My Friend Mike –

This can fall under pickleball, this could fall under circumstance, it could fall under surgery chaos theory. but none of those do it justice. I’ll go with divine intervention. The religious kind. I am not all that religious, spiritual as they say, but do like to give space for it, to any and all. It…


So, another surgery, another change, another adjustment and a chance to re-balance, do a refresh (big T word, refresh) and prosper once again. I like, no love, when life has curves and hills and unknowns.

It glides on chaos theory, health and wellness. One minute you chase a pickle ball across a court and the next, your hesitant to bend over to pick that ball up. Lunging after a ball, twisting and turning, yikes. First it was itchy shoulders and neck, then shoulder pain that would not quit or get…


WSJ – Old Age is like a Debenture – From almost 90 year old Fay Vincent –

” Leaving the stage at the right time demands self-awareness.” “I knew that to continue I would not be worthy of what my audience deserved.” George Will – On age and retirement … “One of the consolations of old age is the realization, …. That one isn’t going to die young…. Not everyone receives the…


So, It’s been a while.

Topics here could be any of the following: The weather Neck Surgery Florida and the beach Pickleball Retirement Trustees, Beneficiaries and the next generation Firewood, Chainsaws and Napping Did I say Pickleball ? How about .. umm


NYT story on Aging

So many one liners here – 1) Aging, it’s been going on for years. 2) Definitely younger than my parents at this age. 3) Young people are stupid. 4) We all seem a little fatter, don’t we? 5) My nephew started to out drive me when he was in his teens. 6) I was 40…


When you’re not sure what to do, start a project.

It was late summer, shadows were long and we just had a dumpster delivered. It was my fault, I’ve been driving a pickup truck and that always has repercussions… as I always bring stuff home in it. Shelley was in tears again, as I emptied the tools into the barn. She said “enough is enough”…


Shadows are longer –

definitely have nothing good to say here. Wait – One upside, at least I didn’t have to go to school. Second upside, the new ice cream shop opened – it’s good.


It’s August

I do not have much to say or opine about. This is the month that seems to drag. One should really be at the beach. You know, see, feel the inevitable – shorter days, longer shadows. School was coming… oyy. I think I’ll go swimming, pretend I have errands and go see if the ice…


Boston Globe – Title IX and what to do …

Girls rule and Boys drool – ( I had to look up how to spell drool – I am definitely a boy, just a really old boy). Way slower and than my sisters, cousins, the neighborhood girls, in both education and sports … until I wasn’t, it just took way longer. Now that I play…


WSJ comment family loans …

This works like a charm, is easy and the reality is …. you are really lending them the money, they will likely inherit anyway. Why wait. Now you semi-control it and see it in action. The One Place You Can Still Get a 3% Home Loan: Your Family