Article Archives: Boomerang

The Traveler in the Dark Forest: A Spooky Fable for Halloween

October 19, 2023 | by Steve Nicewanger

Long, long ago in a land far away a man made ready for a long journey from his village to the great capital city on important family business. He received a warrant from his noble baron that gave him permission to travel and went to the village priest for a … Read More

Close Encounters of the Bob Balaban Kind

July 27, 2023 | by Steve Nicewanger

It doesn’t seem possible that it was 17 years ago. The Boss and I were celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary with a weekend at the Canterbury Hotel. It was an anniversary gift for us, arranged by my youngest sister, Robin who was a banquet manager at the hotel. Our anniversary … Read More

A Hot Time in the Old Car

June 29, 2023 | by Steve Nicewanger

Two weeks ago we loaded up the Town and Country van and headed south to Kentucky to attend a family reunion and enjoy a weekend vacation. Our Chrysler is now ten years old and has spent most of its life in town, so we thought it was time for it … Read More

Not-So-Silent Generation

June 15, 2023 | by Ethel Winslow

Steve’s recent reprint of his first Boomerang column got me to thinking about the other generations living right now. The Greatest Generation, or the GI Generation, was born 1901-1927 and are almost gone now, with only 2.5 million still among us according to the latest census. Countless books, TV shows, … Read More

Baby Boomers

May 18, 2023 | by Steve Nicewanger

First published in November 2013. Baby Boomers are defined as anyone born in the United States between the years 1946 and 1964. They tended to be the sons and daughters of the service men and women who came out of the war and settled into domestic life. The Greatest Generation … Read More