Fall has finally arrived here in northern Florida. Our mornings are starting out with cool temperatures now safely under 60 degrees. The air conditioning in our home is also switching on far less during the day too, which is is a welcoming sign for my wallet. This is the time of year when I can …
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!
Tapping The Light Fantastic
Source: Intelligent Transport "Can I tell you about our Digital Wallet features?" a bank teller asks me. This has come up after inserting my debit card in her card reader, and I have to enter the password twice because of keystroke errors. I stare back at the young woman in silence for a moment. If …
Dog Days of Summer: Meet The New Boss, Same as the Old Boss
St. Augustine Record; August 15, 2021 So what's left of your summer plans, hmm? Got Stevie Nicks tickets? Oh, wait. Oh, okay fine. Well, there's always the Florida Georgia Line. Oh, wait. Okay, films then. We all need a good 'ol blockbuster to forget our troubles for a couple of hours. How about the new …
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Family Reunions & Fried Green Tomatoes: A Post-Vaccine Road Trip
The scrumptious fried green tomatoes we enjoyed at Asheville's Tupelo Honey Cafe Who knew the coronavirus would blow up all over again? I certainly didn't approximately five weeks ago when I planned a little road trip for us to visit family. Family, some of whom I should add, I haven't seen in person for over …
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You’ve Got Mail!
Source: Getty Images via AARP A favorite Jerry Seinfeld moment of mine comes not from his TV show, nor from any of his standup routines, but from an interview he once gave on a talk show. He observed that the phone is now completely a tool used for "warfare" with one another. What with caller …
Indecent Proposal
Source: Husker Law Bylaw 1.7(a)(4-3) of this blog's charter states… 'A topical post relevant to retirement must be published at least once a year'. Ah, yes. It's that time again. As always, my apologies to international readers, whom I assume must scratch their heads at the financial sausage-making that is American retirement planning. I'll fill …
Hit The Deck!
Source: Clipart Lilbrary.com Let's get down to some brass tacks, whaddya say? You know, lower the polite facades we keep and admit to a few social indiscretions. I know, I know. No one likes to be judged. But I promise that you are in a safe place here today. After disclosure, we'll only snicker about …
Language Barriers
A dongle.Source: Unicorn-bi.com "Have you seen my dongle? I can't seem to find it." Gorgeous stared warily back at me, convinced that she was being subjected to yet another sophomoric innuendo from our junior high days, some 50 years prior. If anything, the last year has only increased the lengths to which I will stretch …
Wanted: Endurance and Stamina. Will Pay Handsomely.
Would you buy a used car from this man? "No Diggity" by Blackstreet streamed out of my ear buds, and for two beats I almost felt like my former self. I was back on an elliptical for the first time in over a year. Just like riding a bike (or so they say -- I …
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Addictive Habits
One of these things is not like the other! It is said that turning a blind's eye to a loved one's addiction is the equivalent of enabling the behavior. While I'm sure that's true, I nonetheless have no misgiving in absolving myself for any blame in the tale I'm about to share with you. First, …
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