Our words and actions have far more impact than we often realize. That is particularly true with small children who are sponges,...

I wrote this post shortly after retiring but was reminded of it when talking with friends who are getting ready to retire. Once you...

When I asked a friend how he beat the competition as a small player in a couple of businesses re-selling fairly mundane products his...

This post is a re-boot of one of my first articles about the transition from working full time to retirement. A recent conversation with...

A slightly tongue in cheek post this week but with some sound psychological basis, courtesy of comedian Alex Edelman in his “Just For Us”...

This topic came to mind after speaking with a friend who recently took a part-time job as his family needs additional income. In speaking...

This is the 3rd round for this post written originally just before Christmas in 2022. Now with hockey and basketball approaching playoff...

Spring is finally here and that means outdoor activities are picking up. For me that means cleaning up the yard from winter (ugh!), walks...

Change is about the only thing that is constant nowadays and we have the choice to roll with it or fight it. Coming from a corporate...

Getting my new hip forced me to let go of doing many things around our house for a few weeks. My wife had to take care of several chores...

This is not to suggest that you shut down your brain completely and wander aimlessly for a bit. Rather it is a call to unplug...

Now that tax season is upon us, I figured it was a good time to re-post this one from 2021. Your taxes will not only be impacted for the...

Over time we get into habits in our daily lives. Both physical and mental ones that can be good for us or can hold us back. Retraining...

With election craziness already in full swing I got to thinking about how the extremist minorities in both parties have taken control,...

I’ve always taken my workouts seriously, both weights and cardio, but once my hip surgery was scheduled I increased my focus on...

Thanks to Stephen Pastis and his Pearls Before Swine comic of 12-10-2023 for inspiring this post. In it, a character encounters a group...

2023, a return to normal – for the most part. Almost 4 years into my retirement and these 4 years have flown by. This year was a blur at...

This post is for all the Boomers and GenXers who have hip or knee issues but are putting off surgery due to fear or the false belief that...

This post was inspired by an experience my wife had during a recent trip to Home Depot when she was trying to locate an item in the...

As I type this late in the afternoon of Cyber Monday my inbox continues to be inundated with emails promising amazing deals only...