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Baby Boomer fitness buzz

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Here’s the good news about exercising.  Vigorous exercise can release euphoric endorphins.  “Runner’s high”.  All natural!  So that’s great news if you’re physically able to safely get the heart rate going.  (Consult your doctor blah blah blah and before getting out of bed in the morning.)  

But that’s not all the good news about exercising!  Staying in shape as we age allows up to enjoy responsible amounts of alcohol, caffeine, and weed… which you may not even want so much if you’re able to work in two or three hours of exercise a week.  

Walking is good.  So is swimming, cycling and rowing.  Or online aerobic workouts.  All good.  A little bit, like 15 minutes, a couple times a day adds up and also helps keep the weight down.  And summertime opens up more of those exercise options.

Healthline.com offers lots of good information about health and fitness including tips for us older, but better, Baby Boomers.  See you at the next Olympic Trials!

– Jet Cannon

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Superiority in Numbers

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There are approximately 70 million Baby Boomers living in the United States right now.  70 million!!  And some interesting things are emerging.

  • We are the most intelligent of all the generations
  • Our musical tastes are acknowledged to be more sophisticated than those of other generations
  • We make the best cocktails
  • Our exercise habits are second to none
  • If video gaming is added to the Olympics, Baby Boomers are expected to dominate despite advancing age.  We’re just very good at games
  • We travel more than other generations and are steadily chipping away at bucket lists
  • Our sexual skills are advanced and imaginative
  • We have mastered utilization of marijuana hybrids and CBD  to achieve a perfect Buzz while minimizing pain and facilitating deeper sleep
  • No other generation comes close to Baby Boomer BBQ skills

Now, none of the above is backed up by any facts or data.  But does it matter?  It feels good!  It feels right!  It must be true!

– Jet Cannon

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Gorging on Country Music

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As music festivals go, Watershed is right up there among the great ones mixing partying, country music, and spectacular scenery.  The Gorge Amphitheatre sits high above the mighty Columbia River in George, Washington.  Add theme-based, colorful camping and country music stars like Tim McGraw and you have the ingredients for three days of serious fun.  This year the event runs from July 30- August 1 and a few tickets may still be available, probably due to pandemic concerns.  Normally Watershed is sold out.

If country music isn’t your cup of tea, check out georgeamphitheatre.com for tickets to acts like Phish, Dave Matthews, Tame Impala, and KISS.

– Jet Cannon 

Spinal Tap to Play Jazz/Folk Festival

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That’s not true.  No word on a Spinal Tap tour.  But according to ultimateclassicrock.com, many bands are restless after Covid Cabin Fever.  Acts you may remember include the Stones, Alice Cooper, Def Leppard, Doobie Brothers, The Eagles, Motley Crue/Poison/Joan Jett, Chicago/Rick Springfield, Rod Stewart, Journey, Foreigner, Metallica, Cheap Trick, Pearl Jam, Bon Jovi, Green Day/Fall Out Boy/Weezer, Elton, Guns N. Roses (with Slash and Duff), Kiss, Ozzy, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ringo (with Steve Lukather and Gregg Rolie), Aerosmith, Black Crowes, Styx, Sammy Hagar/Whitesnake/Night Ranger, Grand Funk, ZZ Top and The Who to name a few.  Check the InterWeb for dates near you.  

– Jet Cannon

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Cause I’m the Taxman

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Boomers.  Remember when darn near everything fun was illegal.  Buying beer on Sundays.  Pot.  Gambling.  Speeding.  Wait, speeding is still illegal. 

Then someone realized there’s a bit of money in them there vices. Washington state tax revenues from direct cannabis retail sales were $468.81 million in 2020, while excise revenues from liquor and alcohol sales only totaled $415.28 million and cigarette, tobacco, vapor product excise revenues only totaled $383.55 million.  Lottery revenues for fiscal year 2020 totaled $820.0 million.  We’re still being taxed but it’s more fun than being taxed on property or, say, plumbing hardware.

 So what’s left?  Sex, drugs, and rock & roll.  

Hey, Ho.  Legalize Rock & Roll.  Or just sex and drugs. Rock & Roll is probably too dangerous.

As Beer Boy Captain Tony is fond of saying, “Legalize it and tax it”.

– Jet Cannon

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OK Boomer: This Bud May Not Be for You

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The missus and I are on the road. Gypsies. Nomads. Vagabonds. In addition to a fully stocked bar and cooler, we travel with a little cannabis. It’s all medicinal.

Our supply comes from two different hobby growers in Vermont. One of them even goes all in on the marketing by naming them based on the unique high they are meant to deliver (e.g.  “Lazy River,” “Train Wreck” etc. And if you had asked me yesterday, I would have said, probably based on the gentle buzz and some regional pride, that “it’s pretty good stuff.” Apparently, my assessment of quality and potency has been impacted by a lack of experimentation during Covid. Last night we met some young folks in the next campsite. They offered us a peace pipe filled with recently purchase hemp from a store in Colorado.  We each took 3 hits.

To say that our pot compared to theirs was like saying our Diet  Pepsi compared to their Gin. That our sugar high compared to their acid trip.

Minutes later, I was hallucinating and elucidating to our new friends about how the machines were using AI to take over the planet from us humans (true, but this seemed hardly the time or place to get into it). I had been enjoying some Pale Ales to this point, and instantly recognized that if I drank another, I would wind up in the bushes. I decided it was time to remove myself from the campfire circle and prepare our dinner. When I got into the trailer’s galley, I became paralyzed with confusion and fear. I wasn’t really sure how to proceed with washing or chopping vegetables, or breading the chicken. These tasks seemed akin to defusing a bomb in terms of complexity and concentration. My wife soon joined me and her stupor was similar to my own.

