Category: Shorts
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I Want to Learn to Meditate
Reading Time: 2 minutesAll this health stuff the last couple of posts reminded me that one thing I really want to do is learn to meditate. They say (you know…they…the ones who aren’t me) that meditation has a lot of health and welfare benefits. I especially like the list that includes lowering stress, improving focus,… Read more
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The Truth About Aging
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSomewhere in our internet browsing adventures recently Randy and I discovered Gary Brecka. Brecka has an unusual, fascinating, and compelling story about how he came to start a podcast called The Ultimate Human. He’s a non-physician human biologist whose life work has been the study of how the human body does,… Read more
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86,400
Reading Time: 2 minutesI happened upon a Substack (essentially a blog hosting service) post this week from a favorite internet writer of mine, Seth Keshel. You can read it here. The post is about the 86,400 seconds of time each of us have to spend every single day of our lives. I’ve written about spending… Read more
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Thought Bubbles
Reading Time: 1 minuteYesterday I had a great idea for today’s short post. Then I forgot what it was. Randy has a theory. He believes our thoughts exist in another dimension in bubbles that float all around us. They’re attached to us with something like the glue used on sticky notes. As we age, that… Read more
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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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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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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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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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Yeah, We Had a Little Rain
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLast year we made the decision to plug the drain hole in our pool. At certain times of year we put a lot of water in the pool. We figured when it rains, why not collect that water and use it instead of having the pool drain down to a certain… Read more