Source: Gamecareerguide.net With our gym closed, I've taken to aerobic walking around our condo development each morning. I keep seeing the same people at the same times, and it reminds me of working full time again. It's like saying hi to Barry from accounting six times a day as we pass one another in office …
Author: snakesinthegrass2014
This is a blog ostensibly about my taking early retirement after a 30+ year career as a law librarian. Since starting the blog in November of 2014, I have expanded the original scope from financial issues (i.e. pension, social security, 401(k), divorce, alimony) to discussions of politics, current events, music, and mostly life's comical ironies.
I always try to return the focus to those serious issues that are germain to seniors, but my strong need for displays of irreverence and imbecility are often more dominant. So do join me as I encounter the highs, lows, pitfalls, and other challenges that will present themselves as we settle early into what I'm still told are the GOLDEN YEARS.
Your comments are not only welcomed but encouraged. Thanks for stopping by!
A Cracked Thermometer: My Tale of Social Distancing Gone Amok.
Source: BH Photo Video And how's your life going? Everyone healthy still? No sniffles, sneezes, or coughs? Got plenty of toilet paper? I must admit, the toilet paper hoarding amused me. It's as if people were ready for a major attack of both Montezuma's Revenge and Chinese Restaurant Syndrome. "Emperor, meet General Tso!" We're about …
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Under Surveillance: A Follow-Up
Source: Rearviewsafety.com This is a follow-up on a post I wrote last September. I wrote about how I agreed to allow my new car insurer access to my every move in exchange for a lower rate. I sold my soul to the devil and already had a bit of buyer's remorse the decision. From the …
Clean Hands Doctrine
Source: Cleanpng.com Hey, it's been a while! But whoa, whoa, dear reader, not so fast there with the physical affection. Just move back, thank you very much. I have missed you, and I do sincerely love you, but let's just agree that we'll hold off on the hugs and kisses for a while okay? We …
Extended Hiatus
Source: Pinterest I am taking some extended time off from blogging. Stomach-churning humor with occasional bouts of mentality will return sometime later in 2020!
Chanukah: Pleading Guilty on the Gelt
Source: World Market Today marks the first night of Chanukah. Or Hanukah if you wish, I myself am not fussy about the spelling or pronunciation. Jews tend to complicate certain words, such as those starting with "CH" by saying them in a hard, guttural sound from the Hebrew or Yiddish translations. "Challah" and "chutzpah" are …
Whisker Piffle
BEFORE: hirsuit and slightly unkemptAFTER: a clean "Team Coco" look "Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn." – Orson Welles It was about spontaneity. One wakes up and asks, "Why am I still bothering with this?" "This" being my beard; I had decided I'd had enough …
Leftovers
So is the turkey finally gone from the fridge? Did your family have to threaten sustained Dominos deliveries until you finally stopped with the leftover creations? Leftovers are rarely popular after 2-3 days. But today I'm actually referring to a different type of leftover. I'm speaking of those treasures which sit in thrift and resale …
Gratitude 2019 From A-Z
Julia Child and victim Source: Seattle Times For once I am actually ahead of schedule because I'm writing this annual post prior to the holiday. We all have our little rituals, and it's only in the last few years that mine included having to finish a blog post on Thanksgiving morning. But not this year, …
Open Season Roulette
Source: Healthy Aging Show It's perfectly fitting this week that I find myself with a whopper of a cold. The start of Open Season (sometimes called Open Enrollment) has begun for many Americans. This is the time when one needs to review his/her health insurance for the following year and make changes if needed. For …
