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Rubber Supports? Noooo! Not THAT!
By Grandpa Jack* It has been said that you are only as old as you feel. I am not sure that is true. Maybe your age is more attuned to your limitations and your appearance to others as well as…
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Tax Day: P.O.’ed at the P.O.
As we near Tax Day, April 15, government spending comes to the forefront. After all, it’s why we have to pay taxes. They’re spending our money. Naturally, we retirees want government spending to be as low as possible. So I…
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Church Ladies to the Ring Rescue
By Sheila Edee* Trinity Church Women’s Link’s annual Wine and Cheese Party this afternoon was a huge success, replete with people I had not seen recently. Luxuriously we took time to schmooze. I was on the scullery squad, refilling platters, eyeballing…
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They’ve Got Selfies; We’ve Got Soakies
By Sheila Edee* You’ve got to get up early to get ahead of those savvy souls at Procter & Gamble. The big boys in the boardroom are launching an advertising blitz to those of a certain age. Instead of focusing…
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That Little Itch
By Grandpa Jack* Grandma Barlow drummed something important into us, those long-ago summers in the Wisconsin woods. She said, “I had a good friend whose husband died when he was infected by a wood-tick between his toes.” With today’s new…
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