Category: Life Lessons

Ruth and I have owned four different homes in The Villages.  We bought the first in 2004 and owned it for eighteen months before upgrading to a nice ranch in August of 2006.  I had a say in each purchase, but Ruth did all the decorating.  I was still working, so I went down for …

As we age, our body breaks down a bit.  I’ve got two titanium knees and arthritis in my left shoulder.  Ruth has atrial fibrillation and a bad back.  One of our friends had heart surgery a couple of years ago and his gallbladder removed this winter.  I’ve got another friend who had the liquid in …

The meeting began about ten minutes following my reunion with Ron.  I’d never been to a review before, so I didn’t know what to expect.  There were about fifteen members on the board representing all sorts of agencies: fire safety, hospitals, senior centers, schools, etc.  Ron sat in the center of the u-shaped panel.  The …

I was looking at some old photos the other day and ran across this picture of Ron and me.  Ron’s the guy in the curlers.  I’m giving him a perm. To be honest, I just applied the magic curling potion.  Ruth did the curler part.  Ron had gotten caught up in the Afro craze from …

I was raised in a simpler time.  Things didn’t move as fast as they do today.  I think the old way may have been better. My first teachers were my parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and my parent’s friends.  They provided lessons no matter their intention.  As children, we tend to follow the lead of …

The women in my life started with my mom.  I guess that’s true for most, but I know not all.  If we’ve known our mothers we’re very lucky. Many of my mother’s lessons were unintentional.  For example, she taught me dancing was fun.  I could see how much she enjoyed it when she danced with …

Last year Ruth and I bought a new dining room set for our home in Florida.  I even wrote a blog about the purchase. Our tables have been the centerpiece of wonderful conversations over our years together.  When we returned this year Ruth noticed  “the leg on your chair is wobbly”. She called the furniture …

There’s a saying… hindsight is 20/20. The expression comes from the way people describe good vision. A person with normal, good vision has 20/20 sight. Hindsight is an understanding of a past event.  Looking back makes things look clearer.   I don’t know who coined the phrase, but its been around as long as I can …

Back in the day electronic Christmases simply meant, “Don’t forget to buy the batteries!”  When I received my remote control car it had a couple of wires attached to it which required four c-cell batteries to supply the power.  I was about nine at the time.  Luckily, Mom remembered to make the purchase.  They powered …

Disclaimer:  The following, like all of my stories, is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.  I have changed the names to protect the innocent. If you don’t heed my warning, you have only yourself to blame. A couple dozen years ago a good friend’s son, “Lynn”, graduated from Georgetown Law School.  …