A Blog of Retirement and Related Thoughts
Note: this post is my maiden attempt in using the new WordPress "Gutenberg" editor. It's a wild and woolly ride to say the least. Please fasten your seatbelt... When my sibs and I were all growing up back in the sixties, we enjoyed watching all of the Smothers Brothers comedy routines on TV. In particular, …
Continue reading Desert Neutrality
So who's up for a surf and turf dinner at the Elk's lodge next Friday evening? Aw come on, you know want to. It's $3.00 all-you-can-eat. But there is a catch, so to speak: you have to find a portal back to 1965. Lucky for you, I've recently found one. So, men, shine up those …
Are you on fire From the years? What would you give for your Kid fears? (Amy Ray, "Kid Fears") Hoo boy. The governor of Virginia has gotten himself into a bit of a sticky wicket, hasn't he? Ralph Northam's medical school yearbook was uncovered recently showing him wearing blackface and standing next to a Ku …
Continue reading Our Better Selves: So What’s in YOUR Yearbook?
Source: AllthingsclipartSince the start of the new year, I'm finding myself in a bit of a disorganized rut. I start one thing, and after a short period I'll set it back down; then I'll start another only to have it suffer the same fate. There are worse things, of course, which I'll actually get to …
We did it. Another year under our belts. So how'd you fare? Did you thrive? Maintain? Or was this unfortunately a year of challenges and setbacks? Well, no matter. We're all just hours away to a clean slate. Toss aside those triumphs and disappointments because no matter what your situation has been over the last …
Well, lo and behold the man and I have something in common after all. Politics indeed makes for strange bedfellows. Move over, Donald. And stop hogging the blanket. To my utter surprise, I found myself last week having a rare moment of commiseration with the president. It had to do with all of the online reactions to …
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It's the one time of the year where I starve all day long so that I can completely make a pig of myself at meal time. "Except for the starving yourself part," Gorgeous asked me this morning, "how is it different from any other day?" Great. Suddenly it's Passover and she's …
Look Ma, I'm radioactive! I wish I wasn't always so earnest with medical professionals. When my doctor suggested a few weeks ago that I take a test that offers breakfast, I jumped at the chance. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and my insurance company is going to pay for most of it? …
Continue reading Pass The Hot Sauce: My Radioactive Breakfast
A vigil at the Plaza De La Constitucion in St. Augustine, Florida was held on the evening of October 30th, 2018 in honor of those murdered on the previous Saturday at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rabbi Levi Vogel of St. Augustine's Chabad synagogue officiated. Among those who also spoke were St. Augustine Mayor …
Continue reading St. Augustine Vigil For Victims of Pittsburgh Shootings
Do you answer your phone every time it rings? Or do you consider all the various options at your disposal within microseconds of noticing that someone unknown to you is calling? Do you pick up? Let it go to voice mail? Just ignore it? I have to admit I hit the decline button on my …
