When you work in the agri-business field, people just naturally expect you to be a walking Wikipedia when it comes to farm related matters. I receive at least a dozen calls a day from people asking for advice on topics ranging from growing peanuts to how many bones are in a chicken’s neck. Another thing …more
Category: Humor (page 2 of 11)
Have you ever dreamed of writing a novel, then having it become a best seller and maybe even a blockbuster movie? Well, that was my husband Ned’s expectation since I spent my career as a writer and editor for popular newsstand magazines. When you retire, you could have more time, and you may want to …more
There was a time when I owned nothing that started with the letter “I”. My first actual iPhone sighting happened innocently enough at a sporting goods store some years ago. While I stopped to look at some over-sized fish in the aquarium which was located in the center of the store, a movement to my …more
You know how it is when you retire. You have at least a dozen things you plan to do: you will travel, take up golf, knit toques for homeless people, skydive, refinish furniture, work part time, learn Spanish, paint landscapes, volunteer, and figure out how to use a complicated camera. Stuff like that. And, you …more
Have You Ever Kissed the Blarney Stone?
August 26, 2016 | Category: Humor, Life, Travel | 1 Comment
Author: Len Schritter posts: 37 Author's
Author: Len Schritter posts: 37 Author's
My legs were aching as I trudged up the slippery stone steps. The enclosed spiral staircase, dank and claustrophobic, ascended one-hundred and twenty steps up to the top of the ancient castle. It was proving to be more of a challenge than I had anticipated. Occasionally I would thankfully step aside and lean against the …more
50 residents from a New Zealand retirement village spent a week learning the words and moves to Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off. The retirees created their own take of the video, adding only the occasional local, and age-appropriate, touches
Fiddle Away
June 27, 2016 | Category: Hobbies/Sports, Humor | Add Comment
Author: Sandra Brian Lore posts: 7 Author's
Author: Sandra Brian Lore posts: 7 Author's
Did you once-upon-a-time play a musical instrument? Maybe like me, you started in elementary school with group lessons and played for years in bands and orchestras before putting the instrument away. It was predetermined that I would play the violin since my dad bought me one at the age of five months. Yes, he had …more
My current problem—at least the one I’m telling you about today—has been with me a couple of years. I didn’t know how to deal with it. I couldn’t find proper “do-it-yourself” improvement books about it. My husband just didn’t want to talk about it. So, I’ll subject you to it. Perhaps you have experienced these …more
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