Tag Archives: Aging

Will It Help To Split Meals Eaten Out?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight:  As I move into my senior years, I am learning there is a way to save on food which could be significant. Most restaurants these days serve portion sizes that are way beyond most appetites.  My … Continue reading →

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Loving that Polka-Dotted Tie

Posted on December 3, 2012 by richrockwood

  Lessons I Have Learned:  As I mature, I have noticed my priorities changing from gadgets to relationships.  When I was very young, at this time of year, my focus was on what I was going to get for Christmas.  … Continue reading →

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Pension Payoff

Posted on November 23, 2012 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight:   When I finally finished my education and settled into earning a living, I was confronted with some big decisions about retirement.  Did I want my employer to withhold Social Security and did I want to set … Continue reading →

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Waiting for Weight Loss

Posted on November 14, 2012 by richrockwood

Experience as a Flashlight: For the last few decades I have had trouble getting down to my “goal weight.”  I was a regular at Weight Watchers Meetings for a few years but I found there were always more calories going … Continue reading →

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Slow Down This Big Time Machine: Break Your Routine

Posted on November 12, 2012 by richrockwood

Lessons from Life:  One thing I’ve heard comments about for almost as long as I can remember is the speed at which time passes.  From an early age I remember hearing that life is short and we must make the … Continue reading →

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Embarassing Physical Exams

Posted on November 9, 2012 by richrockwood

Experience As a Flashlight:   I didn’t mind my office job except for one event that happened each year that terrified me.  Each year I had to undergo a physical exam.  During the exam, the doctor had to check certain parts … Continue reading →

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I Can’t Wait ‘Till I Retire

Posted on November 2, 2012 by richrockwood

EXPERIENCE AS A FLASHLIGHT:  When I was in my 30’s and my life was in high gear I couldn’t wait until I could retire.  It seemed my life was so busy I never had the time to enjoy things.  I … Continue reading →

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A Place for Everything and Everything All Over the Place

Posted on October 29, 2012 by richrockwood

LEARNING FROM LIFE: My late wife used to have this saying about neatness:  “A place for everything and everything all over the place.”  It sounds clever but having everything randomly scattered about was a regular irritant to her.  Me too.  … Continue reading →

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Where’s The Book That Explains Old Age

Posted on October 26, 2012 by richrockwood

EXPERIENCE AS A FLASHLIGHT:  In 1994 I experienced what I thought was a heart attack.  It wasn’t, but I really thought I was near the end of my life.  It was just (did I say just) an anxiety attack.  I … Continue reading →

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They Were Right, But I Only Listened Some of the Time

Posted on October 19, 2012 by richrockwood

EXPERIENCE AS A FLASHLIGHT:  There I sat in the oral surgeon’s chair waiting for his third attempt to clean out a decayed root canal so the pain in the tooth would go away.  On the first two attempts all the … Continue reading →

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