“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 […]
Communication is so important in conducting our lives on a daily basis. It’s an art form which takes years and years to master and one you’re really never able to truly master. Yet, today, communication seems to be so lacking. As the iconic character actor Strother Martin in his role as the Captain in the 1967 film, “Cool Hand Luke”, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
The Baby Boomer, upon reflection, very much enjoyed going to, what I called, the “movie house” “back in the day”. The following is, by no means, a totally inclusive movie list which I saw, but rather a nice representation just to get you to reflect and jar your memory on the movies from your childhood and teenage years 1956-1970. As […]
“Back in the day” the Baby Boomer enjoyed the music from the 60’s and guess what? Yep, the music of my youth still lives on today. How can one not love the music of the 60’s!! Desiring my own portable stereophonic record player for my room, my parents were kind enough to contribute to the purchase, as long as, I […]