I watched a hustler man work the magic one night at a dinner table. He was alone, wife out of town, with a few married couples. One woman caught his attention. Hustler: You seem very happy tonight.
HPV-16 CANCER IS A SNEAK
October 29, 2024 by
HPV-16 cancer is on the ballot this time around. You wouldn’t know it because there’s no hoopla, but it’s there. Sometimes it’s here, sometimes it’s there, but most of the time it’s a mystery. But, dear readers, as you know, cancer of any kind is a hard road to travel. What are my cancer talk […]
FANCY PEOPLE, BUT NOT TOO FANCY
September 2, 2024 by
My wife and I are not fancy people, but one of us is more than the other. As it should be, as long as it’s not me. I’ve seen fancy and come away with the same feelings each time: No Thanks.
REGRET FREE LIVING? OK BOOMER
May 7, 2024 by
Regret free living is a goal to start out, then things change. One day anything is possible. The next? Not so much. Somehow we learn about our limitations, that we need to accept things as they are. But, correct me if I’m wrong, there’s still some wiggle room.
REWRITING HISTORY: HOW HARD CAN IT BE
April 15, 2024 by
People are rewriting history all of the time and don’t know it. If you repeat what you’ve heard to one person, and it turns out to be not accurate, what’s the big deal? Not so big for one person, but what if you repeat what you know to be false to millions of people? Do […]
RULE BOOK FOR EARLY 70’S DATING: DID YOU FOLLOW IT?
March 22, 2024 by
The rule book for dating in the early 1970’s came from rock lyrics. But not just any rock lyrics. This isn’t about the free love sixties, even if it had a nice ring to it. It’s about getting on down the road.
LIFE GOALS: BOOMERS FROM 58 TO 68
June 12, 2023 by
My life goals are simple. Like Marcus Aurelius, I believe the object of life is very clear: Stay off the lunatic fringe. And?
GET OUT: WHEN YOU’RE ASKED TO LEAVE NICELY
May 31, 2023 by
“Get out,” are more than just pretty words. I’ve heard it said before. It was said by a roommate I once had. Here’s what I did: I got out.
PERSONAL HEALTH ALERT: THE TALK, MORE OF A REMINDER
September 17, 2022 by
WebMD Asks: “What Happens When You Stop Having Sex?” For early personal health, the talk about sex for baby boomers usually happened in junior high. If it didn’t come from a parent, it came from health class, Mr. Peasley’s health class. There’s nothing like a strict PE teacher talking about sex in a gender segregated […]
TIME TRAVEL WITH BULLIES BEING BULLIES
June 25, 2022 by
Time travel with me back fifty years. Here’s why: Fifty years ago I was a seventeen year old student following the stream from Miss Spooner’s kindergarten classes at Roosevelt to graduating on the football field where my sports heroes played. It was a good run.
