A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it. ~Bob Hope Always borrow money from a pessimist, he doesn’t expect to be paid back. ~Anonymous I’d like to live as a poor man with lots of money. ~Pablo Picasso Dice, drawing by Picasso The realRead the Rest…
2006: Feel the Love. Andre Agassi retires after winning 60 career titles. 1989: Goodbye. Hello. Chris Evert beats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory. 1992: Jerry Lewis’ 27th Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $45,759,368. 1977: Final television episode of Mary Tyler Moore Show. 1971: John Lennon leaves England for New YorkRead the Rest…
I was cool. I was hip. And I was h-o-t, Dad! A pop culture baby boomer phenom. As well known as Ike or Marilyn Monroe during my “15 minutes of fame,” I collected 15,000 pieces of fan mail a week! Hey, TV Guide ranked me #5 in its list of “TV’s 25 Greatest Teen Idols.” For fiveRead the Rest…
What is a telomere and why does size matter? They are DNA caps on the ends of these chromosomes. Think of a telomere as plastic bits on the end of shoelaces that keep genetic material from fraying. Longer is better. The telomeres are the gold color caps near the ends of these chromosomes. Yes, it’sRead the Rest…
“I beg you, pleeease don’t ship me off again.” My mother would bristle. “You’re not being ‘shipped off,’ young man. It’s a summer camp. Everyone goes to summer camp.” Everyone did. It was a baby boomer suburban ritual. It was supposed to build character and camaraderie. Oh yes, it also gave parents a much-needed breakRead the Rest…
I was born in Canada and abandoned by my parents when only a few weeks old, then raised by an evangelical preacher. During the 1950s and 1960s, I hosted two pop culture television shows. Parents of baby boomers loved me; if you were a boomer, you might have appeared. I was proudly married to theRead the Rest…
My 15 minutes of fame was a nightmare. And it could happen to you. You might be wondering: the name rings a distant bell, but who is he? This baby boomer would have remained invisible except for a fateful day in 1996. As a private security guard working at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, IRead the Rest…
2005: Hurricane Katrina causes major damage to the Gulf Coast, killing 1836 souls. 1991: John F. Kennedy, Jr. (son of JFK) wins his his first case as an attorney. Under Dad’s desk at 2, on his own at 32 1990: “The Mother of All Battles.” Saddam Hussein declares America can’t beat Iraq. 1982: “Abracadabra” hitsRead the Rest…
I didn’t want Mom to come. She was a dead ringer for Jane Russell and dressed the part. I always got embarrassed at school functions. Heads would turn. Miss Jane Russell I wrote the Pershing school song and was headlined to lead my baby boomer 5th grade mates in the first public rendition. Of course,Read the Rest…
Here’s a quick course on the newest 2011 “official” pop culture words. Midlife baby boomers and seniors don’t “get it,” youngsters think. Surprise them. All are pulled from Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary & the Oxford English Dictionary. A Sampling Americana: genre of music with roots in early folk and country. Think Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt.Read the Rest…
