SAUGATUCK!! 
Wendy, yes, the 4th is around the corner and we are headed to one of my favorite spots in the state of Michigan, SAUGATUCK! We love your home state. …

Memorial Day, the year.....ANY&ALL! 
As we approach yet another day of rememberances of those lost in conflicts over SO MANY years, we should give thought to our feeling and memories NOT only …

Meandering Thoughts 
Since I have not posted anything on this wonderful site for some time I thought that it was about time to do so, so with that being said, here it goes! …

You say SPRING? 
Well here in the Midwest as both Wendy and I find ourselves living in, the definition of that term can be fooling to say the LEAST! Over the last several …

Reflections and Holiday thoughts 
As we "wrap up" this year of 2022, I think we all reflect on what has occurred in our lives, the so called good, the bad, the ugly, for better or worse …

"In Line" 
As I reach my "4th" quarter in this crazy world called life, I reflect on it as being "in line." I am not in the front of the line as I was back in 1947. …

Checkers, a life lesson 
I have been playing the board game of checkers with my youngest granddaughter for a number of years, I have ALWAYS won, why not, I have been playing the …

A different WORLD 
The year was 2020. As I walked around. Everywhere that I looked people were "masked." It came to mind some of the old segments on the Twilight Zone …

Tomorrow 
I was on my way into a local retailer up the street from where I live with the thought of purchasing a few wreaths for the front door of our house. I did …

Finding Oneself 
I have been posting on this wonderful site that Wendy has established for a number of years now, perhaps five, about a year prior to retiring. A theme …

Good Byes 
Well, I guess my first memory of a good bye was back, what, in 1952. I was living on the southwest side of a large Midwestern city with my mother father …

The Future 
Have you ever wondered about the future, your destiny, life beyond? As all of us age, in fact, especially as we age, we begin to contemplate our futures …

NEWS (or Not) 
Let's begin with trying to dissect the term "news", since of late it has been a serious topic of conversation...everyone is talking about "news." Well, …

Early 70s, Marriage and Military 
This post goes back to the early part of 1970, God, can it be THAT long ago? I had lost my student deferment and I had a very low lottery number. I knew …

On the Autumn Season 
Not much happening this weekend . My usual exercise program in the mornings. I did some yard work, pruning, dead heading some plants, purchased some mums …

Mid Summer Thunder 
As I sit here on my back porch watching and listening to the storms that are rolling thru our area, I observe the wonders of nature all around me and her …

A Hero: Ali 
That word has come to mind with the passing of the "champ", Ali. I had the pleasure to meet with him at his Michigan home some years ago when he was …

Changing Times 
I have been thinking of late how this country of ours has changed since the end of the second world war. The year was nineteen forty six and troops …

The Processing Plant 
Have you ever thought about your body and what it does? The human heart pumps our liquid energy,our blood, 24/7 for what, eighty or ninety years without …

More Appreciative of Life 
As I sit here with my leg in the air recuperating from some unknown "staph" infection that really sent me for a loop both physically AND mentally, I have …

Thoughts On Aging 
I am here in this age restricted community in the the upper midwest of our great nation almost two years. It is surrounded by a golf course, has immaculate …

An Anniversary Story 
Yes, today, February 21st, is in fact yet another anniversary for my better half and myself, what is it now forty six I believe......I better know the …

"'MOTHER" 
This might be more appropriate for Mother's Day, but this past Valentine's Day I thought of my departed Mother.....a "sweetheart" of mine. Somehow, …

Your Body: The Processing Plant 
Have you ever thought about your body and what it does? The human heart acts as a pump and pumps our liquid energy,our blood,24/7 for what, eighty …

Reflections 
I retired on my sixty sixth birthday three years ago almost to the day. I had been with the same employer for some thirty eight years. I started as …

Still Writing 
Well Wendy, I guess that I rekindled the "flame" of writing, and your site helped to ignite that flame once again. That was what, perhaps three years …

......Follow up to "And Now What".....Ricardo's Update 
Yes my dear friends, it has been two years since this writer decided to "pull the trigger" so to speak and call it a career after some thirty eight years! …

Transition 
...One might say that I am "transitioning" to a new life style, even though I have been retired for some fifteen months. The saga of Ricardo goes on …

Settled In,,,,,,,Kind Of 
....Well, it will be coming on two weeks that we have been at our new location, of which I never thought would ever become reality. We still have much …

Huntley.....here we are! 
......Well,well, here we are, finally settled into our new house that I never thought would actually happen! As I sit here with a fire going in the …

Well.......it is over 
To the many that have followed my "journey to retirement", I attended "my party" today. It has been three weeks since I last stepped foot in my office …

LIFE... Ah, Life! 
The beating of a tiny heart next to the breast of a mother....the emergence of a chick from it's shell....the budding of leaves during a spring day....ah, …

A lifetime....up until now 
Ricardo is a new blogger on this retirement website, sharing his Retirement Journey with us! Well, now that I am closing in on retirement, my present …

Life Flies when you are Having Fun!
Ricardo....Maturing 
Never thought that I would reach this "plateau" in life. I always thought that "maturing" was something that happened to "old people", you know, parents, …

A Piece Of Time 
A piece of time was all he asked. I did not have the time, or better yet, did not want to take the time. Too many other "more important things to do" with …