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What difference a year makes
I had blogged about my knee replacement last April and just had my one year check up on it. The doctor was very happy with what I could...
Apr 22


Cards for Purpose
I thought people might like to have a series of quotes on poverty and wealth that could be written on to flash flash cards you could look...
Apr 15


Are you Poor or Broke
I find it amazing that many people I know are unwilling to do things because of the fears they will become poor. It makes me think of...
Apr 11


Retiring is like cooking
I was thinking the other day and realized that getting ready to retire is like making a dish or dessert for a family. When you cook you...
Apr 7


We are always in Transition
I'm continuing to talk about transitions that I had talked about in my last blog. One of the things people don't realize when they're in...
Apr 3


We are always in Transition
I'm continuing to talk about transitions that I had talked about in my last blog. One of the things people don't realize when they're in...
Apr 1


Struggling with transitions
Transitions should be a time of reflection, where you have been and who you have traveled that road with. Reflect on where you are now...
Mar 27


Enjoying the rain
As you can tell I have been struggling to find that topic that really is of interest to people planning on retiring. I could talk about...
Mar 25


What do you do with your time
I have been pondering how best to reach the audience I would like to, and I realized that most people are not interested in being...
Mar 20


Welcome to Macro Economics in action
Its an exciting world today in terms of economic policy in action. Under Biden we saw him trying to jump start the economy after the...
Mar 11


Advice from a 100 year old
This excerpt is from an article in The Washington Post on January 21, 2025. The publication interviewed a 100-year-old man about his...
Mar 6


How do you grieve
I got thinking about this topic after one of my cousins died and his wife is dealing with his death. I had written a book about the...
Feb 27


Toastmasters
This past weekend I went to an area contest with toastmasters. It was a great experience and the speeches that were given were the...
Feb 25


Planning the Future
As I continue on with this blog I am debating on how best to proceed. I started on the this path 3 or 4 years ago hoping that I could...
Feb 20


The Sins of the Father
I went to a wake for a friend and cousin who died after several years dementia in his mid 70’s. At the wake all appeared to be normal the...
Feb 18


Is a budget a story
I was at a church meeting when the conversation turned to the budget. As we reviewed the numbers, two of the group leaders admitted that...
Feb 13


Living life well
I recently came across a thought-provoking Pearls Before Swine cartoon by Stephan Pastis. In it, Pig climbs a mountain to seek wisdom...
Feb 11


A Life Well Lived
It has been a tough week. I have been struggling for time between putting class plans together for four classes, two of which I have...
Feb 6


Its never to late to set new goals
"Its never to late to set new goals or dream new dreams" C. S. Lewis In this last blog on the book “Living a Thousand Years” he goes into...
Jan 30


Its never to late
This is the second of three blogs about living a thousand years. I will talk about his thoughts on a time to learn, living in the...
Jan 28
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