Category: Musings
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I Miss Driving
Reading Time: 2 minutesI love retirement. I love everything about it. But it’s a big lifestyle change. When planning for it, a lot of the things that will change are obvious. Thinking about how you’ll handle things like reduced income, where you’ll live, what you’ll do with your time, the structure of your day, and… Read more
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Sharks! Damn You, Burning Bright
Reading Time: 4 minutesI’m about to write a post on a subject about which I know literally next to nothing. I do this out of self-preservation. Here I am, 70 years old, a fearless (or so it seemed) water (the kind you submerge in) lover who’s able to float (without so much as a twitch… Read more
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It’s a Beach Day
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRandy just looked at me and said, “Are you going to try to get a post up before you leave?” Oh my gosh, I realized. It’s Friday. I sighed a heavy sigh, had an idea and said YES! In an hour and a half my friend Michele is picking me up… Read more
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Look for the Silver Lining
Reading Time: 4 minutesI’m kind of cranky today and not at all in the mood to write a blog post. Since I try to make everything I write about on this site uplifting, I’m just going to have to find the silver lining in every cloud passing through my not-so-blue sky today. Our two-and-a-half-year-old refrigerator… Read more
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Sahara Dust
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe first time I heard the term Sahara Dust in the context of this post was a month or two ago when weather guessers were predicting that this hurricane season could be one of the worst on record. They qualified that by saying the wild card this year that could help prevent… Read more
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Looks Can Be Deceiving
Reading Time: 4 minutesI never cared much about how I look. It’s hard for me to understand people who highly value what they look like above other aspects of life. I know we live in a culture where a physically attractive person is afforded more advantages in life and is often assumed to be more… Read more
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The Pride of Piggly Wiggly
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne of my guiltiest pleasures is donuts. I know I shouldn’t eat them for all the reasons you know you shouldn’t eat them. In an effort to limit the number of donuts I actually do devour I am particular about only buying and consuming my absolute favorite kind. I’m proud of… Read more
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The Joy of Creation
Reading Time: 2 minutesSince I started knitting and crocheting again about 15 years ago I’ve made a point to make a baby blanket for each child born to my nieces and nephews. Then, 5 years ago, our god-daughter had her first child. I made a couple of blankets for her, and when she turned 2… Read more
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My Sweaty Genius
Reading Time: 5 minutesLast Friday I wrote a short blog post about one of my favorite quotes: Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration. He (Thomas Edison) should know. Everyone has heard of him. As one of the greatest and most prolific American inventors, Edison acquired 1,093 patents. That’s a hell of a lot of… Read more
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Let’s Talk About the Weather
Reading Time: 5 minutesSo many people, on hearing we live in Florida, think it’s hotter than blazes down here. And it’s true that there are some days where it’s sweltering hot. The thing is, it’s damned hot in Missouri sometimes. Wisconsin too. And in both those locations when it’s that hot, the humidity is through… Read more