THE SONIC BOOMERS

This a a BETA TEST for a possible future podcast. It's about hanging out in my house at night and sharing my thoughts with you on a variety of topics. I envision this as a short podcast of 10 to 15 minutes maximum. Please share you thoughts at: thesonicboomers@aol.com Thanks!

Is Wendy's really going to raise prices using so called "SURGE PRICING" or did the media get it wrong?? Astounding news about Amazon's frequent price changes and Pete's mastery of alliteration all in this episode of The Sonic Boomers!

If you are considering moving into a 55+ community, it could become one of two things: The best thing you ever did or the worst thing you ever did. Listen to this podcast before you do anything else,

No doubt about it. Selling and buying a house is one of the most stressful things you will do in life. So much money! So many possible land mines! We recently did exactly that. In this episode we'll tell you what we think we did right and what we know we did wrong. Thanks for pushing "play."

ABC's "The Golden Bachelor" has ended. But, as with all "reality tv", how much was legit and how much was a little fast and loose? Is Golden Bachelor Gerry Turner really all he was presented to be or is there a little darkness? How did this experiment in upper demographics work out in the TV ratings? Is Golden Bachelor "one and done?" Did you watch it? Would you watch again? We're talkin' about it!

What causes a grown man to start screaming for his life while sleeping, leaving him unable to tell his wife what he saw ? It wasn't a "nighmare." It was something worse........

I have taken a cabinet full of cleaning products and narrowed it down to 4 in search of the one bottle solution. Chemists say there is ONE PARTICULAR PRODUCT that will get you 90 percent of the way there. Listen all the way through to find out what it is.

I will also show you some of my cleaning tools because you need the right cleaners and the right tools. if you're going to be a cleaning Ninja like me.

If you're like us, you have a ton of cleaning products stashed under your kitchen sink. Is there a way we can get the number of products down to 3 or 4 instead of 8 to 10? What products overlap? Is there really such a thing as an "all purpose cleaner" and can you REALLY use them for ALL purposes. Are there tasks you should NOT use them for? Based upon my experience as someone who actually LOVES CLEANING, I'll share by views and reviews as we try to get down to the closest thing to a "does it all" product.

Deanna Colon...She the perky singing/dancing woman in the highly ubiquitous commercial for a diabetes drug called "Jardiance." The trolls of social media have emerged from under their bridges and have piled on to fat shame this woman criticizing dancing, her singing and, of course, her obesity proving again that fat shaming remains in full force as the least legal prejudice,

Pete and Maureen are two VERY different personalities (if you haven't figured that out already.) In this show they'll tell you what they've been reading . Maureen, the family intellectual, loved reading Dan Brown but has stumbled onto an author she enjoyed even more!

Pete had a brick slammed over his head when he was a kid (thanks Tom Brennan wherever you are) and his thinking has been a little warped ever since. Pete has the memoir of a man who sent over 300 people to their deaths but was always on the right side on the prison bars.

Don't miss this edition of The Sonic Boomers!

We asked and YOIU told us! What are the things you would like to see of do before you "kick the bucket." Based on a 2007 film called "The Bucket Last."

If you are too young to have visited the 1964-65 World's Fair, you missed something special that will never be seen again. Listen and find out what you missed. This podcast is also available in a video form on You Tube. Look for "The Sonic Boomers Podcast."

Your hosts, Pete and Maureen, are back from their first cruise since before the pandemic. Some things have changed for the better, others for the worse.

In this S.B. edition we single out a Baker's Dozen very popular home interior design tends we think need to go. Remember this is all in fun and no one should take our opinions to heart. Design is very subjective. There really no "right" or "wrong." Only what WE think. LOL!

#interiordesign #arvinolano #nicklewis #garrettlechic #houseofvalentina #design #homedesign #interiordecorating #fiddleleaffig #hgtv

Vinyl recordings are hot! Whether you're into vinyl because you think it sounds better than digital recording on CD or MP3 or you just dig the nostalgia of dropping the needed onto a 33 1/3 or 45 rpm record, you'll want to hear our interview with Kevin Fay. Kevin is passionate about vinyl and he shares his record collecting hobby with us! Listen... Can you hear the needle dropping?

