by Sbexon | Apr 15, 2026 | Author, Community, Lifestyle, Tips, Wellness, Writing
My friend and I had tried to get to Calgary for a day at the ‘new’ downtown public library every year since it opened. For a whole bunch of reasons, it has taken us eight years to accomplish this field trip. But we got there a few weeks ago and loved every square inch...
by Sbexon | Apr 8, 2026 | Community, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Tips
After months of visiting her at Calgary’s big new cancer centre, it was time to travel to her funeral. I’m so fortunate to have had her as a friend for a very long time. What I have been most amazed at, when I reflect on her life, is how many times she adapted her...
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 | Mar 5, 2026 | Community, Lifestyle, Tips, Wellness
We were driving into our favourite off-leash dog park in Red Deer the other day when we came across a man collecting signatures for the Alberta Separatist movement. A large provincial flag was flying beside him, as he chatted eagerly with a nonchalant-looking young...
by Sbexon | Jan 21, 2026 | Community, Lifestyle, Tips, Wellness
Me and 55,000 fellow Albertans have been contributing our insights and our bodily fluids to a massive research project for the last 25 years! The Alberta Tomorrow Project (ATP) is a large-scale research study, involving men and women aged 35 to 69 from across the...
