Older and Better with Shelly

Since most of the people that read my blog are known by the dreaded word “boomers” I thought I would get the word out to speak for us. I always thought baby boomers were special. We were going to change the world. And we did for the better. Our music was the best, our clothing was great. We knew how to have fun. We were never going to get old. For a long time I said boomers rule. Well the unbelievable thing happened, we actually somehow got old. I never use that word “old”. In fact, for over 20 years the AARP has been trying to get me to join but I won’t. Why would I want to admit to being old. Old is a state of mind if you ask me. You can do whatever you want, whenever you want to, within reason as you age. So a few weeks ago I read about a phrase called OK Boomer and it was derogatory. Well that got my boomer rage up. So of course I googled it. Isn’t that what you do every day about something you don’t know? Well I got more pissed as I read it. It seems the kids ...

Gidgets are things new to use. Gadgets are older things but still hard to use. Gurus are the folks who help us use them. Technology is happening faster than one can learn it. By the time you learn it, it's obsolete. Learning the iPhone was a hard one to tackle. With a little help from my sons and grandson I mastered it. Not the complex stuff but email, google, Instagram, Facebook and the camera, my number one priority.  Oh and shopping on line, YouTube and more. Then they had the nerve to upgrade the iPhone. Had to get that. Could not fall behind. Our two sons, who are gadget gurus, have this notion as long as they keep mom in the know about gadgets I will not lose my mind. I have news for them, I am way ahead on that. I can walk from the kitchen to the bedroom and forget what I wanted. Or open the fridge in search for what? So I digress. An aging mind gets you every time. Meanwhile my friends were taking classes to use iPhones. Some refused...