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Small Talk

I may have made a good friend for life, or maybe not. At any rate, it’ll be a fun part of my Daytona Beach experience...

A Prayer of Thanks

Dear Lord, Thank You!! You’ve allowed me to live in the greatest country in the world for a grand total of 86 years as of...

Solving Your Own Problems- Yay I’m a Grown-up

One of the true signs you’re an adult is when you observe a personal problem and look in the mirror at the person who must...

Decision Making for Geezers

For starters, my goal for any decision is NOT what is the most cost effective or what is the most “sensible.” So, what IS my...

The Battery Change

“Hey honey, do we have any AA batteries handy? I can’t change the TV channels. The remote batteries must be dead.” Marjorie tells me they...

Learning to Cook: from potato-peeler to Chef de la Maison

I can cook. How the hell did that happen? I think it started when I was about ten.  It was 1949, and my mom had...

Snow – Then and Now

Flushing, Queens, NYC. Circa 1950. I was 11 and couldn’t wait for the first real snowfall, usually about November 25th Snow meant sleigh riding. (Not...

The Gooney Bird and I

So what the hell is a gooney bird. It’s a freakin albatross. A clumsy looking bird on the ground, but elegant in flight. A great...

A Day in the Life of an Octogenarian

Foist ( That’s “first” in New Yorker), it’s wonderful and God’s blessing that Marjorie and I are still mobile (somewhat) and vertical (when we wanna...
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