Let me say this about that. Like most retired guys, I am fairly handy around the house when it comes to minor maintenance and repair.  A stuck door here, a leaky faucet there, and we can hold our own.  That is unless you have one of those creatures living in your house like I do.  I forget the […]

Let me say this about that. Two middle-aged gentlemen lost their jobs and had achieved no success finding other employment.  After a couple of months, they decided to give up looking for new jobs and try their hand at making money by day-trading stocks.  They usually met for lunch each Monday to exchange stock trading […]

Let me say this about that. For all you guys out there looking forward to retirement, let me warn you that it’s nothing – NOTHING – like what you expect.  Remember the humongous change in your lifestyle when you went from ‘single man’ to ‘married man’?  Well, that’s nothing compared to the lifestyle change you are […]

Let me say this about that. You know, I kinda like being an old fart.  The level of expectation for people of my seniority is so low, that we can say or do just about anything and get away with it.  Cops don’t hassle me anymore – ‘why bother, the old guy will be dead […]

  Let me say this about that. In a month or so, I will have been retired for seven years.  That probably gives me a little credibility on the subject, so a lot of “baby boomer” buddies, now approaching their own retirement, often ask me for advice.  Retirement is a traumatic event for most guys, […]