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ICU ASAP, OK?

• Laughing all the way by Pat Detmer
• November 17, 2008 · 1 Comment

I'm looking to add some Boomer content to the internet acronym lexicon. How about LSHTMPSO, or Laughing So Hard That My Pacemaker Shorted Out?
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“Wonderland”

• Rock 'n' Roll Grandma by Penny Valladares
• November 13, 2008 · Add a comment

I got an email from a friend last week with a very short message telling me to watch ‘Austin City Limits’ on Saturday night to see Carolyn Wonderland.
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Just in time

• Showbiz Kid by Carol Starr Schneider
• November 13, 2008 · 1 Comment

Just in time for the holidays, Sarah Palin has announced an exciting line of products, available exclusively through her hot new website: www.i’m-not-going-anywhere.com
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Don't Cross Me

• Laughing all the way by Pat Detmer
• November 12, 2008 · Add a comment

I see it all the time: Size Zero models and actresses who insist upon standing with their legs crossed when their pictures are taken. They look like underfed storks. I know why they do this.
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Puppy Trainer Available

• Showbiz Kid by Carol Starr Schneider
• November 9, 2008 · Add a comment

It’s official. The president-elect said so. Malia and Sasha are getting a puppy, and I'd like to offer my services to the Obamas and their personal puppy trainer.
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Pat Detmer University Extension Class: Schnitzel 101

• Laughing all the way by Pat Detmer
• November 9, 2008 · Add a comment

All these years of listening to Julie Andrews warble about "schnitzel with noodles" and my 90% German background, and I still didn't figure it out until 2008.
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The Nation Comes of Age

• Party Line by Michelle Churchill
• November 5, 2008 · Add a comment

As a baby boomer, I grew up with Gloria Steinem putting a new face on feminism and with the echo of Dr. King's words ringing through my ears on racism....
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