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 […]
This week, I lost a man who was very near and dear to the Baby Boomer and, although I’m speaking in the past tense, he knew how I felt. Each time we were together, even though time passed, in just moments, we fell into a comfort zone like it was as if we saw one another each and every day. […]
It was Fall, 1967, and continuing from Junior High School to High School, the summer spent between the two was a bit of a challenge. This was due to the fact my dad wanted me to attend Episcopal High School in Alexandria and was so committed to the idea that he had enrolled me at birth. The challenge arose as […]
As I continue to reflect on the Baby Boomer’s life, I’ve been recalling those wonderfully blissful years from “back in the day” when living was carefree without any real responsibilities. Yes, those teenage years while attending Stratford Junior High School (1964-1967) and Washington-Lee High School (W-L) (1967-1970) in Arlington, VA are filled with so many fond memories. Entering seventh grade […]
Throughout my career and since my retirement last year, I’ve never been a fan of the words “can’t” and “too busy” as I consider them to be cop-outs. More specifically, using these words is merely just an excuse and a crutch for not being able to do what you should be doing when you should be doing it. The use […]