Month: January 2020
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Random thoughts
Followed through on going to the range and the doubts are creeping back in… Lisa and I were nervously excited about shooting together for the first time. I had a plan how the day would be go and had built the days activities around that plan. We were thrown a curve-ball: Our oldest was traveling…
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Medicare and two brothers.
A trip in the “way-back” machine and my new Medicare card offer a new perspective. It had started out late yesterday with a phone call. It was an unrecognized number which, depending on my mood, I will answer or let go to voicemail. In this case I answered and after a short pause came “Hey…
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Why a gun now?
What changed? Lisa and I have thought about this a long time. The purchase of a gun clearly takes us off the fence. On one hand we are struggling if it is contradictory to our support of a dear friend that was permanently disabled by gun violence and the other, worrying about being in a…
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January 12, 2020
The advice was correct, age really is just a number in your head. With the holiday’s over and my birthday in the rear-view mirror my self inflicted pity party is drawing to a close. I realize (again) that I am fortunate to live in the time I do because there is endless opportunity for those…
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January 5, 2020
This may come across as narcissistic, but shaving off a beard I’ve only had since late-October has made me feel 10-15 years younger. I decided to grow one after a day in the ER and a night in the hospital. The initial thought was a heart-attack but it was finally diagnosed as pericarditis triggered by…
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January 1, 2020
Stone Crab and Happy Birthday. For the last 25 years my family has thrown a birthday party for me centered on my love of stone crab. As much as I love this crustacean, it is the gathering of those I’m closest to that makes it special. A visit with my 66-year young friend Stacy gives…
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December 31, 2019
I felt better today after talking to my wife this morning. She knew I was struggling with this birthday more than the others and listened as I continued to whine about it. She reminded me that we all have birthday and on January 2nd, it will be over and I can move on. She is…
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December 30, 2019
As a paperboy I received two free theater passes every month from the newspaper. There were plenty of choices, but I always wanted to see the movie that was rated for “Mature” audiences, hoping to hear swear-words and see naked girls. In those days the only way to get that was sneaking into an “R”…
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December 29, 2019
Maybe I thought if retirement wasn’t spoken out loud, it wouldn’t actually happen to me, which is true. For so many reasons retirement has become an option, not a mandate. The option part is largely due to a dire need for workers, skilled and otherwise to fill positions left vacant. The younger workforce has other…
a life always under construction 