by Sbexon | Mar 28, 2026 | Community, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
I’ve had a great year of challenges – all of which provided an opportunity to speak openly and invitingly about becoming a senior. It’s just another day added onto many that have come before, but it is a significant birthday. As my cousin said when she turned 65 a few...
by Sbexon | Mar 8, 2026 | Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Tips, Wellness
It was all arranged. I was to spend my 65th birthday naked in front of a large group of people. No, I wasn’t going to streak through the downtown streets, I was going to be a nude model for a second-year drawing class at the college. I would summon every ounce of...
by Sbexon | Feb 18, 2026 | Community, Finances, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Parenting, Retirement, Wellness
It was taking a bit of a risk asking Charlie Stuart what she thought I should do as a challenge to myself as I approach my 65th birthday. She’s a bit of an intimidating eight year-old, after all, having been written up in the Red Deer Advocate for her generous...
by Sbexon | Feb 12, 2026 | Retirement
Is all the bad news getting you down? I mean, understandably so. We are witnesses to a frightening shift in the world and there doesn’t seem to be anything we can do about it. But are we getting the whole news picture? What if it really is true that the media...
by Sbexon | Feb 4, 2026 | Retirement
I happened to be sitting on my couch with an afternoon cup of tea right at ‘after school time’ recently. A little movement caught my eye out the window and I looked up from my book to see a young boy intently holding a remote control as he prodded a small toy car down...
by Sbexon | Jan 7, 2026 | Author, Career, Community, Finances, Lifestyle, Retirement, Tips, Writing
It’s a brand-new year – perfect time to reflect on the 365 days we’re leaving behind and gird our loins for the resolutions we are cornering ourselves into. Funny to have an old, recently rediscovered college assignment remind me that I used to thumb my nose at...
