While growing up in Arlington during the 1950’s and 60’s, I recall much of my youth being consumed by my love for sports. Certainly, I can attribute this love to my dad who was a sports fanatic having been named VA All-State in football, basketball, and baseball in the late 1930’s while attending George Washington High School (GW) in Alexandria. […]
The Ryder Cup is an awesome event and one the Baby Boomer so looks forward to watching every two years. Unfortunately, for Team USA, even with “homefield” advantage and, “on paper”, the most talented, bowed to Team Europe for the second straight time. Why? Well, I believe the answer is quite simple–it’s passion over talent each and every time! Hey, […]
As I recall, it was in the Spring of my junior year at Washington-Lee High School (W-L) that my mom and dad said it was time to start thinking about going to college. Well, I let them know right away I already knew where I wanted to go and that was the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg–“lock, stock, […]
The Baby Boomer must admit he was shocked but not surprised at the assassination of Charlie Kirk this past Wednesday as our American society, as I once knew it, is virtually non-existent. I must’ve had “my head in the sand”, you know, living in seclusion at The Compound, but I wasn’t at all familiar with Charlie Kirk and his huge […]
I’m sorry–I’m on my “stump” and this is why? While growing up, the Baby Boomer believes it’s so very important for our youth to have folks, let’s call them heroes, with whom they can idolize. However, looking at today’s American society I’m having a really hard time of even imagining with whom our youth can idolize today! “Back in the […]
Folks, the Baby Boomer is in a “funk” and he doesn’t know why. For a guy who really has everything, realizes his good fortune, doesn’t take it for granted, and knows tomorrow is never promised truly has no viable reason why he’s in a “funk”, but he is and he doesn’t know why. Okay, so our vacation week before last […]
Now that the Baby Boomer is in the Winter of his life, he’s finally, after all this time, come to terms with who he is and what’s truly important. Hopefully, at some point, we’ll all be able to know “who you are”! One thing’s for sure and that this fella finally left what ego he may have had “at the […]
Reflecting on my 52-year career in both the supermarket and transportation industry, the Baby Boomer, over time, has created, what he calls “babyboomerisms”, which have had a tremendous impact on many people’s lives. I will only be revealing four of my “babyboomerisms” in this post for you to “chew on” so to speak. First, though, I learned early on as […]
The Baby Boomer is appalled at how people dress or maybe don’t dress today. Growing up “back in the day”, we always dressed properly and it was expected in our society that you exhibited proper dress. Yes, in fact, there were dress codes you were required to follow at both school and in the workplace where standards and conformity were […]
Being raised in Arlington just across the Potomac River from our nation’s capital of Washington, DC made celebrating the 4th of July a family must. For our family during my elementary school years at Wilson it became a ritual which we very much looked forward to enjoying. Reflecting on how carefree life was back in the late 1950’s and early […]