Category: Shorts
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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
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Going Cold Turkey
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m not losing any weight. I feel better, the fasting is going well, but the weight is stubbornly not coming off. I listened to some fasting YouTube videos while puzzling yesterday to see if I’d soak up any motivation or be inspired to weight loss excellence. I randomly picked this video… Read more
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Save a LOT of Money with Zenni
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRandy and I both had eye doctor appointments last week for the first time in more than three years. Between moving to Florida in 2021, the hurricane in 2022 and all of the rigamarole involved with those two significant life events, getting our eyes examined wasn’t a priority. My sister Lisa… Read more
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Reassembling My Dad
Reading Time: < 1 minuteMy dad died exactly 1 week before Christmas in 2017. I wrote about him in a Father’s Day post a couple of years ago. I miss him a lot. Every year around the anniversary of his permanent departure out of his earthly body, I make a point to reassemble the puzzle… Read more
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Family
Reading Time: < 1 minuteI’m feeling sentimental today thinking about family and how important they are to me. I know lots of families have lots of problems. Its so sad that some families are completely estranged from one another. Randy and I love that both our immediate families are, for the most part, people we… Read more
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Is RVing Back?
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOK, honestly, I don’t know for a fact that it ever left. But from our observations over the past few years, we surmised that while a lot of folks bought RVs at the beginning of the covid thing, as the thing wore on and many campgrounds closed, RVing became harder and… Read more