The psychological tricks we use to feel good about ourselves. Maintaining our self-esteem and being happy are what we all strive for. We put a lot of effort in finding things that feed into both of...
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Teaching the Teacher
You’re never too old to learn, and from some unlikely sources. When I began my retirement march, which has lasted over 5 years to date, I thought it would be a good idea to pass my knowledge of...
Jazz
Listening to America’s Music…All Over Again. From Louis Armstrong to Frank Sinatra, from Count Basie to Dizzy Gillespie, including Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn and Miles Davis…jazz has been...
Great American Scoundrels of the 20th Century
A few of the most dangerous characters in our recent past. We looked into the creeps of the twentieth century — those who held positions of authority inside our government and whose deeds had...
Chinese Luey — Part 4
Just Because Your Name is Chinese Luey Don’t Mean You Ain’t Norwegian. Darkness and light breed with one another, one feeding off the other and dreaming only of complete surrender from...
The Little People Shuttle
Give your kids the mobility they deserve, and you won’t even have to leave work. You were a nerd in high school. No one liked you. You spent your time in dark rooms looking at computer screens...
Defending Millennials: Part 1
This generation is much maligned, but is it deserved? Like all generations before us, we Boomers have strong opinions about the upcoming crop. I’m talking about Millennials, those born...
Emotional Support
Men and women can differ on what it means and how to provide it. Anyone who’s been married for a few weeks knows that it’s a complicated affair. There are lots of rough patches, reasons...
Chinese Luey — Part 3
Just Because Your Name is Chinese Luey Don’t Mean You Ain’t Norwegian. Luey checked into the Holiday Inn on the corner near the Chinese Restaurant and across from the back gate to the...
Chinese Luey — Part 2
Just Because Your Name is Chinese Luey Don’t Mean You Ain’t Norwegian. Elizabeth “Betty” Brown owned twenty six pairs of shoes and and a hand bag for each pair. She wore an Audemars...
