by Sbexon | Nov 28, 2024 | Community, History, Lifestyle, News, Nostalgia, Wellness
November 5 will go down in history as a very sad day. It’s the day we learned of the passing of Chief Justice Murray Sinclair, this country’s exquisite example of the best in humanity. So many accomplishments in his lifetime, but for me it was his role as Chair of...
by Sbexon | Sep 11, 2024 | Community, Finances, Lifestyle, News, Retirement
The long arm of the law seems to have wrapped itself firmly around my shoulders this summer. You may recall me writing (okay, possibly complaining) a few columns ago about getting two speeding tickets in exactly the same spot two weeks apart. Well, I promptly paid the...
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 | Apr 2, 2024 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, News, Nostalgia
Fans sitting on top of a painted bus at the Woodstock Music Festival, Bethel, New York, 15th-17th August 1969. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) The Museum at Bethel Woods, located on the site of the legendary Woodstock music festival, is working over the next...
by Sbexon | Mar 29, 2024 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, News, Wellness
A total solar eclipse will happen on Monday, April 8th. I can’t say that I’m a huge astrophysics follower, but I am a big media event junkie and I’m hearing a lot about this rare event. People – many people – have been waiting for this for years. Those who have spent...
by Sbexon | Mar 12, 2024 | Author, Career, Community, History, Lifestyle, News, Nostalgia, Writing
Have you ever received a message completely out of the blue from a person you strain with all your might to recall, but for whom you apparently wielded a gigantic influence? I’ve had old friends look me up and some thank you notes from work colleagues over the years....