by Sbexon | Jul 16, 2024 | Community, Finances, Food and Recipe, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness
Oh my, I was excited. I had waited for this day for so long, had researched and planned and strategized – and now it was finally time to go pick her up. I was feeling pretty intimidated, but also full of hope. I had purchased all the things needed to make this a...
by Sbexon | Jul 10, 2024 | Community, Finances, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Tips
If you’re following along, last week I wrote quite boastfully that I have an accident-free driving record after nearly 50 years behind the wheel. Glad I didn’t say it was a completely clear driving record, because that would be an alternate truth. I’ve had my share of...
by Sbexon | Jul 4, 2024 | Community, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Parenting, Wellness
My great-nephew is working towards getting his driver’s license. Strange, isn’t it? That I’m old enough to have a 16 year-old great nephew? Really, what I meant to say is that it’s strange to think of just starting out in what is truly an overwhelming undertaking. He...
by Sbexon | Jun 26, 2024 | Community, Food and Recipe, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement
Candy is the food that most readily takes me back to a childhood memory. That might be a sad statement for people whose first thought goes to spiced cookies or Irish stew or glass jars of preserves lining the cellar shelves. I have those wonderful memories, too, but...
by Sbexon | Jun 19, 2024 | Community, Lifestyle, News, Wellness
Does the thought of one trillion insects emerging together from the ground bug you? In a rare dual emergence of two different kinds of cicadas, that is precisely what is happening this spring in midwestern and southeastern states. It’s a complex mix of nature, science...
by Sbexon | Jun 11, 2024 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Wellness
Okay, it’s 2 o’clock in the afternoon and the place is packed. People in festive wear are dancing up a storm to the strains of a rock & roll band, and the drinks are flowing like it’s 5 o’clock somewhere. Sound like a Jimmy Buffett party? Actually, it’s the...
