by Sbexon | Sep 5, 2023 | Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement, Wellness
Well, that was fun, but did this summer ever go fast! I know we say that every year, especially since we have to wait through so many cold months for it to come around again. I am wondering, though, if time really does start to feel like it’s picking up speed as we...
by Sbexon | Sep 5, 2023 | Career, Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
I loved the old Burt Bacharach song ‘Times of Your Life’. Many of us did, of course. It was so effective at touching our nostalgic nerve that it was picked up by the Kodak company for a big ad campaign in the 1970s. Will you remember the times of your life? I’ve...
by Sbexon | Aug 29, 2023 | Hobbies, Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement, Wellness
My mom and Dad had purchased a 16-foot trailer before I was even born, so the older three kids were already used to sardining into it by the time I came along. It was hot, cramped and basic – and it provided a base from which unbelievably happy memories grew. Dad was...
by Sbexon | Aug 22, 2023 | Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement, Wellness
I’ve heard from some of you about your first job, or your strangest job, after my column a few weeks ago. I’ve learned there is a strict etiquette around busing tables, or more particularly the manner in which dirty cutlery gets placed slowly into the soaking tray and...
by Sbexon | Aug 15, 2023 | Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement
Hey, did you hear there’s a new Barbie movie playing? Kidding – you’d have to be living under a pink plastic dream home if you haven’t heard! What you might not have heard is how clever it is – that part took me by surprise. I went to a weekday matinee with my adult...
by Sbexon | Aug 8, 2023 | Lifestyle, Retirement, Wellness
I have to admit that anger was a big reason that I decided to retire when I did. Reaching the right age also had something to do with it, of course, but I felt that people’s anger seemed unstoppable after the pandemic. Other people’s anger, as well as my own. It was...