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In 2017, Meredith Corp. in Des Moines, Iowa published a series of oversized recipe pamphlets. Slow Cooker Favorites is volume 5 in the series. The recipes are assumed to be taken from Meredith’s large collection of magazines and books as no author is indicated. Most people think of their slow...
Dear Editor,
About a week before Christmas, late in the evening, I was sitting in my home office finishing up my Christmas cards. Every once in a while my smoke detectors would tweet a couple of times then go silent again. Didn’t think much of it until, HOLY SMOKES, shortly before 10:00 EVERY...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
My expensive watch with a lifetime guarantee stopped working.
Is the company going to replace it?
No, but one of their representatives is going to call me every hour on the hour and tell me what time it is.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful...
Dear Savvy Senior,
I have been thinking about planning my funeral in advance so my kids won’t have to later but would like to inquire about prepaying. Is it a good idea to prepay for a funeral that you might not need for a while?
Aging Annie
Dear Annie,
Planning your funeral in advance is...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
For our meeting tomorrow, I’m going to make one of those diagrams that use the intersecting circles.
Venn?
Tomorrow.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. When one door opens,...
Dear Savvy Senior,
What are the most popular ages that people start taking their Social Security retirement benefits? I’m turning 62 later this year and trying to decide when to start taking my benefits.
Born in 64
Dear 64,
You can sign up to begin your Social Security retirement benefits any...
The continued official shortage in the state is starting to get to alarming levels. As we touched on in the fall, there are more officials choosing not to continue as an official or retiring than there are new ones taking their place. This past fall we had to move a varsity football game to a...
Way back in the day, Ladies Home Journal was a women’s magazine that homemakers depended upon to provide interesting stories, fashion news and, of course, recipes. They had a test kitchen so all dishes featured in their publications had been thoroughly vetted. Each cook would feel confident serving...
Did you know? The modern invention of the New Year’s countdown
Come New Year’s Eve, it’s customary to count down the last 10 seconds until the clock strikes midnight and the new year officially begins. It seems like the 10-second countdown is as old as time itself, but the tradition actually is...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I didn’t expect to see you here at Medicine Square Garden.
I fell.
How did you come to fall?
I didn’t come to fall. I came to skate.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. The...