by Sbexon | Jul 21, 2025 | History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness
(Grainy photo from around 1965, as the four of us gleefully surround my poor grandfather during a hospital visit. I’m second from left) My daughter often comments that she’s glad she doesn’t have siblings. She has seen her friends’ responsibility for younger...
by Sbexon | Jul 12, 2025 | Community, Nostalgia, Tips, Wellness
I’ve had a long-held desire to be a blood donor, but an equally long fear of it. It’s not a concern of fainting that intimidates me, which my personal research has revealed is a common reason people hesitate. For me, it’s a fear of possible pain as the needle goes in....
by Sbexon | Jul 6, 2025 | Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
I often lose my way, which I’ve written about quite a bit. But I don’t often actually lose my car! Really only once before, when the first snow of the season covered it at the airport park & jet while I was away. The valet driver had to go round and round the...
by Sbexon | Jun 4, 2025 | Community, Golden Nuggets, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness
Didn’t we all do ridiculous things back in the day when we were free roaming kids in the 60s and 70s? Novels could be written about the shenanigans, but when I narrow it down to things that were downright dangerous the list gets shorter. Thankfully. When we were...
by Sbexon | May 22, 2025 | Career, Community, History, Lifestyle, News, Nostalgia, Tips, Wellness
I had the privilege of attending the ‘International Year of Volunteers’ world conference in Amsterdam in January 2001. It was a monumental event – national committees from countries all over the world were there. Amazing guest speakers from the United Nations, Kings...
by Sbexon | May 17, 2025 | Career, Community, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Writing
My second ‘65th year challenge to myself’ dawned on me slowly. Mostly because I was rushing around finishing projects before I met my friend for dinner prior to heading over to an antique typewriter display together – before all of which I had stopped for coffee with...
