Never Forget Again: How Personalized Labels are Revolutionizing Senior Living
It probably comes as no surprise to hear me say that when we get older things begin to change on a fairly regular basis. AlI those faculties we depended on to move us through our nomal everyday activities begin, seemimgly, to take on a life of their own. That...
Travel Plans for Paris in September 2023 (continued)
In a previous post I gave a broad overview of our plans for a trip to France and England in September 2023. As it stands all systems are go. The issue of staying at a friend’s apartment in Paris has been resolved. The place had been previously rented by...
A Guide to Mobility Aids for Seniors 2024
Today I’d like to discuss the importance of Mobility Aids for Seniors. It is quite common to find yourself in need of help for limited mobility because of an injury or other longer term condition. Having the right equipment that helps you move around easier is essential. You may...
My 13 most favorite quotes
Several of these quotes pertain to creativity and how following your internal compass will rarely lead you in the wrong direction. 1. Steve Jobs from a 2005 speech at Stanford University “You can’t connect the dots looking forwards; you can only connect them looking back. So you have to...
Travel Plans for Paris in September 2023
February 20, 2023 Last year I planned to share our travel plans for our trip to Greece in May but due to a lot of interferences I didn’t get a chance to do that. A lot of things were going on in the early part of 2022 that prevented...
The natural environment cannot be “planned”.
I wrote about hubris the other day. And today I read about California bemoaning the fact that they didn’t budget enough for disaster protection. How many times have you heard that sorry cry? Oh no, we can’t stop doing the things that create an environment that will lead to...
Many people have said that I have too many negatives.
Many people have said that I have too many negatives. They say I ask too many questions, uncomfortable questions — questions people don’t want to hear. Questions that make people feel uneasy. I don’t do this on purpose. It’s just a matter of having a question pop into my...
January 7, 2023
I have no idea where this blog is going to end up. I do know I am going to try and capture some thoughts and maybe a theme will surface that will lead some where. I don’t have any particular plan other than to blog as much as possible...
A Journey of discovery
It is a constant desire of people to be on a journey of discovery in one form or another. Earlier this year I began to reread a book by Julia Cameron called” The Artist’s Way”. The book discusses how individuals recover their sense of creativity lost or forgotten over...
Cappuccino and a sticky bun
As a senior citizen I have come to realize that I no longer resonate with much of modern culture. I’m here, but not here at the same time. Do you feel that way also? Here’s an example of what I mean. Recently I took my dog to get groomed....