“PRESENT JUROR”
A few weeks ago I received a jury summons. I’ve been summoned several times before. When I was summoned for federal court a few years ago, the summons came with a four page questionnaire asking all...
View ArticleLIVING BOLDER
Recently, I stumbled upon a PBS TV show, Growing Bolder. Although it’s a show which certainly can appeal to people of all ages, it’s about shattering the stereotypes of aging, highlighting older people...
View ArticleLIVING BOLDER PART II
Part II of the post I wrote Monday on “Living Bolder” is not what I expected to write for today but as usual life happens shoving aside the best laid plans of mice and women. Upon waking this morning,...
View ArticleWHAT’S YOUR PASSION?
For those of you who have been following my blog, you already know I live on six acres, a hobby farm of sorts. While I’m not a real farmer by any stretch of the imagination, I grow vegetables 365 days...
View ArticleSECOND FASTEST OLD MAN IN THE STATE
After nine months of training including over 3,000 miles of bicycling, we headed for the coast last Friday for Martin to compete in the South Carolina State Time Trial Championships. When he was...
View ArticleWHAT’S YOUR RUSH
During a horse-drawn wagon tour of Charleston last year, our entertaining driver told us a story to highlight the slower paced living of the city. As the story goes, sometime in the first half of the...
View ArticleTHE LUCK OF THE DRAW
We need purpose in life. That is a given. And, that is one of the challenges we face throughout our lives. Retirement is no different. While you lived your work life, you probably reinvented yourself...
View ArticleAN ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT
After writing my last post, many of you wrote telling me what gave you renewed purpose in life after transitioning from work life to retirement. THANK YOU! I enjoyed reading all of your stories,...
View ArticleLIKE A MOTHERLESS CHILD
In 1969 Richie Havens sang the song ‘Freedom’ at Woodstock. The lyrics, which as of late will not stop playing in my head, “Freedom, freedom, freedom, sometimes I feel like a motherless child, a long...
View ArticleTOP 10 AND OTHER OBSERVATIONS
A few weeks ago a reader commented, “I would love to read about your top 10 listing of things that have filled your time during retirement that you love!!” Hmmm…Did I even have a top 10? Especially a...
View ArticleLIVING BOLDER PART II
Part II of the post I wrote Monday on “Living Bolder” is not what I expected to write for today but as usual life happens shoving aside the best laid plans of mice and women. Upon waking this morning,...
View ArticleWHAT’S YOUR PASSION?
For those of you who have been following my blog, you already know I live on six acres, a hobby farm of sorts. While I’m not a real farmer by any stretch of the imagination, I grow vegetables 365 days...
View ArticleSECOND FASTEST OLD MAN IN THE STATE
After nine months of training including over 3,000 miles of bicycling, we headed for the coast last Friday for Martin to compete in the South Carolina State Time Trial Championships. When he was...
View ArticlePutting Your Dent In The Universe
The universe as seen from the Hubble telescope Everyone has unique potential because everyone has innate talents just waiting to be used by the universe. For example, while cleaning out a box of...
View ArticleAfter A Long Winter’s Nap
Dancing in delight Spring. The vernal equinox when day and night equate each other. The season when Mother Nature dresses up her children to dance across the warming earth after a long winter’s nap....
View ArticleSix Ideas For Finding Your Retirement Life
Part of my retirement identity Research in several western countries tells us that people who enjoy the most success in reaching retirement happiness are also those who enjoyed a work/life balance. In...
View ArticleTHE LUCK OF THE DRAW
Native American in pencil Since I was traveling this week, I’m reposting a previous post from July 2014. I hope you enjoy it a second time around. I’ll be back next week with a fresh post. Until...
View ArticleThe Ups And Downs Of Retirement
Here comes the sun! A few weeks ago I posted “The Joys Of Not Working”. I wrote about both the joy and the responsibility that comes with being retired. Having to fill your time with activities of your...
View ArticleYou Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
Occasionally I receive questions or comments from readers describing their unhappiness in retirement. Some ask how to get to their happy place. My belief, and this is just that, my belief, is we create...
View ArticleBack To School
OLLI Fall Term This is the time of year when kids start back to school. Parents are shopping for supplies, new clothes and looking at schedules as they prepare their children for another school term....
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