by Sbexon | May 8, 2024 | Author, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle
I seldom re-read a book and I don’t like to accumulate things, so I jumped on the early days of kindle to ‘stock my bookshelf’ without adding things to dust. I now read a combination of gifted books, some borrowed from the library, some bought at the used bookstore...
by Sbexon | May 1, 2024 | Community, Golden Nuggets, History, Hobbies, Nostalgia, Parenting, Retirement
On my birthday every year, my cousin sends me a photo of myself as a child, surrounded by siblings or grandparents, cousins or friends. Not sure where he has stashed the pictures, because each year I’m surprised that I’ve never seen them before. I think he has run out...
by Sbexon | Apr 24, 2024 | Author, Career, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Writing
Do you have apophenia? This is when numbers and patterns of numbers are considered to be meaningful when they’re not. I think I might have it, which makes me think I should stop consulting Dr. Google. But it also makes me wonder why someone else should have the right...
by Sbexon | Apr 16, 2024 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
Ah, the beautiful sounds of spring are drifting through windows that the warmer days are allowing is us crack open. Chickadees are chirping in the trees that line the lane, and the bellow of geese can be heard from fields all around as they take a breather from their...
by Sbexon | Apr 9, 2024 | Career, Community, Finances, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement
It has been a year since I retired from my full time career and I think, after some hit and miss, that I’ve discovered a pace that fits well with my time and energy at the moment. How lucky am I to be able to say that? I realize the adjustment is far from easy for...
