My retirement in the fall of 2014 started on a rather inauspicious note. Our arrival in Florida coincided with Gorgeous suffering what can only be described as a perfect storm of dental drama. Fortunately I had the foresight to continue an optional dental insurance I had been carrying under my former employer's plan. When all … Continue reading A Faulty GPS, Alligator Mayhem, and Nails in a Tire: Steppin’ Out on the Florida Antiques Trail
Month: April 2016
Wants and Needs Redux
I desperately need a new cell phone. But more on that a little further below. Nearly a year after blogging about my rejection of creeping self-consumerism, I am once again taking note of a tendency I have to parse what constitutes as being acceptable in how I spend money. I can literally feel my nose … Continue reading Wants and Needs Redux
Karma Will Get Ya Every Time
The embarrassing thing is that it all resulted from a single sneeze. While washing the breakfast dishes no less. I pulled a muscle or muscles in my lower back last weekend. It happened in the blink of an eye, with the pain instantly shooting all the way up to the top of my spine. I howled … Continue reading Karma Will Get Ya Every Time
Calling Cousin Brucie
When I was a kid it was pretty exciting to call into a radio station and speak with the DJ. I didn't really care about getting on the air so much as just being able to talk briefly with that man who played the tunes. I thought those guys had the coolest jobs possible. I would … Continue reading Calling Cousin Brucie
Snakes in the Grass 
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