To the Hybrid Boomer – your support is appreciated. Having trouble bringing it down after a long day of working? Whether working from home, a remote location, or a company facility, there will be days when it is difficult to shut it off. The Hybrid Boomer recommends these 14 ways to unwind from your workday […]

Clothing for Parkinson’s Patients Makes Dressing Easier, And More Dressing Tips Here are five great dressing tips to make putting on clothes for Parkinson’s patients so much easier. As you are aware, Parkinson’s can make many simple tasks much more difficult. One particularly notable example is getting dressed and undressed. A former routine, which required […]

Baby boomer John Ross is out of excuses for skipping his 50th high school class reunion that his daughter has arranged for him to attend as a gift. So it’s off to a gathering of Riley High School seniors from the class of 1968. John and his wife Sally experience a long weekend of weird […]

John Ross is retiring after many years working as a journalist. He contemplates about what he wants to do with the rest of his life. But along the way he finds out that there are some things you simply can’t control. Life simply happens. John is happily married to a retired school teacher who stays […]

John and Alice Ross were looking forward to the Christmas holiday season with family and friends until they found out their adult son was out of work and needing money for things they never suspected of him.

John and Sally Ross’ vacation to Budapest turns out to be more than they bargained for as they encounter unexpected problems in discovering new horizons in their retirement.

John and Sally Ross return from a memorable vacation to Budapest, hoping for some peace and quiet at their Kentucky home. Sally ends up staying with their daughter undergoing cancer treatments in New York while John goes back home, only to be surprised by unexpected houseguests as well as having to deal with his cranky […]

(895 words)It was last week and I was concluding my first of 30 news gathering classes. I was just about to say the part about remembering to please get your pet spayed or neutered when an afterthought floated to the front of my mind.“Oh, and if you see me limping or my left arm shaking, […]

One of my joys when traveling is to go off the beaten path and explore places that expand one’s experiences in life. While Banff, Glacier, and Yellowstone national parks are certainly highlights of my recent guided tour, it was several side trips that added richness to the journey. Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump After three days in […]

The Dalai Lama is quoted as saying, “as a Buddhist, I view death as a normal process, a reality that I accept will occur as long as I remain in this earthly existence, knowing that I cannot escape it. I see no point in worrying about it. I tend to think of death as being […]