The long and winding road to The Bay

by Sbexon | Apr 25, 2025 | Community, Finances, History, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement

“Meet you at The Bay” was a regular refrain for me growing up. As a young teenager it was to the Market Mall location, where me and my friends would scrutinize the make-up aisle and spritz on their free perfume samples. Then there was always a mission to some other...

Challenge to self: don’t be stuck in my ways

by Sbexon | Apr 16, 2025 | Community, Food and Recipe, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Tips, Wellness

My friend from yoga showed me what my first ‘65th year challenge to myself’ should be. When I wrote the column about spending my 65th year putting forth a little monthly challenge to myself, I started wondering what the heck that would look like and what I would do....

Oh, how my view of aging has changed

by Sbexon | Apr 10, 2025 | Author, Career, Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement

You know when you have a spare bit of time and you devote it to clearing out one of the storage bins so your kids don’t have to deal with all of it when you die? Sounds harsh, but that’s sort of how I view organizing the clutter these days. Thing is, statistically I...

Unexpected detour down memory lane

by Sbexon | Apr 3, 2025 | Career, Community, Finances, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement

(Here I am at my first office job in 1981 – rotary phone, ashtray and rolodex and all!) The year 2020 brings immediate thoughts to mind of huge events, including one for me that seemed inconsequential at the time. It was the year I became eligible to begin...

Will you still feed me when I’m sixty-four

by Sbexon | Mar 26, 2025 | Community, Food and Recipe, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Retirement, Wellness

How we used to laugh at those old Beatles lyrics way back when, feeling that the age of 64 was lightyears away. But I’m here now. Just turned 64 a few weeks ago and must say it has already caused a bit of confusion. It started when my dear school friend sent me a New...

Elbows up, standing shoulder to shoulder with linked arms

by Sbexon | Mar 19, 2025 | Community, Lifestyle, News, Retirement, Tips, Wellness

Gosh, that title sounds like a game of Twister, doesn’t it? But it doesn’t feel like a game these days. It got me thinking: What do you stand on guard for? Your word? Your livelihood? Your kids? I vividly remember the last time I took my daughter camping. She was...