On this day in 2004, the Bay Area band Green Day released its iconic American Idiot, which later won a Grammy Award for best rock album and was adapted into a rock opera.
We’re hoping for a new release titled Russian Idiot with which we will pair some fine French vodka. (BTW, Green Day cancelled their scheduled concert in Moscow this year.)
– Jet Cannon
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We just realized that September is National Self Improvement Month. But given that we’re getting such a late start, we’re going to tackle this one next year.
Hitting it hard next year Read More »
Watch us drink! Wait. That’s not quite what we read. It was “watch what you drink and still lose weight.” Insider.com suggests six delicious, low-calorie alcohol beverages.
Tequila with fresh lime, vodka and soda, light beer, Mojito minus the syrup, diet tonic with gin, and hard seltzer.
For details, click here.
AARP reports that Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer, got mad at scammers and thieves. Scammers often target seniors. Now he is getting even in creative ways. For example, “The smash-and-grab thieves who are breaking car windows and stealing from the vehicles. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s really bad. I’ll be working potentially with some law enforcement. There will be a very uncharitable amount of fart spray involved.”
Game on!
– Jet Cannon
fighting back with fart spray Read More »
HuffPost reported on a recent study in Berlin that concluded nature walks, versus urban walks, were the best for improving one’s mood.
“The study followed 63 people who were randomly assigned a nature walk or an urban walk. The nature walk took place in a forest in Berlin and the urban walk took place on a busy street in the city.”
“Participants were instructed not to check their phones or stop in stores while on their walk.”
Obviously, this study could never be conducted in the United States.
– Jet Cannon
Nature works wonders Read More »
According to National Day Calendar, September 14th is National Sober Day and also National Cream-Filled Donut Day. We’re confident we can nail the donut.
– Jet Cannon
Well…. “Modestly” lower risk. Darn!
Health.com reported this, “The participants were followed for about 11 years, and researchers determined that people who drank at least two cups of tea per day had a 9%–13% lower risk of death from all causes, compared to people who did not drink tea at all.”
So add black tea to the beverages that offer some health benefits like coffee and green tea do. Plus water. And we’ll add tequila to those but not based on any facts or studies. We just like it.
– Jet Cannon
Drinking Black Tea Each Day May Lower Risk of dEATH, Study Shows Read More »
What do you call a Buzzed Boomer who remembers everything about Woodstock? A liar.
– Jet Cannon
If we keep exercising as we age, we can stay physically fit and mentally healthier. Even loss of muscle mass is not inevitable. Don’t believe us? We wouldn’t either. But how about a Harvard Biologist? Many Americans stop exercising, which leads them to become less fit, which in turns causes them to exercise even less. Read more in Inc.
– Jet Cannon
it sorta makes sense Read More »
September 7th is the day, according to National Day Calendar. Love responsibly. Please don’t love it on any other day.
National Beer Lovers Day Read More »
ABC News reports, “Swiss retailer Migros said Tuesday that it is launching a coffeemaking system designed to replace capsules that produce thousands of tons of waste worldwide each year.
The cooperative said its spherical capsules — described as “coffee balls” — are fully compostable, unlike the plastic and aluminum containers popularized by its rival Nestle under the brand Nespresso 36 years ago.
Migros said its coffee balls are encased in a thin, flavorless, seaweed-based cover that can be discarded with the spent coffee after use.
The company said the CoffeeB system, which also features a special coffeemaker, will be rolled out first in Switzerland and France this year, followed by Germany in 2023.”
Good thing we have time to get accustomed to saying “coffee balls” and consuming a morning dose of seaweed with our caffeine.
“One of the trends we have seen with this (Baby Boomer) age group,” says Liz Paquette, the head of consumer insights at Drizly, “is that they typically spend less per product, but more per order, than other generations.”
But we also learned we like premium wines. So we’re not totally cheap!
– Jet Cannon
Quantity. Not Quality. That’s Us! Read More »
We enjoy writing about, but not actually playing, pickleball. America’s fastest growing sport. Popular with Baby Boomers. So a New York Times article by Melissa Kirsch caught our eye.
| “”The lesson began with a provocation. “People say pickleball is a mash-up of tennis, badminton and Ping-Pong,” our teacher said. “But it’s really a game of chess.”” |
Riiiiiight. We’re five shots ahead of you, dude!
– Jet Cannon
