Some childhood rules felt completely arbitrary at the time—downright bizarre, even. But as adults, we look back and realize our parents weren’t just making up nonsense for their own entertainment. There was logic behind the madness, even if we rolled our eyes back then. Here are rules that once seemed ridiculous but now feel like strokes of genius.

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Technology is developing at an increasingly rapid rate. It means devices that were popular a few decades ago are now on the verge of being obsolete. We’ve replaced them with fast, digital items, making our lives much easier. But there are somethings us Baby Boomers refuse to give up.

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Baby Boomers and Things that will not survive once the Baby Boomers are gone.

PE class for us Baby Boomers was hard-core! For the class jocks, it was the one guaranteed A. For the rest of us, it was like a horrible social experiment gone wrong. It was 45 minutes of humiliating torture that left us sweaty, smelly, and out of breath for the next class and reinforced Darwin’s concept of survival of the fittest. From the unflattering gym uniforms and communal showers to the endless laps demanded by our frustrated what to be NFL coach PE teacher, gym class is one high school memory most of us would prefer to forget.

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Some say art imitates life, then again others say life imitates art. This is the case with us Baby Boomers. Because, by in large, Baby Boomers were the first youth movement to fight for racial equality. As the Baby Boomers began to march and made their voices heard, Hollywood soon followed. So, sit back and listen to some of the movies that influence us Baby Boomers, and the movies that were influence by the Baby Boomers.

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Some say art imitates life, then again others say life imitates art. This is the case with us Baby Boomers. Because, by in large, Baby Boomers were the first youth movement to fight for racial equality. As the Baby Boomers began to march and made their voices heard, Hollywood soon followed. So, sit back and listen to some of the movies that influence us Baby Boomers, and the movies that were influence by the Baby Boomers.

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With the arrival of February comes Presidents Day, Valentine’s Day, but most important the Super Bowl is played. But Baby Boomers half time show was much different than today’s half time shows. Baby Boomers got to see, Marching Bands, Hot Air Balloons, Jet Pack Rocket Men, and 3D glasses. They just don’t make half time shows let they use to for us Baby Boomers. (And thank goodness they don’t)

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James Dean, the name and the photograph of the red Harrington Jacket, Cuffed Levi’s, Engineer boots and cigarette, conjures up an image of teenage rebellion, brooding stares, and a tragic early demise. So, sit back and listen as we pay a Baby Boomer tribute to our anti-hero James Dean.

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James Dean, the name and the photograph of the red Harrington Jacket, Cuffed Levi’s, Engineer boots and cigarette, conjures up an image of teenage rebellion, brooding stares, and a tragic early demise. So, sit back and listen as we pay a Baby Boomer tribute to our anti-hero James Dean.

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