While researching something else, I came across these in the Comment section of the obituary of a friend I met late in his life. They’re too good not to share with you here — He did what he loved until…

Interesting advice, from somewhere besides my notebook, but I don’t know where — “When you knock on a door, be courteous in your greeting. If they welcome you, be gentle in your conversation. If they don’t welcome you, quietly withdraw.…

Same as before: lemme get outa the way — EXCERPT: Working in retirement, whether through consulting, part-time roles or pursuing a new career, offers valuable benefits that can help mitigate identity loss. Engaging in meaningful work allows you to maintain…

Sade sang it —- There is a woman in SomaliaScraping for pearls on the roadsideThere’s a force stronger than natureKeeps her will alive This is how she’s dyingShe’s dying to surviveDon’t know what she’s made ofI would like to be…

Amber was a friend of Son LJ4 when they were little kids and I was serving her church. She and her husband John are fabulous parents who, suffice it to say, have been through a lot more than you and…

Lemme get outa the way — The Big Question in Retirement: Who Am I Now That I’m Not Working? — As an official Retiree in pretty much name only, I’d love to hear your response…hit me up, any of the…

Carrie Cariello is well worth you looking her up on social media. Here’s one example why — Beside me, my husband Joe snores lightly. I nudge his shoulder.Downstairs, I hear my youngest son looking for a snack in the kitchen.I…

Carrie Cariello is clear; this is from several months ago —- Around 5:00 tonight, we all looked at each other and realized we had nowhere we had to go. No sports. No meetings. No study clubs or work dinners. Just…

COPIED — I asked an elderly woman once what it was like to be old and to know that the majority of her life was now behind her. She told me that she has been the same age her entire…

Janet Hinkley Hargis sourced this—– The pastor says they sit front and center. The gay boys. Sometimes they hold hands. And some folks have said he should address the issue. But the pastor tells me he doesn’t know what to…