Even the most optimistic aging baby boomer feels old and crabby sometimes. A looming winter storm, a late winter head cold, or achy muscles can make the day feel tedious. The response is to wish for time to pass, to get to tomorrow; however, that is not something an aging person should ever crave. We…
So this is my big year–I turn 60 in July. I have come a long way from last summer when I obsessed about aging. I am feeling revitalized and ready for whatever adventures I encounter or create. Uh, until I saw a photo of Christie Brinkley in a bathing suit. Seeing Jane Seymour’s bikini body…
I stopped by the Verizon store yesterday to buy a new screen protector for my smart phone. Two twenty something men helped me and we all started yakking about nothing much. One of them used the term buttload. I joked with him about his language, but he informed me that butt is a real unit…
Last year I confessed about my love of instant mashed potatoes (recipe here). I don’t eat them all the time, but they are a camping favorite. I feel over-whelmed with the confessional urge again, so I am putting this out for all the world to see: I love that yellow-orange processed American Cheese (2% version). And…
Everyone proclaims that spring is coming! Store ads, billboards, and blogs are infectiously optimistic. Ten seed catalogs sit on my coffee table. However, when I look around I see that the sun is still lower on the horizon, creating long shadows when I take photos. The nights are long and cold and the days punctuated…
Every January I think about money and budgeting: how much I need for travel, books, and camping goodies. How much can I save? Of course there is never enough money for everything. No matter what a person earns, there is never enough. Having some makes us want more. Having lots makes us want lots more.…
Here are my favorite words from recent weeks. wamble WOM-buhl, or WAM-buhl, verb 1. to move unsteadily. 2. to feel nausea. 3. (of the stomach) to rumble; growl. An example that comes to mind quickly: The groom wambled down the aisle the day after his wild bachelor party delitescent del-i-TES-uhnt, adjective: 1. concealed; hidden; latent. This word sounds so…
I wonder if my life is more humorous than others? Some people plod along without incident or mishap but I find mayhem and laughter wherever I go, from a simple walk around the block to a long trip. For example, my luggage ends up in Pittsburgh when I fly to California. And if an incident…
I learned something new while coming home from California. As I approached the security line at the airport, a man asked to see my boarding pass, as usual. He told me that I was a TSA-Pre and pointed me to a short line on the far left. I did not have to take off shoes…
Years ago I stopped making New Year’s Resolutions, since most (all) of us break them within a week, anyway. To make people think I am all righteous and eager to improve my sorry self, I do make a list; however, the list contains only things I already do in my daily life. Therefore, I cannot fail!…