Backstory I’ve always set goals and made sure my plans were in writing. It does not end when you retire. That may be the best time to map out who you want to be and where you want to go. You have a second chance to scratch things off that bucket list, get organized or […]
Lifestyle
My TV Family
Backstory Men watch TV differently. Where there are situations to remember, from one episode to the next, they forget. Sometimes I think they are just watching the pretty pictures. Women, on the other hand, get involved in the plots, the characters and the drama. It’s like the family on TV is mine and I have […]
What People Think
Backstory I was in an improv group that performed skits before groups as an alternative to speakers. In one skit, I played a mom, who cared more about what the neighbors thought than she did about her own daughter’s pain. Remembering that performance was the genesis of this episode. Click to listen or follow below […]
Winter In the Bubble: The Villages
Backstory After 25 years in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, we are wondering whether to spend retirement somewhere else. We’ve been weighing pros and cons, like these. Click to listen or follow below to read. Winter In the Bubble – #656 We lived in a bubble in the winter of 2018. We spent the coldest, […]
Balancing Mind and Body
Backstory Decisions, decisions. Many of our friends seem to be facing a fork in the road. They are furiously weighing pros and cons as they try to decide – what next. In sympathy, this story was written. Click to listen or follow below to read. Balancing Mind and Body – #710 As we move along […]
Air Conditioning… Remember When
Backstory Many modern conveniences are taken for granted. But there are those of us who grew up without them, or before they were invented. Click to listen or follow below to read. Air Conditioning – #433 Say its summertime. You have the choice of being outside in the sun, hot and heavy, or inside in […]