…I’m getting some exercise. I’ve been getting no exercise at all since the pandemic appeared in March. I was munching my way through the first few months and realized if I kept that up that I would be 30, 40 or 50 pounds heavier by the time this is over. I decided I had to […]

…come back to haunt you. Several weeks ago, out of sheer boredom I decided to take a ride. I headed south, winding down through the new area that the Villages is developing. I continued out of the Villages and moseyed south along the back roads of Florida. I finally intersected with Rt.# 30l and decided […]

…binj/noun: a short period of uncontrolled indulgence to an activity, especially eating and drinking. That definition was taken from the 2009 Second Edition of the Oxford American Dictionary and Thesaurus and I think a third edition should come out updating the definition. I would say to change the word short to long and add watching […]

..here we go again. The day I figure out all the technology I am surrounded by, will probably be the day I die. I thought I had developed the first skill needed when dealing with the computer and that was patience. I have been very proud of myself and as with my patience skill have […]

…pounds. I don’t know about everyone else, but this pandemic has not been kind to my waistline. I read where there are now 15 Pandemic pounds you can expect to gain, and I long ago read that when you moved to the Villages you can expect to also gain 15 pounds…that is 30 pounds. And […]

all time poem. In the 1970’s my Mother gave me a book of poetry which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I came upon the Calf-Path poem which I found to be very thought provoking. I can remember reading it to my sons who were quite young and probably rolled their eyes and sat in silent obedience […]

There is an elderly man in a Nursing Home in New York suffering from dementia. He no longer knows who is family is even though they come daily to see him and hope that there will be a glimmer of recognition but there has not been any for a long time. They bring food, his […]

..Fourth of July was always a fun holiday with parades and picnics and with the day always ending with fireworks. Whether you brought along a blanket to sit on, or a chair or in some cases the hood or roof our your car it always seemed exciting. One thing I always wanted to do but […]

…comes in many different forms. Oh, you first hear about needing glasses in your 50’s, and it starts to get harder to lose weight, the hearing starts to pale, and you develop little aches and pains and as the years go by they get a little more intense, then there is the memory that is […]

…check up. Am taking my computer in for a kind of health check up. I do that every year or so. The IT surgeon will check all its’ vitals and get rid of all the junk that has accumulated. reinstall a security program, and back it up. I’ve been meaning to do it for the […]