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pennyIllustration of an old candy store. Image sent by author. Baby boomer R. G. Begora recalls a youthful trip to the penny candy store, the woman who helped him choose, and nostalgic experiences of the past.
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A Trip to the Penny Candy Store

A fond memory from the early 1950s

By R. G. Begora | August 2, 2022
vinyl disks and turntable Viktor Nagornyi Dreamstime. While Richard Abramson first embraced music on vinyl disks, he moved on to digital music. Yet still he hangs on to his vinyl albums.
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Requiem in Vinyl

Hanging on to the old disks

By Richard Abramson | July 26, 2022
scales of justice photo by Phartisan Dreamstime. Earl A. Cherniak, a lawyer in Canada since 1960, is still going strong. Now in his 80s, he shares his alternative to retirement with Boomer.
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Practicing Law in His 80s

An alternative to retirement

By Earl A. Cherniak, LL.D, Q.C., FCI.ARB | July 1, 2022
old comic books photo by Joseph Perone Dreamstime. Writer Julia Nunnally Duncan fondly recalls a youthful pastime: “On warm days I would climb into the bed of the [Studebaker pickup] truck and surround myself with model horses and my comic books.” She notes stories and favorites among those classic comics, her companions for years.
Books

My Comic Books

Memories from long ago

By Julia Nunnally Duncan | June 27, 2022
retro motel pool sign photo by Iofoto Dreamstime. Writer Phil Perkins shares teenage memories of a family trip when he was 16 – a nostalgic tale that speaks to memories in us all.
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That Moment in Time

Teenage memories of Daytona Beach and Dad’s Bonneville convertible

By Phil Perkins | June 24, 2022
older professional woman photo by Mark Adams Dreamstime 800. For article on ageism and baby boomers
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Boomers and Ageism

Getting to or at “that age”

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | April 13, 2022
discouraged woman at laptop photo by Marcos Calvo Mesa Dreamstime. For article, Baby boomer and Boomer reader Karen Czuleger Strgacich sings the "unable to retire" blues, at the reasons and at overcoming the regrets.
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Stuck in the Middle

Singing the woes of being unable to retire

By Karen Czuleger Strgacich | March 28, 2022
MGA sportscar Photo by Zhukovsky Dreamstime. Boomer reader Phil Perkins tells a tale on his 17-year-old self and his beloved MG car: I was run over by my own car (and I was driving!)
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Confessions of a Car Guy, Part 2

I was run over by my own car (and I was driving!)

By Phil Perkins | March 23, 2022
grandmother granddaughter Photo by Kolinkotanya Dreamstime. For article on the wisdom of a child
Family

The Wisdom of a Child

Two years old and already teaching her grandparents

By Darlene Edwards | February 23, 2022
Robert Plant and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin playing Hamburg, Germany, in 1973 | Photograph by Heinrich Klaffs. For article, “Travelin’ Memories with 100 Greatest Rock Songs”
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Travelin’ Memories with 100 Greatest Rock Songs

Boomer reader Steve Cullen shares a list of his favorite music

By Steve Cullen | February 9, 2022

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