DNA tests such as those provided by Ancestry DNA or 23 and Me can be lots of fun for MOST people as they journey into their heritage. But what happens when that DNA test reveals that everything you thought you knew about your family, your self proves to have been a lie of which you were ignorant all of your life and now the truth arrives when your are 67 years old that your parents were not your biological parents.

#ancestrydna #23and me #undisclosedadoption #familysecrets #ididntknowiwasadopted #iwasadopted

Writer Payton Turner's recent blog about the things SHE thinks are still cool with Baby Boomers has caught our attention. While we agree with some of her observations, there are more with which we take offense. We'll meet her in the schoolyard after classes. Fight! Fight!

What do Dennis Rodman and Brittany Spears have in common? Find out in this episode.

#sologamy #self love #conceit #brittany spears #dennis rodman #i  love me #love #weddings

In spite of the convenience of GPS, Waze, Google Maps and a plethora of digital navigation products, the OG paper road map is enjoying a comeback in the post pandemic world! So find that old Esso or Sinclair Dino Power map and take to the roads! Happy motoring!

Did you know that you just might be a criminal if you violate these laws that you never knew existed and our still working statutes?? Listen to this show and stay out of jail.

If the holidays left your budget a little battered, we have a few  ways to save a some dollars here and there. Whether you're raising a family or a retired boomer hoping to save a little money, we have some helpful suggestions.

A story appears on the internet which purports to be the story behind he creation of "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer." It's a warm and fuzzy story, worthy of "It's A Wonderful Life." except for one thing.....  THAT'S NOT HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED. Listen to find out and watch "The Sonic Boomers Podcast" on You Tube for a richer video experience!

It's the third anniversary of "The Sonic Boomers Podcast" and the third anniversary (almost) of our move to the suburbs! We are opening our home to you...digitally! So come help us celebrate and get a look at our humble abode.. "YellowHouse." Because this episode has lots of pictures embedded, we urge you to check it out on You Tube. Look for The Sonic Boomers Podcast Episode 105!

Pete and Maureen take a lot of pride in the their home, "YellowHouse" and Pete IS the "Cleaning Ninja". Visitors have asked, "Where do they hide the dust?" If you're serious about cleaning your home, you won't want to miss this one! You, too, can be a "Cleaning Ninja!"

#cleanmyspace #melissmaker  #mops #cleaningyourhome #cleaninghardwoodfloors #mopping #cleaningceramictile #howtocleanyourhouse

#howtocleanyourhome #cleaningninja #shinyfloors #dustfreehome #indoorcleaning #cleanmyhouse #howdoicleanmyhouse #declutteryourhome

#declutteryourhouse #dedlutteryourlife

The soaped car windows, toilet paper festively draped in trees. What happened to the innocent old fashioned fun of the night before Halloween? Whoe stole Mischief Night???

Meet some of our favorite You Tube content creators! If you can't get enough interior design, interior decorating or house flipping videos, check this out! PLUS we recommend two BONUS YOU TUBERS!

#arvin olano   #nick lewis  #house of valentina  #garrett lechic  #transform realty #la lido loca #cruising  #cruising over 50 #cruising for seniors

#cruising for the obese  #am i too old to cruise  #am i too fat to cruise  #virgin cruise line

Pete hasn't been sleeping well lately. Who can sleep when you're carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? He's thinking about the questions that torture souls. Questions like.............

In the American National Catholic Church, we see YOU. We hear YOU. Pro-choice. Pro-LGBTQ. We will perform your same sex marriage with great joy!  We deny communion to no one. . Being DIVORCED does not make you an adulterer. We know, in spite of our best efforts...sometimes a marriage needs to end. That's not a sin...It won't keep you from our table. We are not connected to the Roman Catholic Church. Many of us in the ANCC are former Roman Catholics who left for a variety of reasons. August 11 thru 13 the ANCC held its' bi-annual convocation, delayed two years by the pandemic. Our key-note speaker was singer-songwriter Dan Schutte of the "St. Louis Jesuits."...a true giant in post Vatican 2 Catholic music. It was our best convocation ever. Listen and learn about the church that is a modern American expression of a mystical, ancient faith!  After pandemic, we were reunited and it felt so good!

