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).

The Philadelphia New Year’s Day Mummers Parade

January 3, 2013 58 comments

Philadelphia Mummers in Costume

It’s January 2nd. This means that probably over 10,000 folks from Philly and the surrounding counties were not at work today as they are still recovering from their participation in yesterday’s Philadelphia New Year’s Day Mummers Parade and the post-parade revelry. (Actually, some have been reveling for several days with little sleep). New Orleans gets […]

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The Overseas Highway to Key West, Florida

December 28, 2012 41 comments

Map of the Florida Keys

(Updated June 10, 2018) I’m a bad not great driver. I’m an even worse passenger. However, I made an exception to my general disinclination to go on a road trip to experience the Overseas Highway to Key West, Florida. Whenever I walk our dog, Dino and the wind chill is a number less than 32 degrees Fahrenheit (zero […]

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Visit to Washington, D.C.

December 18, 2012 0 comments

The following is a guest post from our friends over at HostelBookers.com Like other important capital cities, Washington D.C. can quickly overwhelm visitors into an icon-gazing daze.  Therefore, it’s a good idea to book a Washington hostel or hotel in advance and devise a touring strategy that’s consistent with your travel budget. This capital city is […]

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London Luton Airport — Another Choice for Air Travel to and from England

December 18, 2012 3 comments

Luton on map

People flying to England from North America are most familiar with sprawling Heathrow and Gatwick Airports that serve metropolitan London, but if you intend to extend your travel beyond the British Isles, you might find that you need to get yourself to London Luton Airport. Even though most Americans have never heard of it, London […]

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How to Visit London Without Breaking the Bank

December 16, 2012 21 comments

It’s not just 20-something backpackers who try to keep their travel costs as low as possible. Many Baby Boomer travelers want and/or need to stretch their travel funds. Between 2011 and 2012 London moved up five places from number 15 to number 10 on the list of most expensive world cities. Fortunately, there are ways to make […]

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A Visit to the Eclectic South Beach Neighborhood of Miami Beach, Florida

December 11, 2012 24 comments

About five months ago, my husband, Steve, asked me if I wanted to do my Baby Boomer trailing spouse thing in Miami, Florida in December where he would be attending an international tumor immunology conference. Hmm. Let’s see. Will I want to go to Florida in December? My decision-making process went something like this: Pros: It […]

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Have Passport – Will Give Back

December 2, 2012 4 comments

passport

It’s probably kind of obvious from this blog that when I’m not falling flat on my face or having a melt down because I have to cook a turkey, I like to travel  —  a lot. When we travel we are often privileged to see, hear, taste and feel the beauty that humankind and nature […]

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Turkeytopia for a Philly Phriday

November 23, 2012 37 comments

Turkey Ready for the Oven

Updated November 22, 2020 Just as many Baby Boomers can remember where we were when we learned President Kennedy had been assassinated, we will also remember with whom we celebrated Thanksgiving during the Covid 19 pandemic of 2020—or as our daughter-in-law describes it, “2020: The Year That Keeps on Taking“. This year, it will be […]

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Turkey-Phobia

November 16, 2012 19 comments

2013 Post-script below. You all know that this coming Thursday, November 22, 2012 is Thanksgiving day here in the United States, right? Two friends (admittedly, both not from the United States) miscalculated and thought it was on Thursday, November 29th. It does seem to have sneaked up on us awfully fast this year.  That is […]

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Should You Get a Passport for Your Savings?

November 12, 2012 0 comments

What is the difference between Mitt Romney and most Baby Boomers?  One difference that immediately springs to mind is that most Baby Boomers did not just spend over $800,000,000 to lose a presidential election. Even though Mitt Romney also managed to lose the election without revealing more than two years of his income tax returns, […]

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