Eventually, after meandering through a culinary corn maze, we got the feast  on the grill. I ate a huge portion, then went back for seconds, then thirds, until about 2 lbs. of chicken was no more. Then we got into the Snickers bars. When that wasn’t enough, we got out the breakfast muffins and grilled those in butter. Still starving, I began to comb through the larder for more of anything edible. After eating most of the food we had for the next 2 nights, I went to bed still ravenous, and completely stoned out of my mind. There was lots of giggling and comedy sketch-worthy thoughts. But sadly none survived the night.

Be careful out there folks.

  • Hunter S.

Gummie Sleep Aids

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One of the Beer Boys, whom we will refer to here as “Bill”, because that’s his name, has been testing THC/CBD gummies to get a better night’s sleep.  [WARNING:  Consult your doctor, pharmacist, dispensary worker, social worker, psychiatrist, and bartender before ingesting any THC/CBD product.  Every individual reacts differently.  Edible THC/CBD can have a delayed reaction.  Stay safe and ingest only fruits and vegetables.]  

“Bill” has not gone the pure CBD route and he enjoys the mild THC Buzz before hitting the pillow.  He says it works for him and he sleeps better.   

I’ve tried 10 MG CBD gummies before bed and I can only report inconclusive sleep results.  I will try to pay more attention and take some notes in the future.  How’s that for useless information?

If you’re having trouble getting a good night’s sleep and these products are legal in your state, it’s worth investigating to see what might help you.  Take the warning seriously.  Best to consult with your doctor first.

– Jet (I’m not a doctor) Cannon

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Just Say NO! Well, Maybe

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An article from CNN last year warned that there are serious risks to the growing number of seniors over 65 using some form of cannabis.  That is no doubt true.  Life for seniors is full of risks including alcohol, driving, ladders, sex, and most concerning of all…. death.  

Turns out many seniors are using cannabis for pain relief.  They’re not catching a Buzz, they just want to not hurt so bad and maybe get a good night’s rest.  Lots of CBD products out there with no psycho-active THC.  No Buzz.  Just, in theory, relief or relaxation.  

What about those who are after the Buzz?  The article warns that some of the commercial cannabis is not the weed we smoked back in the day.  It can pack a punch.  But there are mild variants available, too.

The article does not mention the benefit and also risk of appetite stimulation.  Good possibly for cancer patients and not so good for us overweight Boomers.  Hide the ice cream.  

Interaction with prescription drugs could be a risk.  Ask your doc.  Also, we are warned to avoid cannabis after heart attacks.  That’s not all I’ll be avoiding!    No marathons either.

Moderation.  Mellow.  Don’t mix.  Don’t fall.  As they used to say on Hill Street Blues, “Be careful out there.”

– Jet Cannon 

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Happy 420

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Okay Baby Boomers.  If you only indulge in cannabis once a year, this is your day!!  Allegedly started by some highs school-age Boomers in San Rafael around 1971, 420 was code for smoking at their usual 4:20 PM time.  Or something like that.  Nowdays there’s a celebration on “Hippie Hill” in Golden Gate Park.

If cannabis is not your thing, then raise a toast to you fellow Boomers to show that you’re really hip.

-Jet Cannon

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Zero Proof Cocktails

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My friend Jeff wanted some help with giving up alcohol for Lent.  Not help for himself but for others. 

You probably know about alcohol-free beer and wine.  That’s an option.  For cocktails, there’s a nice selection of mocktail recipes available courtesy of Town and Country Magazine and elsewhere online.  (https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/how-to/g785/best-mocktail-recipes/).  There is also zero proof tequila, gin, and whiskey if you really miss those flavors in your mocktails.  

So where’s the Buzz?  Perhaps it’s the thrill of finally being able to socialize with your vaccinated family and friends.  

There’s also weed.  

– Jet Cannon

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Celebrate Music, Endorphins and Weed on Bob Marley’s Birthday – Saturday February 6

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Music alone can create good feelings and a natural endorphin buzz.  But for Bob’s Birthday, a pioneer of reggae, one should probably add a little ganja as he was an early proponent of legalizing marijuana.  

He passed away at a young 36 yet left us some great music.  The Wailers were Rolling Stones Band of the Year in 1976.  Check out 1973’s Catch a Fire album to see what started it all.

– Jet Cannon 

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Infused and Confused?

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Does Dry January exclude THC or CBD infused drinks?  Judges??  In my Drier January scheme of things, any way to cut back on the alcohol is a positive.  As a newcomer to the flurry of cannabis products I’ve only tried one lemonade product infused with THC.  Ray’s.  Available only in Washington State as far as I know.  Very pleasant effect but I’m glad I took it slow with barely the recommended dose which is one-tenth of the bottle.  (Good thing I read the label.)  A handy measuring cup is provided.  I chose the diet version!  Low calories!  Boomers may also be interested in the CBD versions which would be relaxing without the high.  

I made a cocktail by adding the infused drink to lemonade and a hint of vodka.  Infused drinks or edibles take around 45 minutes to take effect so avoid the temptation to do more while you’re waiting.  The touch of vodka got things going.  

My brother tried his in shot glasses.  If you miss tequila shots….. there you go.

Baby Boomers who remember the pot of the ’60’s will be dazzled and possibly confused by all the cannabis variations and products.  The store employees are friendly and knowledgeable in my limited experience.  And it’s nice to have Buzz options.

– Jet Cannon