Whether you've been driving for just a few months or a few decades, there are roads, bridges, tunnels, highways that are so daunting we are afraid to drive them. We avoid them if we can. Why is New Jersey's Route 22 so dangerous? Was it a good idea to let motorcycles and trucks onto the Garden State Parkway? Comments, questions? We're listening: thesonicboomers@aol.com

If you had the luxury of an unlimited budget, how would you have changed your wedding day? Perhaps a more expensive venue, a bigger band, or a more exotic or longer honeymoon. Or was it perfect just the way it was?? 

Ice cream trucks, the milkman, the pie man...even a traveling electric chair! We boomers are a sentimental lot. Listen for Pete's hysterical faux pas during the show which we were too lazy to edit out! Boomer trivia and a comment question. ALL i this edition of The Sonic Boomers!

Be sure to drink your Ovaltine and listen to the end of the podcast for our Boomer Trivia Quiz!

E-Mail Us! thesonicboomers@aol.com

Superstars and supergroups. Billy Joel, Madonna, Sinatra, Neil Diamond, The Four Seasons, Fleetwood Mac, The Rolling Stones. Which ones have YOU seen? Which met of exceeded your expectations? Which left you disappointed, wanting your money back. You'll be surprised with what some of our listeners had to say. Listen to the whole podcast to get their comments and play Boomer Trivia with us at the end of the show!

The Sonic Boomers examine the pros and cons of what is referred to "Helicopter Parenting." Praised by its' supporters, damned by its' detractors, Pete and Maureen present both sides of the topic. See where your thoughts fit in. Write to Pete and Maureen at thesonicboomers@aol.com

Is public education doomed? Between the loss of control in the classroom and the added decimation of learning due to the 2 year pandemic, is any learning going on at all? Do teachers need to be tougher in the classroom to rein in unruly students? Does the disrespect for authority and discipline find its roots in the home?

Remember the "Set It and Forget It" rotisserie, Spray On Hair? Did you buy anything because you saw it on a TV commercial, informercial or shopping channel?  Would you like to buy our Miss Pac Man mini arcade game?

Email: thesonicboomers@aol.com

Now, more than ever, it's important to leave an appropriate tip for services rendered. Who do you tip? Who do you not tip? What is an appropriate tip? The things you need to know about tipping on this edition of The Sonic Boomers.

Will the line you draw in the sand be drawn in the sand under which they will bury you?

How do you relax in these stressful times? It's more important than ever for us to find a way to relieve our worries and frustrations. We have found a way that works for us that's not addictive, not expensive. Anyone can do it and it will bring you much joy every day! Listen to find out!

Pete and Maureen take a look at what's been called "The Great Resignation" as millions of Americans walk away from their jobs and careers....often with no safety net. Who would do something so seemingly irresponsible? Is there something in the drinking water?

It took us nearly 60 years to do it. Eight years ago, we walked away from Roman Catholicism. We would have done it much sooner, if we had an exit ramp to something better. We found it.. It's called the" Extraordinary Catholic Movement" and it's comprised largely of ex-pat Roman Catholics which is one of the fastest growing religious classifications in the United States.

Your neighbors have an entire city of Christmas decorations on their lawn! Lights! Music! A Hollywood production! How do you feel about such uber displays? Pete and Maureen share their thoughts and memories!

Our Podcast ratings need a boost! Pete comes up with a "sure fire" way to do it. (Contains adult language.)

This week, the Sonic Boomers reminisce about the Thanksgivings of long ago.

It's a best selling book. It's the mother of the American interstate highway system. Long before people sought their kicks on Route 66 there was the Lincoln Highway.

An address like any of the other 17,000 addresses in Levittown but THIS one is special.

The greatest events in the history of space exploration. An argument about who is and isn't an astronaut. A good book recommendation and oue Boomer Trivia Quiz.

See how many of these shows you remember watching with your family!

If you looking for good solid Halloween viewing that works on several levels, we have a show for you!

America is at it's most divided...EVER. Divided about everything! We have seen the enemy and the enemy is ourselves. 

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