My Wacky Life After 40

3 Ways to Find Part-time Work After Retirement

Angie — Wed, 23 May 2012 17:43:00 +0000

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This is a guest post by Ashyia Hill. Playing endless rounds of golf all day ranks high in the dreams of hopeful retirees. Many count down the moments as they approach retirement age and dream about spending the rest of their days relaxing and doing virtually nothing. Alas, reality is not that peachy. Statistics beginning [...]

Managing Hearing Loss

Angie — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:52:33 +0000

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Hearing loss is far more common than commonly believed; with most hearing loss linked to age related changes . In 2005, 80,000 members of the National Family Opinion (NFO) panel participated in a unique study designed to quantify the number of individuals in the US suffering hearing loss. The study, known by its name as [...]

My Mother: A Life Cut Short From Smoking

Angie — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:46:04 +0000

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Today would have been my mother’s birthday, but she died nearly 2 years ago after a long battle with emphysema — she smoked from the time she was 16 until she was diagnosed. And by that time, it was too late. She knew what was coming. She’d watched her older brother die of emphysema a [...]

Mother’s Day: This Sunday

Angie — Wed, 09 May 2012 16:57:38 +0000

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Did you know more calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year? More than Christmas…. more than Father’s Day…. more than New Years Day. Mother’s seem to hold a place in our hearts that’s hard to replace. So, I thought it would be interesting to see what the blogosphere has [...]

Is There a Link Between Sports and Traffic Fatalities?

Angie — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:01:37 +0000

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Sure, what’s a game without a few brews? And sneaking a flask of something 80 proof is a ritual at many college games where alcohol is not sold. And, some of those folks will drive home from the game with more than a little buzz on. So, maybe it’s not surprising that traffic accidents go [...]

Gonja for Grandma

Angie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:14:04 +0000

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Reports suggest over 4 million baby boomers are lighting up the same way they did in college — with a marijuana pipe. Another study found nearly 2% of baby boomers regularly smoke pot. After all, we’re still the generation that grew pot plants in our dorm rooms. Heck, I can even remember students walking past [...]

The Tax Man Cometh

Angie — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 23:09:14 +0000

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Tomorrow, at midnight, all good tax returns should be safely in the IRS office -- or at least in the mail to avoid interest and penalties. Of course, you can also choose to file for an automatic extension, but interest still accrues if you owe money on your return.

Building Community

Angie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:52:20 +0000

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This is a guest post from Tanya, who was a member of our B’Nai Mitzvah class. These are the remarks she made regarding the process during the ceremony. She talks about building community which is an important aspect of our lives, whether you’re Jewish or not, so enjoy and thank you Tonya. I am Tanya [...]

New Grandbaby

Angie — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:15:19 +0000

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I’m excited and exhausted. This week we welcomed a new baby into our lives. My daughter had a little baby boy, Micah, at 12:05 am on Wednesday, March 21. He weighed 6 lbs and 12 oz. Mother and baby are both doing well. This is my first grandbaby and we’re really enjoying him – he [...]

Last Entry for Encyclopedia Britannica

Angie — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:46:18 +0000

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Remember those Encyclopedia Britannica book we all grew up with — we had the red-bound version with alphabetical listings of all kinds of information about Aardvarks and Zebras. Most “responsible” middle class parents bought these tomes for their kids so we could write the inevitable reports required in school. While it might seem a little [...]