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Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
It’s better to give than receive.
That’s true, but I never thought I’d hear you say that.
That way, you don’t have to send “thank you” notes.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me....
Dear Savvy Senior,
I’ve heard that people with heart problems need to be extra careful during the winter months because heart attacks are much more common. What can you tell me about this?
AFib Alan
Dear Alan,
Everyone knows winter is cold and flu season, but many don’t know that it’s also the...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is an integral part of modern life. Tools like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant have become everyday conveniences. Online shopping and streaming services rely on AI to recommend products and content tailored to individual preferences.
Generative AI, a rapidly evolving...
UBC (United Building Centers) is a large chain of stores that originated in Winona, Minnesota in 1855. The company operated under a few different names as it expanded. Around the year 2000 the employees created “A Collection of Favorite Recipes” (Morris Press, Kearney, Nebraska), a spiral-bound...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I know what I’m getting for Christmas.
How could you know that?
It’s a gift.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. The first three days of any season rule the weather of that...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Can my kids inherit my debt after I die? I have taken on a lot of credit card debt over the past 10 years or so, and I’m worried that my son and daughter will get stuck with it when I die.
Indebted Senior
Dear Indebted,
In most cases when a person with debt dies, it’s their...
For over 50 years, our country has guaranteed students with disabilities the right to a free and appropriate public education (FAPE). This promise, protected by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), ensures each student in special education receives a personalized education plan...
We have spent the last 15 years in deep South Texas. The weather is good, the people are friendly and the food is delicious. When most of us think of Texas cuisine we think of dishes with a Mexican influence (called Tex-Mex), the famous Texas barbeque (brisket and ribs..yum!) or true Mexican...
“How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!” Robert Louis Stevenson
“Every girl needs a swing,” Dad smiled as he tied an old tractor tire to the limb of an oak tree in the backyard.
Fast forward to 2007, the year...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I asked my 94-year-old mother if she needed anything from the grocery store. She said she did.
And you were a dutiful son and did the shopping for her?
No, I gave her my list. There was no use in both of us going out into the nasty weather.
Driving by Bruce’...