Boomer Randomness

They say age is just a number, but how does it feel when you realize that the songs “Satisfaction” and “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” turn 60 this year? This episode dives into songs, movies, TV shows and cultural events from 1965.

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What things do you keep?  Pictures, souvenirs, old love letters? What do you toss? A lot of Boomers hang onto stuff, but Millennials usually don’t. This episode dives into trends, pros and cons of keeping things and suggests answers to the question “should they stay, or should they go?” 

#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #keepitortossit 

In our fast-paced workaholic world, it is sometimes nice to do nothing, even for just a few minutes a day. This episode explores what the Italians call “il dolce far niente” … the sweetness of doing nothing. Sometimes doing nothing is really something.

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Boomers remember the promise of flying cars and trips to Mars. One of those two fantasies may be a reality as soon as this year.  This episode goes where no one has gone … yet.

 #boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #flyingcars #alefaeronautics #spacex #mars #traveltomars 

Many retirees dream of visiting other countries or even living in other countries. This episode includes a conversation with someone who is doing a little of both, with insight on daily life, grocery shopping, TV shows, and la dolce vita, living the sweet life. 

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A retirement dream, a humorous look at colonoscopies, and a few Boomer statistics are all part of this episode.

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Trends in buying music, changes in women’s rights a few decades ago, showing your age by your choice of words, getting married after your 70th birthday, and answers to the question “what if you only had two years to live?” make up this episode.

#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #buyingmusic #marriedat70 #boomervocabulary #twoyearstolive

1985 was the last year the Inauguration was moved indoors. This episode digs into the other big event of that day and lifestyle, music, movies and television from that year.

#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #inauguration #1985 

Death is inevitable, but we don’t necessarily think about it much till we start staring down our own mortality as we age. Boomers are responsible for the trend toward celebrations of life more than mourning death at funerals. This episode looks into all of that, in a generally positive way.

#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #celebrationoflife #funerals #heaven #cremation

This episode is a look back at five conversations from 2024, about Music, Financial Planning, Careers and Retirement, Boomer Dating and Grandparenting Love.

#boomerrandomness #boomers #babyboomer #boomerlife #aging #musicmemories #grandparentinglove #financialplanning #retirement #boomerdating 

Many Boomers keep a journal/diary, especially as they reach retirement age. It can allow them to reflect on their life experiences, preserve memories, or maybe leave stories and information for their children or grandchildren. This episode explores types of journals and provides tips for starting and maintaining journals.

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If you’re a Boomer, you might remember 1974 like it was yesterday. And you might be shocked when someone tells you it was 50 years ago.  This episode looks back to to life in 1974, with music, news and trivia.

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This episode explores the origins of the Thanksgiving holiday.  How did it start? Did the Pilgrims eat pumpkin pie? How do some Boomers celebrate Thanksgiving? 

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Older Boomers will forever remember what happened this week sixty-one years ago. November 22, 1963, is the day that President John Kennedy was assassinated in a celebratory motorcade in Dallas, Texas. This episode explores that day and weekend and includes some memories from three Boomers.

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Typical Americans move eleven times in their lives and each year between eight and eleven percent of the population relocates. This episode looks at reasons, attitudes, packing, unpacking, what to keep, what to toss and other aspects of moving to another address.

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If you could sit on a park bench for an hour and chat with anybody living or dead, who would you choose?The answer could be totally unrealistic, like chatting with Jimi Hendrix or Eleanor Roosevelt. They’re dead. Possible, but also unlikely, a famous living person like Oprah Winfrey or Mick Jagger. This episode takes a quick look at some possible answers.

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