Screen shot of S&P 500 via Google 4/15/2020 Bylaw 1.7(a)(4-3) of this blog's charter states... 'A topical post relevant to retirement must be published at least three times a year.' "Seriously?! You're really going to take your readers THERE? You could also write about the virtues of removing impacted wisdom teeth; people are about as … Continue reading I Gotta Right to Sing The Blues
Continued Idle Thoughts: Come Pray With Us in Florida!
River at Tampa Bay Church Source: Tampa Bay Times After resisting earlier calls to enact a stay-at-home order, the governor here in Florida finally issued one earlier this week. It mirrors those of other states, allowing citizens to go out to grocery stores, visit a healthcare provider, fill up a car at a gas station, … Continue reading Continued Idle Thoughts: Come Pray With Us in Florida!
Pens, Papers, and Stamps: Voices From the Past
'Tis true, bloggers inspire other bloggers. Or maybe I'm just a Milton Berle archetype of the blogosphere, stealing an idea and calling it my own. I'll let you decide. Blogger Deb at the Widow Badass Blog recently posted about finding old cards and notes in her "Happiness Box." After reading that, my mind immediately went … Continue reading Pens, Papers, and Stamps: Voices From the Past
Idle Thoughts As We All Remain on Idle…
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 … Continue reading Idle Thoughts As We All Remain on Idle…
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 … Continue reading A Cracked Thermometer: My Tale of Social Distancing Gone Amok.
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 … Continue reading Under Surveillance: A Follow-Up
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 … Continue reading Clean Hands Doctrine
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 … Continue reading Chanukah: Pleading Guilty on the Gelt
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 … Continue reading Whisker Piffle
Snakes in the Grass 
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