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).

Philadelphia

Zentangle Diva Challenge #252 – Blizzard of 2016 Edition

January 25, 2016 41 comments

Rittenhouse Square snowman.

[In the mood for some mind travel? Try Zentangle®.] I’m writing this two days after the Blizzard of 2016 dropped up to 31 inches of snow on the Mid-Atlantic states, the most densely populated part of the United States. It’s ironic that in my response to last week’s challenge, I indulged in complaining about the weather—because […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #251 – Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day Edition

January 19, 2016 33 comments

Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day logo

[What in heaven’s name is Zentangle?] This week, the Zentangle Diva, Laura Harms, asked us to produce a composition using the Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day logo. The Harms’s younger son was born with this very rare congenital neurological disorder adversely affecting cranial nerves VI and VII which control lateral movement of the face. As with many […]

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Philadephia’s Magic Gardens

November 2, 2015 33 comments

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens by Isaiah Zagar

You know how sometimes when you live somewhere, you might have never visited places in your home town that most visitors (tourists) go. I’m sure there are a good number of New Yorkers who have never made it to the top of the Empire State Building nor to the Statue of Liberty. Here in my […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #242 – “Gourdgeous” Post-Halloween Edition

November 2, 2015 19 comments

[If Zentangle is a new concept for you, you can read about it here.] It is after Halloween, and we’re expecting a high of 75 degrees Fahrenheit (24 degrees Celsius) later this week which is kind of freaky for this part of the world in November. (Based on my Google research, the average high temperature […]

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Zentangle Diva #237 – Pope, Fleas and Stencils (Oh My!) Edition

September 28, 2015 29 comments

Zentangle Inspired Art

[Are you new to the Zentangle method? Then, start HERE.] I admit I almost did not attempt today’s challenge by guest diva, Charlotte Carpentier, CZT. Charlotte’s challenge was for us to use a stencil as our string. Before I could even think about the challenge, we had to pack up to return to Philadelphia from […]

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Zentangle Diva Challenge #236 – First Class Edition

September 21, 2015 27 comments

Zentangle on music paper with staves staffs

[If you’ve never heard the term Zentangle before, start HERE.] I’ll try to be brief this week because this evening I’m teaching my first Zentangle class at a local library and I need to leave time for a proper freak out. This last time I taught something was about ten years ago and it was […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #234 – The Unofficial End of Summer Edition

September 9, 2015 29 comments

Zentangle Diva Challenge Can T

New to the concept of Zentangle? You can learn more about it here. We celebrated Labor Day this week in the United States and Canada. In both countries, Labor Day marks the unofficial end of summer. In Philadelphia, students started the school year yesterday. Apparently, summer didn’t get the memo about Labor Day because it […]

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Philadelphia Phreak Out – Popeapocalypse Now

September 1, 2015 85 comments

(Updated September 23, 2015) Did you hear or do you live under a rock? Pope Francis is coming to Philadelphia!  The Pope is visiting Philadelphia! In conjunction with the World Meeting of Families, Pope Francis will be in Philadelphia at three public events in Center City on Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th, 2015. […]

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Philadelphia Liberty Trail – A Boomeresque Travel Book Review

July 19, 2015 34 comments

Philadelphia Liberty Trail Boomeresque book review

I’ve been an unapologetic history geek ever since my father took me on a tour of all things Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia for a fourth grade school report, so I’m happy to review the 2015 guidebook, Philadelphia Liberty Trail by baby boomer travel writers and bloggers, Larissa and Michael Milne. The Milnes are long time Philadelphia residents […]

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Zentangle Diva’s Challenge #224 – Happy Birthday to the USA Edition

June 29, 2015 23 comments

Zentangle Diva's challenge #224

[If you’re not sure what this Zentangle thing is all about, start here.] This week, the Zentangle Diva challenged us to do a monotangle using just the tangle Tipple. My first reaction was “Really?” BTW, I have nothing against Tipple. In fact, it finds its way somewhere into most of my tiles. (For the uninitiated, […]

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