Retirement is no longer an end in itself, it is an opportunity to reinvent yourself and do something (or things) that your working life...

The title comes from a nickname for my wife who, when not running her home staging business, tends to behave like those dry shrubs...

Many in their 50s to early 60’s find themselves sandwiched between high school / college-age kids and elderly parents, and in a balancing...

This is the story of a travel tradition that started in Newport, RI before my wife and I were married. While poking around in the various...

This is the story of persistence paying off and it was inspired by a phone call I received after writing a Letter to the Editor of the...

A recent rainy forecast caused us to postpone plans to meet friends - whom we haven’t seen other than on Zoom since the Before Time – at...

Retirement is – or should be – a chance to exhale and relax after all those years working. Time to do what you’ve always wanted to do,...

My wife recently got her 15-year-old wish as our side-by-side refrigerator died a few weeks ago. It had been a bit nosier than usual for...

Since I can’t yet plan my Route 66 trip I’ve been going back over past travels and gathering my favorite memories from those trips. I...

During lunch with a friend the other day he talked about not being able to retire as early as he’d like because of the cost of health...

I know spring officially started a couple of weeks ago, but with a little April Fool’s Day snow in my area, it wasn’t until this past...

Retiring from a long career is in many ways like going through a divorce. The parallel is particularly strong if you have been at the...

We just had our taxes done for 2020 and we weren’t sure what to expect since our financial situation has changed so drastically. I had my...

…Oklahoma was tricky due to flights so I flew into Dallas and drove 90 miles north to Durant, OK, a small rural town with a huge...

I got the bug a little more than 10 years ago when I looked at a map of the United States and realized I’d been to almost 40 states –...

This post is a follow-up to Cleaning Out Your Closets. While I donated most of my business attire, I retained the “old guy” clothes I...

I’ve had this topic on my list since the beginning of this blog, but never got around to writing it until I was reminded of it when...

After a lot of miles on my mountain and road bikes last year (record mileage for me!) I took advantage of the brutal cold and storms...

It’s been about a year since retirement (2/7/2020) and it’s been a helluva year. Not what I expected or planned by a longshot. I’m...

I’ve always loved reading but working long hours put a serious crimp in my energy for it. I often thought of the Twilight Zone episode...