For those of you who are familiar with the Baby Boomer, you know he no longer makes New Year’s resolutions for all the obvious reasons. Instead, he makes a resolve which is defined as a firm determination to do something. Back in 2023 before retirement I resolved to regain passion in practicing the discipline necessary to become the best servant […]
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 […]
The Baby Boomer is a worrier. Yep, always have been and always will be. My dad was a worrier and both our daughter, Baby Bear, and son, The King (although he won’t admit it), are worriers too-it’s in our DNA. I have, over time, been more able to only worry about things in my control which is say’in something for […]
Spring is just around the corner beginning this year on March 20th. The Baby Boomer bets if you took a survey, most would respond that Spring was their favorite season. One thing’s for sure, it’s my favorite season. Why? Well, for me Spring represents the time of my life when I was growing up in Arlington “back in the day” […]
In the poem “I Wish You Enough” by Bob Perks, which I’ve often referred to as a testament to what life is about, and I quote “I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive. I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much bigger. I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting. […]
The Baby Boomer and La Bear have just returned from a 9-day cruise on the Celebrity Ascent which is the newest ship in their Edge Series. The Ascent is a “bigun” being 1073′ long, weighing in at 141,420 tons, a crew of 1400, and serving 3260 guests from 32 distinctive restaurants, bars, and lounges. We flew from Richmond to Miami […]
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 […]