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Snowbird, sunbird or no-bird, that’s the question my wife and I have struggled with recently. She retired late last year, and we agreed that those nine-degree winter nights that have hit Virginia in the past few winters are no longer Read More …
I finally found the answer to all my problems. As I might have mentioned previously, my wife retired and decided she wanted to be a beach girl. So, we sold our house in southern Virginia and moved to a condo Read More …
Buying a new car is one of my favorite things; I love all things car. I thoroughly enjoy reading about cars, looking at cars, test-driving cars, talking about cars, you name it. I have no mechanical abilities to speak of, Read More …
My wife and I are constantly asking each other the same question, “Does all this electronic stuff we’ve collected make our life easier?” To put this article into some perspective, I must first confess that when I was a child, Read More …
After living on a lake for 27 years, my wife retired and decided she wants to move to Florida and be a beach girl. She convinced me that we should move to St. Augustine. This meant selling the lake house. Read More …
I’ve often pondered the question of what’s funny, what makes people laugh? Why is it that the same situation can make one person laugh, another angry and a third person react with disgust? Wow, this sounds like a heavy subject. Read More …
I’ve recently found myself thinking about the cycle of life, and how it parallels something my wife and I now call the cycle of stuff. We are both retired, and we decided to downsize. We are moving from a 2400-square-foot Read More …
I’ve been blessed by living on a large lake for the better part of 27 years. I retired four years ago and my wife retired last October. We went to northern Florida for the winter, and she decided she is Read More …
Born and raised in Indiana, I was recruited to play college basketball in the 1960’s. I was injured sophomore year, gave up, and joined the hippy generation. Later, as a father, I thought it would be a good idea to Read More …
I’m on the horns of a dilemma. Well, actually it’s more like the horns of a blessing, but that doesn’t sound as dramatic. My family has been blessed with living on a beautiful mountain lake for the past twenty years. Read More …