The leaves are pretty much done falling now on this last day of November- I’ve blown them off or raked them thrice already with one more effort to go. Until two days ago we had vacant lots on both sides of the house to dispose of leaves, etc., but we’re now down to one vacant Continue reading
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#93 – America’s “Best Idea”
I normally avoid anything that hints of politics in this blog…unless it promotes a wholly positive perspective. In this case I may have stumbled across such a source. Tell me if I’m wrong. Antonette Bowman, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD.org) posted an article titled, “The Surprising National Security Role Continue reading
#89 – Untitled
One thing I learned these first few years of retirement (notwithstanding the occasional return to full-time work) is that changes have occurred in the things that bring me joy. OK, that may sound obvious, but these changes can come as a surprise- even if you had thought through what was going to fill your days Continue reading
#81 – A Great Fall Trip
A couple of weeks ago Beth and I headed up north on a 10 day trip up to the DC area which we knew would be enjoyable, but ended up being a whole lot better than expected. I’d like to say this is one of those typical retirement life trips, but it included a full Continue reading
#76 – Visitors and Travel
Later today we’ll be headed for the Nashville Airport to pick up our daughter and granddaughter for the weekend- their first visit to our TN home. The excitement level around here’s pretty high right now. Then Monday evening brother Doug shows up for a day with his new golf clubs to test out our mountain Continue reading
#72 – More Travel
Awaiting a possible return to full time work (see previous post), I’m squeezing in some previously planned trips, although I still find it a challenge to spend the money. With Social Security now turned on, we’re back to a positive monthly cash flow. That solves a couple of psychological issues. Now if we could only Continue reading
#70 – Update on Our Retired Living
Three weeks since the last post, my apologies! It’s been a while since I took a look back at the specifics of what retired life has been like for us, so here goes from the past couple of months:
#58 – Helpful Conversations
Hope everyone had an enjoyable 2022 Thanksgiving weekend. We had a wonderful week with Andrew being home (along with a visit by Tayler, one of his cousins), and the week before, I got to visit a couple of USNA classmates. More to follow on each of those events. As mentioned on the home page, and Continue reading
#57 – Catching Up on Retirement Year #1 (dated Nov 2022)
(OK, it’s been about 3 months since the last comment. Guess I should beg for at least one…) This is just a snap shot of the notable retirement trends in the last few months of Retirement Year #1- since Post #48 dated July 11- life events and considerations for where being retired changes how one Continue reading
#49 – Recent Road Trip
It’s really nice knowing we can just decide one day to hop in the car and take off for a destination, although this wasn’t the case last week. Beth had not seen our granddaughter in almost four months, so we headed up to the DC area for a couple of days to see she and Continue reading