A message sent to me by a high school friend, Margaret.

This is very inspiring and worth of being read everywhere this

Christmas. Read the rest of this entry »

 A little leftover Halloween fun from Betty.

A very moving tribute to our veterans at the Jaguar game Sunday.

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     Tipping is a sensitive subject for those who work in the resturant business. Since restaurants have found an ingenious way to have someone else pay their employees, via tipping, a wait person has not one but numerous bosses to please. Typically, at least 30 to 40 people each night determine how much pay a waiter or waitress takes home. (Which is why a server cannot sincerely laugh at jokes that concern their tip.)
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Sent to me by a dear friend. Thanks, Annette:

Many of us over 50, WAY over 50, or on the way to 50 are
quite confused about how we should present ourselves. We’re
unsure about the kind of image we are projecting and whether or not we are correct as we try to conform to current fashions. Read the rest of this entry »

I didn’t write this but I think it is funny. It was sent to me our former pastor, Linda Standifer. I am sure she received it from someone else, too.
Enjoy!

Games for when we are older:

1. Sag, you’re It. Read the rest of this entry »

Hi, folks. Since I am new at being “retired,” I thought I would ask you for some advice. I am already learning how to cut expenses while living on a fixed income, but if any of you have any tips for me, I’d appreciate it. Actually, I have always lived on a fixed income (fixed by how much my employer has been willing to pay me) but it is more fixed now. As in zilch, nada, zero. Read the rest of this entry »

I didn’t write this but it is just too funny to pass up. Yesterday I was buying a large bag of dog food for Rusty the wonder dog at a local discount store and was about to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog.

(Better watch what you ask retired people. They have all the time in the world to think of crazy things to say.)

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The Census Bureau will be doing testing and interviewing for temporary, part-time jobs that will run from February to May 2009. The Census site here will give you some more information. The site says the jobs pay competitive wages. 

Here is a list of where the testing will take place: Read the rest of this entry »