Lifestyle

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This Itch!

I’m unsettled! There isn’t really any other way to say it. I have so many ideas and no real course to get any of them done. I keep notes on my phone with these flashes of brilliance. My ideas are so detailed for the moment the inspiration hits but most simply fade away or become…

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Hawaii

Growing up, I guess until the age of 45, I never thought the tropics were something I would love. Man, it took me a long time to find something important that was missing. What was that missing element in my life, one might ask? Often, I think it is an intangible thing, but I’ll give…

Travelling

Jen and I often talked about travelling the world or just travelling the USA while we were working. I suppose it is a dream of a lot of people to travel and experience locations not always unlike your own in landscape, but culturally different. And, of course, there are those places that are so extremely…

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April Fool’s

I was sitting on my dad’s couch yesterday morning, talking and sharing coffee, and as we often do, the subject of the FAA came up. We were talking about common people we knew and about career choices we made, when it dawned on me that April Fool’s Day 2023, today, was supposed to be my…

Spring Has Sprung!

Jen has this poem, “Spring has sprung, the grass has ris, I wonder where the birdies is?”. I always know it is spring and time to get busy with the yard, or as we jokingly refer to it as the grounds, when I hear her say it. We have more weeds than ever, which I…

The Art of Retirement

As the saying goes, “It ain’t easy being easy”. That explains retirement in a nutshell. It is why many struggle with it and return to work. Some can’t find self-identity in it and rush back to work. I’ve even heard said to me, “I don’t know how you can stand to sit around and do…

Down the Rabbit Hole

There are so many things we find ourselves chasing to improve our style of life, reward ourselves for hard work, some to show off, or for some the need for someone to look at what you’ve accomplished. The last two go along with my favorite book “The Millionaire Next Door”. In it there is the…

My Daily Coffee Break

My daily coffee break is the first thing that happens every morning. I know, you’re saying your day always begins with coffee too, but the difference is that I break for everything to spend it with my dad. I don’t think many of you can say that and I certainly never envisioned that I would…