Category: Life Lessons

My time in Addison was great. That’s where the kids grew up. Ruth and I lived there for forty-three years. We didn’t have Michael when we arrived, and he was forty-two, married for more than ten years, when we left. I was hired on August 16th, 1977, the day Elvis Presley died. Once I knew …

My first thought regarding a master’s degree was, “I’ll study to become a counselor”. I made an appointment with Western’s counseling department, and the dean of the school interviewed me. It was, without a doubt, my worst interview ever. When he asked why I wanted to get into counseling I said, “I like talking to …

I’ve been watching the most recent season of The Crown.  It’s the sixth.  The thing I find most interesting is most of the decisions made by the “royal family” are made by tradition.  They do what is expected and not necessarily what they want to do.  That’s how they operate each of their lives. The …

I don’t recall any of the kids first words. I know they each have a “baby book” and whatever they said is written in their respective book.  If I was to hazard a guess, they probably offered some version of mom or dad.  Probably mom.  I do know David’s first sentence.  We were driving home …

2023 is drawing to a close. It seems like it just arrived and now it’s gone. It was a year to remember for me.  It was my first full year without Ruth.  The end is a bit different than the beginning, but that’s just because her loss was still raw last December.  The passage of …

I recently joined a second writer’s group.  It’s called Writers League of the Villages.  I heard about them a year ago when I joined the Memoir Writers Group.  I went to my first meeting last Wednesday.  All new members were asked to introduce themselves, tell what type writing we do, and what “village” we live …

Phishing and catfishing are two distinct types of online scams. With phishing a cybercriminal poses as a legitimate entity or organization, such as a bank or government agency, and tries to obtain sensitive information from the victim. The type of information they collect includes personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers. Phishing attacks …

My youngest sister, Jackie, gave me a gift last year.  I don’t recall if it was Christmas, or not, but she did nonetheless, and I set it aside.  It was a box of questions that you could use to start a discussion.  I think they’re intended to be a game because there’s a reference to …

I met a psychic on a plane on my last trip to see my California kids.  That’s the same trip that Sutton’s song, The Ghost’s Perfume, made its debut.  Coincidence? I think not. I had an aisle seat with a single window seat to my right, so I didn’t buckle up while I waited for …

Today marks the end of the sixth year that I’ve been writing my blog.  My first one was about my friend, Ed, and the fact that he turned 100 that day.  It was truly a celebratory story.  Ed turned again today.  He’s 106.  Holy Batman!!! I met him when he was ninety, did a quiet …