1939 Studebaker Green Bomb
Nostalgia

1939 Studebaker Green Bomb: Boy’s First Car

It wasn’t much on looks. It had more miles on it than God. We called it a Studebaker Green Bomb. It was a sexy (for that time) 1939 Green Studebaker. The clutch slipped, the rear shocks didn’t work, and inside it smelled like someone died. Or at least how I imagined that would smell. 1940s…

Trivia & Facts

Fifth Annual Geezer Test! Are You “Older Than Dirt?”

Forget your glasses when they’re on your forehead? Bet you can remember your second grade teacher’s name. If you can’t remember your current phone number but know the earned run average of 1940s baseball player, this is the quiz for you! 1. In the ’50s, if you had a flat rear tire, you often had…

Stimulus Package
Finance Political

Low-Income Retirees Ignored in Stimulus Package

Simplified Senate Bill Includes More Seniors for Stimulus Package.  Once again, the nation’s in economic hot water. This time, blame our fiscal headaches on a hangover from the housing bubble and $100-a-barrel gasoline. Will Senior Citizens Receive Coronavirus Stimulus Checks? It’s always something. After the dot.com bubble popped back in 2001, President Bush chose to…

1959 Cadillac
Nostalgia

My Father’s Brief Affair: 1949 Oldsmobile, 1959 Cadillac

When someone complains about how “things ain’t like they used to be,” the “used to be” is often the 1950s. Drawing from narrow, selective memories, we 60- and 70-somethings remember fondly the sweet innocence of that era. The idyllic domesticity of Father Knows Best. The unsullied humor of I Love Lucy. The temperance of kids,…

Great Sex After 50
Romance

Testosterone: The Key to Great Sex After 50

Yesterday I got this thin, 12-page magazine in the mail claiming on its cover that testosterone levels are the key to great sex after 50. I’d heard that. What piqued my interest was the cover photograph of a geezer sitting with a grin wide as Nevada’s Bunny Ranch being adored by a lovely lass half…

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