by Sbexon | May 17, 2024 | Author, Community, History, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Parenting
How many boxes of Girl Guide cookies have you eaten so far this spring? Don’t you love the moment you answer the door and realize it’s that special time of year, when you get to debate which is best – the chocolate or the vanilla. Or, for you outsiders, if this year’s...
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 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...
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 19, 2024 | Community, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia
I’ve been thinking long and hard about the impact we have on one another through our actions. It’s a vital power, actually, that can be used for good or for evil. My deep reflection comes from a message of gratitude from a person that I helped over three decades ago,...
