Fall, for my later adulthood; and Winter, for my last years. At 72 years of age, I’ve certainly more than entered the Winter of my life. […]

The Baby Boomer Turns 72…

And Baby Bear Hijacks His Blog! Well! Well! Well! For the past 365 days, the Baby Boomer, has not so quietly, reminded his family, on a near daily basis, about the biggest day of the year: September 4th! And wouldn’t you know it, we have arrived, and not to fret, as much as the Baby Boomer thinks we may let […]