Category: Musings
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Spending Time
Reading Time: 4 minutes Last week I wrote about the idea that there is no time, yet here I am posting about spending it. Let’s clarify a couple of things before I sound like a contradictory kook. Last week’s post, where I talked about a book claiming there is no time, was about existing in… Read more
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Dressing Up in Florida
Reading Time: < 1 minute My sister, Lisa, and I spent Saturday going to FleaMasters and then had lunch on Ft Meyers beach. I wore tennies to walk around the flea market, but wanted to “dress up” a little for lunch. In Florida, all I needed for that transformation was to change tennies to flip… Read more
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There IS a Secret to Happiness
Reading Time: 4 minutes I am a voracious and exceedingly varied reader. Some of the things I read are pretty heavy, and I can only comprehend what I’m reading in small doses. One book I recently finished, The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle, was one of THOSE books. The book is subtitled, A Guide… Read more
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An End….and a Beginning
Reading Time: 3 minutes Today is my 68th birthday. Thank you, in advance, for all the birthday (and belated birthday) wishes that statement will generate. But birthday wishes are not my purpose here. What I really want to do is tell the story of why I’m starting this blog. The day of a birthday marks… Read more
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Ya Gotta Have a Purpose
Reading Time: 2 minutes As much as I’d love to be able to lay on the beach every day, that’s not practical when designing life after retirement. I’ve always wanted to write. Not fiction. I’m not very good at making up stories. But it seems I have a bit of talent for telling real stories,… Read more
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The Eating Season
Reading Time: 4 minutes When Christmas Day is Monday, and you’ve been traveling all week, Tuesday morning and the realization you need a new post to keep up with your self-imposed schedule creeps up on you awfully fast. We were putting some of the final touches on Christmas dinner (prime rib, twice baked potatoes, pop-overs,… Read more