For the benefit of new readers, I’m reposting my annual March Madness message. Please tell me I’m not the only person in the world who thought March Madness was about special annual retail sales like Black Friday or Boxing Day. For weeks leading up to the big event and for the duration, I’ve been waiting for the flyers from my favourite retailers to arrive in…
After spending the last few days reading Nobody’s Girl, A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting For Justice, by Virginia Giuffre about her life before, during, and after Jeffrey Epstein, I have three comments: It is not an easy read. It is not easy to put down. It is a must read. If you are anything like me, you will feel gutted when you read how a…
Tempting as it may be to pat ourselves on the back for being Canadian, we are not immune to the toxicity on display in the United States these days. While Canadians take pride in our shared belief in taking care of and being kind to our fellow citizens, the political poison is too close for comfort. I am just a simple, retired old baby boomer,…
BoomerBroadcast is not my job; it’s a joyful retirement hobby, a labour of love where I share my opinions and observations on current issues of interest with my fellow baby boomers. Should I be concerned that my words will soon be meaningless as artificial intelligence overtakes great swaths of the written word and threatens to replace me as a blogger? AI is already used extensively…
The other day as I was browsing through seasonal messages I’ve posted in earlier years for inspiration, I came across one I thought was worth repeating: Enough already! Dear Santa: For the most part, I’ve been a very good girl this year, more nice than naughty, and I’ve generally tried to be a better person throughout the year. By Santa standards, that should qualify me…
I’ve been struggling lately with how to reconcile my intense love affair with Amazon with my intense dislike of its owner, Jeff Bezos? As a minor shareholder of Amazon stock and a major fan of Amazon’s online shopping service, I have a vested interest in its success. Hardly a week goes by that I don’t have their boxes or bags greeting me at my front…
