A pile of ironing has been sitting out in our home for over three days now. I am responsible for doing it, but somehow I mysteriously hadn't noticed the places where Gorgeous left it for me. After having it sit on the edge of the sofa overnight, she moved it back into the bedroom to do herself. In hindsight, I do think … Continue reading Avoidance Practices: Staying Off My Dreck List
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 2014, I have expanded the original scope from financial issues (i.e. pension, retirement savings, social security, divorce, alimony) to discussions of current events, culture, and primarily 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!
Faded Glory
I recently was going through some old scrapbook pictures that also ended up being scanned and posted to my Facebook page. This was done back in that early period when middle-aged people ruined social media sites by invading what up to that point had been the province of teenagers and early twenty-somethings only. I don't have children, but … Continue reading Faded Glory
Reconnecting With Reggie
I believe I am only two grocery store trips away from buying the Archie comic book that I've been secretly reading lately. For years I would self-consciously pick up the tabloids and hope that no one I knew would see me flipping through one. These days I could really care less if George Clooney's marriage is … Continue reading Reconnecting With Reggie
Farewell Dave
David Letterman is retiring next month, so starting this week I am watching each of his shows all the way to the end. I will miss his irreverent and dry take on everything from phony movie stars and politicians to the self-deprecating shots that he always aims at himself. I'll also miss his pranks with unwitting people out in … Continue reading Farewell Dave
The ‘Season’ is Over
Snowbirds are now flying back to their northern nests. This means that we have survived our very first invasion. We noticed the change almost immediately as soon as April 1st arrived, with the entrance and circular road of our community being much less hectic. As the Easter and Passover holidays both started and ended, we also … Continue reading The ‘Season’ is Over
“You Must Like Books” (Part I)
Blogger's Note: I started this posting assuming that it would be one single post about how I became a librarian. But it is apparently a longer story than I had anticipated. You'd think I'd know my own life better than I apparently do! A continuation will be written at a later date. When I graduated from library school in … Continue reading “You Must Like Books” (Part I)
How Can You Live There?
Recently Gorgeous had a reading with a client who lives in London. When the session ended, she told the woman how lucky she is to live in such a beautiful and wonderful city. The client saw things differently, though: "What's so lucky?," she asked. "It does nothing but rain here!" True enough. It does rain … Continue reading How Can You Live There?
Wants and Needs
I was required to return my government-issued iPad just prior to retiring. In spite of an initial ambivalence when they gave it to me, I really enjoyed having a tablet, and I found many uses for it in during the two years it was in my possession. I absolutely loved it sitting nearby when I watched old movies or TV shows -- quite … Continue reading Wants and Needs
Care For Some Ketchup With That Crow?
Okay, let's be honest here (says the man who writes a quasi-anonymous blog). Can we please have a show of hands of those who have ever mistakenly sent out an embarrassing e-mail? Oh, come now, we can do better than that. You there! Yes, you, the woman with the cool-looking glasses hiding behind her laptop screen eating that … Continue reading Care For Some Ketchup With That Crow?
The Tin Ear
My wife doesn't seem to appreciate my songwriting abilities, specifically the most recent one titled "Medicated Shampoo Wednesday."¹ She thinks even less of its companion piece, "Medicated Shampoo Saturday," which in fact is actually the same exact song performed on, you guessed it, Saturday. Like other artists since the beginning of time, I suffer through spoken and unspoken … Continue reading The Tin Ear
Snakes in the Grass 
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