Killing It In My Sixties

I love that saying, “As soon as I say, ‘I would Never’, there I go never-ing like I never never-ed before”. Last weekend I told my brother that I had bought three pairs of Bombas compression socks to wear on our 12-hour plane flight to Italy in December. Wearing them is supposed to keep your…

One of my retirement jobs is substitute teaching grades K-12. Last week I was subbing in a class full of 6th grade students ages 11-12. We were discussing the Neanderthal era and the characteristics of ‘community’ during that time. Their patterns of behavior and available resources, as related to survival, made for a lively discussion…

True story – I have an $8,900.00 annual deductible on my health insurance plan. Any service that is not deemed routine or preventive must be paid out of pocket, before my 70% coverage kicks in. To give you an example; last year my doctor referred me for a diagnostic upper endoscopy procedure that required about…

I have this great memory of going to Oakland A’s baseball games in the early 1970’s. I vividly remember the outrageously creative names on the roster: Vida Blue, Rollie Fingers, Mudcat Grant, Catfish Hunter, Blue Moon Odom, Sal Bando and Tony LaRussa to name a few. We would drive down to the Oakland Coliseum in…

This song was first recorded by Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967, and was a huge hit. It was a break-out hit once again, performed by Tiffany in 1987, making it a song that has spanned the lives of more than a couple generations now. I don’t really claim any memory of the first…

I love the classic Beatles song, “Will You Still Love Me, When I’m 64”? It was the song that our musicians played at our wedding when we walked down the aisle for the recessional, after saying our vows. I was only 18 when I got married, so 64 seemed to be a very long way…

It’s been awhile since I wrote my blog. Several years ago, I wrote one titled, “Is Life Over After Fifty”? I started that one when I was just sinking into my fifth decade and questioning – literally – everything. That blog series lasted over eight years. There were so many things I felt lost about.…