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Today is your day Boomer! Yesterday, I blogged about the importance of Earth Day and citizens(like us, Boomers!) who need to do more individually to help save our planet. More practicing of things like the 3R's: reduce, reuse, and recycle. More other stuff too like biking, electric scooters, and walking to reduce our dependency on oil. And then my own community announced this week a new, great idea that could get more and more people out of their gas-guzzling cars. According to the Summerland Review, "A free transit fare program for Summerland residents has become permanent, following a one-year pilot project. While other B.C. communities have offered low-cost fares or select free ridership on certain days or for specific age groups, Summerland is the first community in the province to offer ongoing free fares for residents of all ages." I really like this concept, and it is whole heartedly supported by local mayor Doug Holmes: "It reinforces the principle that mo
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Today is your day Boomer! It is Earth Week Boomers....and yesterday was officially our world's 54th Earth Day! Did you get outside and do something "earthy" in celebration? I think there are two schools of thought here:(1)you remain quite negative and fatalistic about your planet and the effects of humans and climate change.....or,(2)you remain optmistic about the future of our home globe and are committed to doing everything you can to help. The latest poll states that "young men" are the most negative: "A third of Millennial and Gen Z men say it is too late to do anything about climate change, compared to less than one in five Baby Boomer men and women."(ipsos.com) Many people don't know what to do....but the same website has this advice: "People do want to help in limiting the effects of climate change. In all countries people are more likely to say if everyone made small changes in their everyday lives this could have a big impact. They
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Today is your day Boomer! Say it isn't so Tim's?! You are now doing pizza....four types of flatbread pizza to make more money? I drink Tim's coffee every morning at home and visit Tim's regularly with my Boomer friends in colder weather for coffee and doughnuts. That is what you are good at....don't ruin it please, all in the chase for the mighty buck. So, how good is this pizza? One reviewer says it is like something you would make quickly in a toaster at home, and another says this: "It tasted like college food. There was a lot more bread than toppings, except for the one with jalapenos. They’re doing too much. It’s a doughnut shop that sells doughnuts. That’s what you gotta do.” I agree. Remember, McDonalds' pizza? It wasn't very good and didn't last long. Good advice; stick with your specialty. I'll buy quality pizza from a pizza place....thank you very much.
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Today is your day Boomer! I spent two hours at the doctor's office yesterday, discussing my arthritic hip. Yes, he approved my hip replacement surgery....and I immediately thought of that old song from Huey Lewis and The News. Huey...give me the news about it's "hip to be square"! Quotes from the surgeon: Dave, "your hip looks like a square trying to fit into a round hole." Dave, "your hip is catching during movement because there is no lubrication." Dave, "have you always limped like that?" Yes doc....Dave, "it is elective surgery, so it is your choice on whether or not we do it soon." Dave, "on the hip personal survey we did, you scored only 17/48....that is a severe problem." Dave, "it will be a routine surgical procedure for me." And yes Dave, "we can lengthen your bad leg at the same time." Boomers, I'm sure Huey Lewis meant something else when he sang that song in 1986....but it rings
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Today is your day Boomer! Many golfers are Boomers....especially men, like me! We enjoy the game, the socializing, the competition, the tournaments, and the 19th hole. Also...many Boomers are over age 65, so they are officially "seniors".....so maybe, just maybe, there should be some special rules that just apply to them (see picture!). I, especially, like the first one that has a focus on a so-called missing ball! However, the one thing I can't figure out is why there are no "senior discounts" on golf courses. We are their number one customers....by far....we spend the most time and money there, we volunteer the most, and we run for elected jobs like "board of directors", and yet we pay the same as any other age group! What about senior discounts at movie theatres? At grocery stores and drug stores? They appreciate us...our business, and our dedication. Come on golf world; step up to the tee box and get your priorities straight! Go Boomer Seni
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Today is your day Boomer! What do Boomers do on holidays? Yes...all the usual activities like walking, hiking, biking, kayaking, sightseeing etc. But also visiting antique and so-called "vintage" shops! Yup, I am currently visiting an American resort on the ocean with my wife and friends, and we spent over an hour in "Nate's Vintage" store today looking at old fridge magnets, bobblehead dolls, vinyl records, beer mugs, and faded Hawaiin shirts. Who was in the shop? The owner, a Boomer guy, us four Boomer friends, and two other Boomers quietly scrutinizing the shelves for "treasures". My friend left with a cracked Star Trek mug, our wives found nothing, and I found these funky glasses(see picture!) on the ground in the parking lot. Maybe....a lost treasure?! It was fun, I liked it, but I sure am glad my wife doesn't smoke and love old-fashioned turquoise glass ashtrays from 1962! Cheers to us Boomers....holidays with friends, and all our s
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Today is your day Boomer! I know, I know...I just had heart valve surgery...and yesterday, I started the long process toward hip surgery. Yup, hip replacement surgery as my compromised joint (discovered when I was only 5 and in hospital for my grade one year!) is now deteriorating to the point where it affects my every-day life. Sharp, regular pain...compromising me from activities like tennis. I saw my GP yesterday, an X-Ray is next, and then a recommendation to a specialist. I am looking at likely 1 and 1/2 years before surgery! How many of these surgeries in Canada every year? Over 50,000. In BC, over 5000...mostly Boomers. Average age, 65....which is my current age. After surgery, lots of physio with 3-6 months recovery. Surgery these days is called anterior, which means on the front of the leg. In and out of hospital in one day. Good luck Dave....here we go again.
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