It’s been awhile, I know, but as you can imagine, sometimes life just gets in the way. Relocating to Florida has been an extraordinary, life changing journey. Realizing a decades old dream has been surreal. I truly, never thought (a) I would be able to retire……. retirement was for other people not necessarily me and … Continue reading
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The Best Airline Stopover Programs – Condé Nast Traveler
Instead of spending all day in an airport waiting for your connecting flight, take advantage of these airlines’ stopover programs, which let you explore another city on the way to your destination. — Read on http://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/how-to-visit-an-extra-city-on-your-next-vacation
10 Doctor-Recommended New Year’s Resolutions – Lodinews.com: Health And Wellness
(StatePoint) With the new year upon us, you may be looking for resolutions that will help to keep you and your loved ones healthy and happy in the year ahead. — Read on http://www.lodinews.com/content/tncms/live/
A New Road Taken, one babyboomer’s fond farewell to yesterday
Have you ever held onto a dream for such a long time that doubt invariably weaves in and out of your consciousness, mocking and taunting the very veracity of that dream? As the dream slowly but surely evolves into reality, it almost feels anticlimactic, somewhat surreal. After a lifetime in New York, we said goodbye … Continue reading
Want to Play Golf, Why Not!
Every year, I am filled with anticipation, excitement and hope for the end of winter. I cautiously allow my thoughts to wander as I daydream about sunshine, blue skies, warm weather and of course the beginning of the golf season. I scour the ads from Golf Stores, Golf Channel affiliates and Golf Pros for the … Continue reading
Making Dreams Come True: One Baby Boomer’s Farewell to Yesterday
The buyer’s bank appraiser just left. As I watched him sit in his car, jotting down notes from his inspection of my house, the reality of what lie ahead finally jolted me like a thunderbolt unceremoniously catapulting into its target. We are really moving. Years of dreaming, hoping, wishing, and praying for that move to … Continue reading
Dreams Can Come True, Just Believe!
One of the many blessings my generation of baby boomers can experience is the success and happiness of your adult children. Sometimes the hardest lesson is learning how to keep silent when your child veers off the course you expected them to take. Most of our apprehension is rooted in fear of the unknown or … Continue reading
A Mother’s Love
Religion is a formidable subject, probably more so today than ever before. Several wars, The Inquisition, The Crusades, slavery, terrorism, and the ethnic and sectarian conflict in Africa among others, have all been justified through the interpretation or more aptly the misinterpretation of misguided followers of religion. On the other hand, and I know I … Continue reading
A Baby Boomer’s Note to Younger Self
It’s Saturday night, clock ticking towards midnight, and I’m watching a 2006 movie, The Devil Wears Prada. I bet I am one of a handful of people on earth who has never seen its first run, or its second, or its continuous reruns on cable, Netflix, or any other streaming service. The Devil Wears Prada … Continue reading
The End of An Era
When you are a mere 20 something, the thought of retirement feels as real as the plausibility of humans rocketing to the moon. You know somewhere in the recesses of your mind that space travel may be a remote possibility in your lifetime but the actual “happening” feels as implausible as……., I guess, taking a … Continue reading
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