Category: Shorts
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In Anticipation of Leonid & Friends
Reading Time: < 1 minuteTomorrow night we, with two other couples, are adventuring down to the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, Florida to see a Russian Chicago Tribute Band. Of all the concerts we’ve been to in the past 20 years, this may be the one that excites me more than any other. My post… Read more
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Breaking Up With Sugar
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe all have relationships that definitely don’t enhance our lives. I’ve often said that if you are with someone who doesn’t bring out the best in you, that’s not a relationship you want to nurture. In fact, it’s emotionally healthy to minimize or sever those kinds of relationships. Yesterday I had… Read more
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How Many Cars Does a Retired Couple Need?
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen Randy and I moved to Florida we brought the 2 vehicles we had in Missouri with us. Randy’s HUGE Silverado HD long bed, club cab pick-up truck barely fit in the driveway, not to mention the garage. We did get it in there once. There were about 3 inches in both… Read more
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Shopping the Resale Stores
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe went shopping yesterday…thrift shopping. Or so we thought. A lot of the stores we went to did have old, second hand, used stuff. I was surprised, though, to see how not thriftily they were priced. Perhaps that’s a sign of the financial times we’re in. Perhaps it’s me not understanding the… Read more
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New Site Live!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLive! After several weeks of cutting and pasting, and a week of the sometimes hair pulling frustration of trying things that don’t work, 68andCounting.com is finally live on the new host. It’ll live here for at least the next three years. None of the comments from the old blog transferred over.… Read more
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Trivial Matters
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe did it! For the second time in three tries Randy and I were part of a team (called Mixed Nuts for those of you who are interested) that won the monthly trivia contest at the Rotonda West HOA Community Center. You may not think that’s a big deal, and in… Read more
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An Intentional Act of Kindness
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis week I had the most moving opportunity to participate in an intentional act of kindness my friend Michele did for her 91-year old dad, John. John lives about an hour inland from here in an 60s era golf course villa. Because he has the beginnings of dementia he should no longer… Read more
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Lots and Lots of Tribute
Reading Time: 2 minutesMusic is a large part of retirement life in southwest Florida. I have no actual knowledge of the statistics, but I’m willing to bet it’s the world’s capital for tribute bands. Tribute bands make their living performing the music of one or two specific groups or musicians, often trying their best to… Read more
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Fun and Games
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOur niece and her family (husband, 18 year old daughter and 16 year old son) are coming from Wisconsin on Sunday to spend 5 days with us here in sunny, warm, southwest Florida. I am beyond excited about their visit. We love these kids so much. As guests, they will be… Read more
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Six Months Later
Reading Time: 2 minutesAbout 6 months ago I wrote a post about a book I’d discovered called The Well-Lived Life. Click on its title in the sentence before this and you’ll be taken to that original post. I recommended rereading the book every 6 months as needed. I couldn’t have been more right, if I… Read more