#64 Only post it on the internet if you wouldn't mind seeing it on the front page of the New York Times.
Charlotte and I had lunch with some travel folks the other day and they were nice enough to let us in on a HOT TIP.
Since this never-ending recession is hanging around longer than anybody expected, there are some great travel deals to lure you out of the Boomer bunker.
I know, you're saying to yourself, "How can we even THINK about a vacation y'all, what with the recession and stuff." To which I would take a deep breath and reply, "Have you ever been to Maui? I'm talking about that 48-mile-long, 26-mile-wide, emerald island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Mau-Freakin-EE!" Here's the tip: THIS LITTLE SLICE OF HAWAIIAN HEAVEN IS ON SALE.
The Napili Kai will even deduct the cost of your airline baggage fees...
(Grrrreat....now Charlotte can pack even more shoes)
In addition to being a country music legend, all-around good guy and husband to Faith (I-wish-I-could- claim-her-as-a-relative-but-sadly-I-can't) Hill, Tim McGraw is now in the fragrance bidness. Know what? He's pretty good at it. 
Tim's just launched his new cologne called, Silver and his people sent our people (OK, we don't really have people here in the Boomer blogosphere, but you know what I'm sayin') and we gave it a test smell drive. Gotta tell you, I really liked it. It's a fresh clean scent that's not overpowering.
We're giving away 5 FREE BOTTLES of Tim McGraw's Silver Cologne.
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#63 You don't have to learn everything today.
So Miss Charlotte and I are about embark on the next great adventure.
No, internets, we're not about to start raising pit bull pigeons, we're going to do something
even more complicated, costly and terrifying than an interspecies breeding program: REMODELING.
There I said it. Remodeling is not fun. Can I get an AMEN?
Boomer Brief HQ will be relocating to (hopefully) spacious new digs in our remodeled home office sometime this summer. To make this magic happen, we've assembled a construction team that Doug, our remodeling company contractor, says, "Will involve every trade except roofing".
In Collywood, that's translated as, "don't plan on going to Costco any time soon, cause most of your money will be going to me." Message received.
I'm fine-tuning my highly-evolved skill of grunting knowingly when somebody says something I might understand. Desk, good. Fire, bad. You get the idea.
#62 It's OK to follow your gut. It's even better to follow your heart.
A trip to Stacy's Furniture in Grapevine last week lifted my spirts.
All it took to lighten my step was for Deanie, the bubbly, 30-something salesgirl helping me shop for office furniture, to notice my eyes ... in a good way. She didn't mention how tired they looked (hard to avoid at 50+), the crow's feet that have a habit of jumping out at me from the mirror or the countless other things I obsess over.
We've teamed up with Acuvue and Neutrogena to give one lucky boomer $250 in prizes, including some incredible new contact lenses and sun protection products. Read on for details. Contest ends March 24!
Keeping our eyes looking good can be a challenge for boomers. To pep up our peepers, Dr. Kim Castleberry, OD, of Plano Eye Associates recommends:
Pasta helped me survive the fall of 2009. Facing chemo and fighting to keep weight on for a change, I routinely turned to angel hair topped with marinara on the weekends following my treatments. Besides finding comfort in the starchy white dough, I could actually taste the spicy tomato sauce.
Prepare your own Mexican quick fix with this Chipotle-inspired bowl. Carbs are moderated by filling the bowl with beans, extra veggies and chicken. No need for rice, since the beans count as carbs.
Tips:
If you love tomatoes, increase the quantity to 1/2 cup, but note that the carbohydrates will also increase.
If preparing this recipe for one person, cut all of the ingredients in half. Or simply prepare the full recipe up to the end of step 2 and store leftover chicken and vegetable-bean mixture in separate airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 2 days. Reheat in the microwave on High for 1 to 2 minutes, or until heated through, and continue with step 3.
Health Bite: The iron, calcium, magnesium, manganese, copper and zinc in black beans help to keep bones strong and healthy.
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