STUFF!
Spring! It’s America’s favorite season. Cool mornings. Warm days. Aside from a dozen or so tornado watches and warnings, what’s not to love? A poll by Home Depot found the top three spring-cleaning projects we’ve got planned are washing the windows, cleaning the grill, and...
Greg Budell,
3 weeks ago
5 min read
SNL at 50 (and Bill Murray Live!)
BOOMers- like it or not, we’ve been around for all 50 seasons of Saturday Night Live. When it launched in ’75, it was appointment TV. You watched it live, or you missed it. Now, an app makes watching any bit from any season or time...
River Region Boom!,
1 month ago
5 min read
I ❤️ February
Hey BOOMers! I love February and thought I’d use Myspace in this magazine to share a few no-fib Feb thoughts on our shortest month. My affection for February (pronounced Feb-you-ary until age 10) is largely due to the harsh winters of Chicago where I lived...
Greg Budell,
2 months ago
5 min read
Real Hope, Real Change!
Celebrate like it’s 2025! Because it is. Just as the scars (or should that be “scares”?) of Y2K are fading, the new century is at the quarter-pole. Hard to believe. I’m excited about the new year. For 12 of the last 16 years, my country...
Greg Budell,
3 months ago
5 min read
Holiday Expose’! Big Fruitcake
Every 24 seconds between now and Christmas Day, an innocent American will receive a fruitcake. Why? Go ahead. Call me a Christmas conspiracy theorist. I want answers to the mystery behind this holiday tradition that no one seems to embrace. My Introduction to Fruitcake began...
Greg Budell,
4 months ago
5 min read