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In five years?

Editor's note: Compare these thoughts from 2013 with the situation today. Where do you see yourself in five years? - RJP While the government diddles around with our lives, someone asked me, "Where do you see yourself in five years?" This is a bad question to ask people our age, especially right now. We are … Continue reading In five years?

BOOMERS AND OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS

The New Generation Gap, by Rich Paschall Lately, I have been noticing articles on everything that is wrong with the Boomer Generation. Some think we believe and do bad things. We refuse to give up certain outdated practices. We generate conspiracy theories. We are against change. We are the problem with the world! Some younger … Continue reading BOOMERS AND OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS

BOOMERS AND OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS

The New Generation Gap, by Rich Paschall Lately, I have been noticing articles on everything that is wrong with the Boomer Generation. Some think we believe and do bad things. We refuse to give up certain outdated practices. We generate conspiracy theories. We are against change. We are the problem with the world! Some younger … Continue reading BOOMERS AND OTHER MISCONCEPTIONS

MYSTERY ENDING — DROPPING THE OTHER SHOE

MYSTERY ENDING - WEEKLY WRITING CHALLENGE - This weekly writing challenge focuses on the “weekly” part — start your post today, and build on it for the next four before publishing. Who knows where you’ll end up? I promise, if there are developments, I'll add them. Yesterday was an easy day. A little humid. A trip to the grocery to pick … Continue reading MYSTERY ENDING — DROPPING THE OTHER SHOE

MYSTERY ENDING — BECAUSE BANK OF AMERICA CARES? REALLY?

Yesterday was an easy day. A little humid. A trip to the grocery to pick up a few things, a prescription. A baseball game and the Sox won. They're on a winning streak. They're so deep in a hole, it'll take an awful lot of winning if they are going to be anywhere near in … Continue reading MYSTERY ENDING — BECAUSE BANK OF AMERICA CARES? REALLY?

In five years?

While the government diddles around with our lives, someone asked me "Where do you see yourself in five years?" This is a bad question to ask people our age, especially right now. We are living on fixed incomes that barely allow us to survive. The future is not something we really want to talk about, … Continue reading In five years?