We Used to Call Them Blue Hairs or Don’t Call Me Boomer, OK?

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OK, Boomer, the verbal firebomb of young people, really got under my skin. According to some circular logic, that means I’m a narcissistic old turd. Then I read about Q-Tips and I got deeply offended. I realized it’s not the label I hate, it’s the fact that I am older and I’m uncomfortable in my aging skin. But I hate the label too, because I am not a widget.

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I travel the country in my Airstream meeting people and enjoying life. I’m a writer. I was a Professor of Politics. Things change.

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Robyne Stevenson

I travel the country in my Airstream meeting people and enjoying life. I’m a writer. I was a Professor of Politics. Things change.