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…
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…
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 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…
We are on the tail end of our annual sojourn to Lake Tahoe, Napa, and Sonoma. What started out as an annual trip to hike and bike the scenic area of Lake Tahoe has turned into a mission of wine experience and retrieval from one of the greatest wine regions of the world; Napa Valley…
I recently turned sixty. Six decades of opportunity and choices. Have I made the right ones? Have I taken advantage of everything that came my way or was made available? Have I accomplished any of my dreams and do I still have time to make real those greatest desires? I’m sure everyone my age begins…
(Originally written 2019) Most people take a year to liquidate their possessions, sell their house, change their domicile residence, register vehicles, create LLC’s, purchase their full-time trailer or motor coach, set up their first, maybe second year of travel, along with dealing with things like change of address, health insurance, and banking. The more I…
