Many times, as I have sat on Sunday mornings and wrote this stuff, I have 'mentioned I could hear my neighbor outside in his yard with his high-powered rifles practicing. I can't say practicing for what, but for the comfort of some that will read this stuff, I will say he was practicing for the next hunting season. It is entirely possible he was not practicing for hunting, he might just like to shoot things. I’ve been known to shoot things myself. That is not what this story is about. I...

Maybe someone could tell me why retirement feels an awful lot like spring cleaning. Elaine retired a little more than a month ago. I'm not sure, maybe I'm a little impatient but, I thought we would do more 'retirement" things. So far retirement feels an awful like spring cleaning. If disposing of the cardboard boxes that seem to be delivered twice daily to our porch is what retirement is, then I'm having a great time. I don't want to sound selfish, but I thought we would do more "fun"...

As far as I'm concerned, this winter can end any time now. This is the most unusual winter that I can remember. I can't say for sure, but I think Elaine's pending and then finally retirement might have something to do with it. Before you jump on me, hear me out. Elaine and I have been making plans since the fall. Plans about what we think we would like to do, now that we both have the time. But since she actually retired, the wind has been blowing taking away the thrill of being retired....