by Sbexon | Apr 3, 2025 | Career, Community, Finances, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement
(Here I am at my first office job in 1981 – rotary phone, ashtray and rolodex and all!) The year 2020 brings immediate thoughts to mind of huge events, including one for me that seemed inconsequential at the time. It was the year I became eligible to begin...
by Sbexon | Feb 13, 2025 | Author, Career, Community, History, Lifestyle, News, Wellness, Writing
I have spent several years of my life feeling slightly ashamed that I haven’t read Alice Munro. Notable Nobel Prize winning Canadian author – I wondered through the years what the disconnect was. I felt slightly intimidated at times and then quite disinterested at...
by Sbexon | Sep 25, 2024 | Career, Community, Finances, History, Lifestyle, Tips, Wellness
The course of a person’s whole life determines healthy aging outcomes, not only the things that happen in older age. Makes perfect sense, but now the concept is supported by a ream of data which was part of a summer newsletter from RTOERO (formerly the Retired...
by Sbexon | Aug 27, 2024 | Career, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
Many people’s mindset runs on the school calendar instead of the regular calendar. This is the time of year when kids are going back to school, the peak vacation season draws to a close and the falling leaves remind you the times they are a changing. If you’re...
by Sbexon | Jul 23, 2024 | Career, Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement
You know the drill. You’re showered and all shined up like a pretty penny. You’ve chosen your clothes with care and even put on some make-up. You’re ready to go, but stop and ask yourself: do I smell like pee? To be clear, the possibility of smelling like pee would be...
by Sbexon | May 22, 2024 | Author, Career, Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Writing
Image by BillionPhotos on Freepik I used to think it was only writers who were extra aware of the different markets that welcomed us in, but I’m coming to know that readers also share that priority. Readers have supported independently-published books for a long time...
