Finding the words
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. I think it would be worth more if it included words written by your daughter. For me, this picture is…
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Bemusement park
Delaney announced her plans to go to Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari theme park this weekend. I wasn’t invited. She knew I had already served my time at so-called “amusement”…
Social Security did NOT eliminate spousal benefits
A rule, known as File and Suspend, ended this year. Sadly, many articles and even the employees at the SSA themselves have given out incorrect information about this change. Spousal…
Make the most of those detours
Is anyone else in the Noblesville area sick and tired of detours? Or, heck, central Indiana in general? While the detours that start with orange signs can generally drive us…
Are you afraid of outliving your money?
Do you worry about running out of money during your retirement years? If so, how can you help prevent this from happening? In the first place, if you have this…
New things
If there is one thing that instantly sends me into panic mode it would be when someone suggests that I try something new. As I sat in a local coffee…
Myrtle et al.
Here’s another story from my mother. My younger sister was eight years younger than I was. She was a tiny girl, barely tall enough to reach the latch on the…
How I spent my summer vacation
“Summertime and the livin’ is easy … Fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high …” – George Gershwin, 1934 Anyone remember those “how I spent my summer vacation” essays…
Slow down, Janet
A funny thing happened on the way to get my haircut: I met the nicest police officer. Four blocks from home, I saw the flashing red lights and, thinking he…
To relive an ELO Rockaria! moment or not
Brynne and I saw Jeff Lynne’s ELO at the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville on July 3, 2019. The ‘70s super group, with its perfect fusion of rock and roll,…