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  • Formaat: Hardback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 230x158x24 mm, kaal: 476 g, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Apr-2022
  • Kirjastus: Brown Books Publishing Group
  • ISBN-10: 1612545459
  • ISBN-13: 9781612545455
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  • Formaat: Hardback, 240 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 230x158x24 mm, kaal: 476 g, Illustrations
  • Ilmumisaeg: 12-Apr-2022
  • Kirjastus: Brown Books Publishing Group
  • ISBN-10: 1612545459
  • ISBN-13: 9781612545455
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In this collection, Kay Hoflander tells stories about everything from yard flamingos and college move-in day to battling internet bots. She reflects on the simpler times of her childhood and addresses present-day changes to which, as a baby boomer, she adapts: memory loss, evolving technology, and politics. Through it all, she uses humor and wit to remind readers not to take life too seriously—and to focus on the things that really matter.



Join Kay Hoflander on an honest, humorous, and refreshing look back on the experiences of a unique generation and the challenges of aging digital. This humorous and whimsical approach brings to mind the writings of Erma Bombeck.

Musings of a Baby Boomer: Life Before X, Y, and Z is a collection of selected shorts from Hoflander's weekly newspaper column "Full Circle," featuring sometimes funny and sometimes philosophical stories with a continuous theme: the reluctant, but generally happy, aging of the Baby Boomer generation. In this collection, Hoflander tells stories about everything from yard flamingos and college move-in day to battling internet bots. She reflects on the simpler times of her childhood and addresses present-day changes to which, as a baby boomer, she adapts: memory loss, evolving technology, and politics.

Through it all, she uses humor and wit to remind readers not to take life too seriously-and to focus on the things that really matter.

Join Kay Hoflander on an honest, humorous, and refreshing look back on the experiences of a unique generation and the challenges of aging digital. This humorous and whimsical approach brings to mind the writings of Erma Bombeck.

Musings of a Baby Boomer: Life Before X, Y, and Z is a collection of selected shorts from Hoflander's weekly newspaper column "Full Circle," featuring sometimes funny and sometimes philosophical stories with a continuous theme: the reluctant, but generally happy, aging of the Baby Boomer generation. In this collection, Hoflander tells stories about everything from yard flamingos and college move-in day to battling internet bots. She reflects on the simpler times of her childhood and addresses present-day changes to which, as a baby boomer, she adapts: memory loss, evolving technology, and politics. Through it all, she uses humor and wit to remind readers not to take life too seriously-and to focus on the things that really matter.

Preface xi
Rites of Passage
Trying to Remember to Remember
3(2)
Medicare Birthday Alert: You Are Turning 65!
5(2)
Class Reunion Anxiety Season Starts Now
7(3)
Mastering Online Dating at a Certain Age
10(3)
Living to Be 100 and Moving to a Blue Zone
13(2)
Become Bilingual---Stave off Alzheimer's?
15(2)
Don't Forget My Senior Discount
17(2)
Using Colorful Words and Mixing up Others Can Be Hilarious
19(2)
Cleaning out the Basement Closet is Scary but Illuminating
21(2)
To Stay Young, Learn Something New
23(2)
Winnie the Pooh Would Like a "No-Doing Day"
25(2)
You Will Always Be You---What I Didn't Expect About Getting Older
27(4)
Happy Boomer Days
Boomers Won't Go Quietly
31(3)
A Beatles Song Triggers Memories
34(3)
The Commencement Speech I Can't Remember
37(3)
College Move-in Day Tough on Parents
40(3)
Empty Nest Syndrome Isn't Always Depressing
43(3)
The Dawn of a New Error
46(3)
Boomers Can Do Math without Calculators
49(2)
When the Computer Dies, Grief Sets In
51(2)
Does Anyone Eat Liver and Onions Anymore?
53(2)
Middle Years Bring Embarrassing Changes
55(2)
Boomer Forgetfulness Makes Song a Hit Video
57(2)
Do You Have a Bucket List?
59(4)
Patriotism and Politics
On Independence Day, Whistle "Yankee Doodle" with the Fervor of John Adams
63(3)
Straddling the Fence is Not a Good Place to Be
66(2)
The Flower of the Fallen, the Blood-Red Poppy, an Enduring Memorial Day Symbol
68(2)
Naked Politicians, Common Sense, and Clothing Advice
70(2)
Short Words Make People Say What They Really Mean
72(4)
Do You Remember D-Day? Do Generations X, Y, and Z?
76(3)
Cemetery Visit Takes a Turn for the Better on Memorial Day
79(6)
Family and Friends
Honey, I Bought a Bridge
85(3)
Jokester Gene Runs in the Family
88(3)
Mother-of-the-Groom Advice: Shut Up and Wear Beige
91(2)
When the AC Goes Out, So Does Good Humor
93(2)
When the Landline Phone Rings, Do Not Answer
95(2)
The Final Neighborhood Garage Sale is Never the Last
97(2)
Flocked by Flamingoes
99(2)
Genealogy, Arsenic, and Old Lace
101(3)
For Men, Haggling Over the Price Is Like Hunting
104(2)
Time Flies Too Fast
106(2)
You're Never Too Old for a Summer Road Trip
108(3)
Remembering Burma-Shave Signs
111(2)
Childhood Friends---A Good Barometer for the Future
113(2)
Alzheimer's, a Season of "Lasts"
115(6)
The Joy of Technology
Boomers Are Gadgety Geniuses These Days
121(2)
Waiting on the Cable Guy
123(2)
What are You Waiting on, Friday?
125(3)
Siri, a High-Tech Genie in the Cell Phone, Not a Bottle
128(3)
A Complicated Relationship with GPS
131(3)
Telling a Story in Six Words
134(3)
Attack of the Zombie (Email Spam) Part 1
137(3)
Attack of the Zombie (Email Spam) Part 2
140(3)
Tweeting with Charlie Sheen, the #Sheenius
143(3)
Novels Written with Flying Thumbs on Cell Phones---Best Sellers!
146(3)
Key to Creativity---Ask a Kid or a Senior
149(6)
Summers Past
Homegrown Tomatoes Sound Better Than Ever
155(2)
Fried Chicken Has to Start Somewhere
157(2)
Laziness is a Virtue in the Summertime
159(2)
You Gotta Love the Patriotism of Bygone Days
161(2)
Summer Romances Rarely Survived Until September
163(2)
Making Hay While the Sun Shines Was Once Serious Business
165(2)
Summer's End Brought Road Trips and Slide Shows
167(2)
Paint by Number Crafts Filled Our Summer Hours
169(2)
Cherished Summers Are at the End of the Rainbow
171(4)
Wisdom of Experience
Lessons in Respect
175(3)
Words Will Be Used Against Us
178(2)
Some Days Nothing Goes Right
180(2)
Note to Self: Save This
182(3)
The Best Gift on Mother's Day is to Take Her Advice
185(2)
The Trouble with the Weather
187(3)
Typing is like Riding a Bike---We Never Forget How
190(2)
Waiting for Things to Come Full Circle
192(3)
Acknowledgments 195(2)
Notes 197(4)
About the Author 201