Boomeresque:Definition
1. Adj.: Describing a person born between 1 Jan. 1946 and 31 Dec. 1964
2. Adj.: Description of a person, place or thing possessing Baby Boomer je ne sais quoi
3. See also, Boomer, Esq.: A Baby Boomer who is also a licensed attorney (See, e.g., About).

Active, Adventurous and Able

August 5, 2013 45 comments

What happens if you start to develop mobility problems, but still want to travel the world? Hopefully, you travel the world. These days, a disability or illness need not spell the death knell for indulging our wanderlust. Obviously, for us Boomeresque types, before booking any adventure activity, it’s highly advisable to speak with one’s physician. […]

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And the Rockets’ Red Glare….

July 23, 2013 52 comments

My husband, Steve (a/k/a Mr. Excitement), and I are “empty nester” Baby Boomers.  We’ve been together (as a couple) for 32 years, most of them with our noses to the proverbial grindstone  — actually, usually, several grindstones concurrently. Our roles as lawyer/physician-scientist/parents/caretakers left little time (nor energy) for much self expression. Over the last few […]

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Holidaying Abroad on a Budget: Top Tips to Help Keep the Costs Down

July 22, 2013 0 comments

(This  is a guest post by Catherine Lavinia who shares her tips for being able to afford the chance to leave home on holiday).  Holidays don’t come cheaply nowadays – especially when you consider heading abroad to soak up the sun.  In order to ensure that your stint out of your home country isn’t one […]

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Seriously Smitten by Sunsets in Brigantine, New Jersey (A Photo Essay Mostly)

July 15, 2013 67 comments

Sunset over Saint George's Thoroughfare Bay, Brigantine, New Jersey

Although New Jersey is blessed with approximately 130 miles of wide, sandy ocean beaches, New Jersey is on the east coast of the United States, so its ocean beaches are generally not good places from which to watch the sun set over the water — what with the sun setting in the west and all. […]

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Ghost Haunts in the United Kingdom: York, Stratford-Upon-Avon and Pluckley

July 15, 2013 0 comments

(Boo! This is a guest post by Catherine Lavinia.) You don’t have to wait until Halloween to enjoy an evening of the macabre while visiting the United Kingdom.  The UK is full of spooky delights for you to choose from. Up and down the country, you can spend a bloodcurdling weekend walking along cobbled streets […]

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A Baby Boomer Trip Down Memory Lane: A Fish Out of Water in Devizes, Wiltshire, England – 1970

July 10, 2013 36 comments

I recently read a blog post by a British woman, writing about her dread at having to participate in the Mothers’ Race for Sports Day at her daughters’ school. This sent me flashing back to 1970 when I attended the comprehensive school in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, a small west country market town where my father […]

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Enjoy These Travels Down Memory Lane

July 10, 2013 15 comments

Most of the time, when we think about “travel”, we are out and about  — on road trips, flying across countries and continents, sailing the high seas or memorable rivers, riding the rails or even hiking on our own two feet. Sometimes we’re off on new adventures and sometimes we’re revisiting old haunts. Our bodies […]

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Turkish Delight: Bathe in the Historical and Natural Beauty of Hierapolis – Pamukkale

July 10, 2013 4 comments

Roman Ampitheatre at Hierapolis, Turkey

(This article is sponsored by Thomas Cook, providing affordable holidays to Turkey). Although northern Europe, including the United Kingdom, is a worthy travel destination for its world class cities and charming countryside, tourists certainly do not flock there for the weather. Indeed, during much of the year, northern European locals themselves look elsewhere to escape […]

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#59 Travel Photo Roulette (Revolution) – Results Edition

July 7, 2013 17 comments

Thank You! to all 27  bloggers who contributed photos to the 59th round of Photo Travel Roulette (June 27th through July 4th) with Revolution as the theme. Thanks for making my task in selecting a winner so difficult! As I hoped, there were many different “takes” on the term. Here’s how I described the theme: Revolution […]

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Wassup with Google Reader? : – (

June 30, 2013 10 comments

If you have never heard of Google Reader, please return to whatever you were doing before you looked at this blog post. Better yet, use the navigation tabs at the top of this page or the “Popular Posts” widget on the sidebar to find something else fascinating to read on Boomeresque. The rest of you, […]

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