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I haven't posted for a long time. But I'm inspired by Confessions of a Grandma. Like me, she hasn't been blogging lately. But recently she brought us up-to-date on her life and times. Spoiler…
I haven't po…
I haven't posted for a long time. But I'm inspired by Confessions of a Grandma. Like me, she hasn't been blogging lately. But recently she brought us up-to-date on her life and times. Spoiler alert: She seems very active and happy in Florida. As for me, I've been doing the things that retired people normally do. This past winter my wife and I spent several weeks in South Carolina visiting family -- well, mostly for the grandchildren. We played games, read books to the kids, went to the playground. We attended a 5th birthday party. Now we're heading to Wisconsin at the …
Tom Lashnits
May 5, 2024
My wife and I know enough not to go out on the road on New Year's Eve. But we don't always know enough not to drive when the weather gets bad. My wife B desperately wanted to drive up t…
My wife and …
My wife and I know enough not to go out on the road on New Year's Eve. But we don't always know enough not to drive when the weather gets bad. My wife B desperately wanted to drive up to New Jersey to see her grandkids the other day, especially since her last trip was canceled when her son and granddaughter got sick. But then the weather report turned bad. A storm was coming in, bringing snow overnight, then turning to rain. It was supposed to stop, so B thought she could still make the drive. But she really didn't want to be out on the highway with the trucks and the spe…
Tom Lashnits
January 9, 2024
I was recently a guest on the podcast Awe-Inspired and Retired. We talked about all things Retirement, from where we're going to live, to what we're going to do, to who we're going to do it w…
I was recent…
I was recently a guest on the podcast Awe-Inspired and Retired. We talked about all things Retirement, from where we're going to live, to what we're going to do, to who we're going to do it with . . . or what we called the "three likes" of Retirement. (You can now listen to both of the podcasts I've done using the links under "Retirement Podcasts" on the right hand side of the blog.) Anyway, toward the end of the conversation, hosts Caleb Miller and Riley Anderson brought up the subject of "tribes." Apparently, some of their previous guests, talking about Retirement, sug…
Tom Lashnits
November 20, 2023
For the most part I have stopped bogging because . . . well, because I've gone on to other things. I'm more involved in my local center for learning in Retirement. I've taken up pickleball. I …
For the most…
For the most part I have stopped bogging because . . . well, because I've gone on to other things. I'm more involved in my local center for learning in Retirement. I've taken up pickleball. I still play golf. I do my daily back stretches and leg exercises. My wife and I have noted that as we've gotten older, just taking care of ourselves seems to eat up most of our time. Going for walks, doing our physical therapy, making doctor appointments, brushing and flossing, trying to eat right, getting enough sleep . . . it's exhausting! But the real reason I've cut back on …
Tom Lashnits
October 21, 2023
We just got home from a road trip -- three weeks from Philadelphia to Madison, WI, then back through Canada and upstate New York to a family gathering near Boston. We drove 2,500 miles in all.…
We just got …
We just got home from a road trip -- three weeks from Philadelphia to Madison, WI, then back through Canada and upstate New York to a family gathering near Boston. We drove 2,500 miles in all. Oh ... my aching back! Aside from the reminder about my arthritic back and knees, here are a few things I noticed about being on the road in America. People are still speeding. There are stretches of road in Michigan where the speed limit is 75 mph. That seems awfully fast to me. But there are plenty of places around metropolitan areas and construction zones where the speed limit is…
Tom Lashnits
September 16, 2023
