Where Does Time Go?

Where Does Time Go?

by | Nov 5, 2021 | Travel

I have a faulty calendar. It reads November, which is in direct conflict with my brain, still idling in March or possibly April, but I’m sure as shootin’ that we have not yet reached summer, let alone autumn, which my brain says is a hop, skip, and a jump away from...
She’s Got Mail

She’s Got Mail

by | Nov 2, 2021 | Seniors

Every morning at about 10 o’clock I receive an email from the US Postal Service telling me what mail I can expect to arrive that day. I don’t recall asking for this service, I am perfectly fine waiting five hours to see what important items are delivered to me. It...
A Coffee Cup with Character

A Coffee Cup with Character

by | Oct 29, 2021 | Seniors

When I retired, I was sure that I wouldn’t have enough to do to fill my days and that has happened. Once. One day out of eleven years. The rest of my 4,000 post-retirement days have flown by and I can’t seem to find time for anything. I don’t know how I ever found...
Is Ru a Word?

Is Ru a Word?

by | Oct 26, 2021 | Editor's Favorites

I’m visiting my son and his family in Nome, Alaska, and what in the world do you do in Nome when it is dark and cold? Play Scrabble, of course, and I used to be a whiz, knocking off my inferior opponents with a flurry of words that only we geriatrics know. My kids...
A Whale of a Story

A Whale of a Story

by | Oct 22, 2021 | Travel

I decided to take a little trip to celebrate my son’s birthday, the start of his fiftieth year on this earth. He lives in Nome, Alaska, so it isn’t exactly a walk in the sunny park to get there. It means planning and plane reservations and buying a real winter coat...