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Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
One of my shoes is tighter than the other.
Are your feet different sizes?
No, I put both socks on the same foot.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur to me. It was stupid cold, which...
Dear Savvy Senior,
Are spouses who have not worked outside the home eligible for Medicare benefits? I have worked most of my adult life, but my wife has been a mother and homemaker since we got married and hasn’t held an income-producing job since she was in college. Will she be eligible for...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
I talked to that guy for 30 minutes and I still couldn’t remember his name.
Why didn’t you ask him his name?
I couldn’t do that. I know him too well.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass his drive, thoughts occur...
Dear Savvy Senior,
What canaz you tell me about the eye disease glaucoma? My older brother was recently diagnosed with it and lost some of his vision, but never had a clue anything was wrong. Could I be at risk too?
Stressed Sibling
Dear Stressed,
Yes! Having an immediate family member with...
As Christmas passes and we enter into the new year I hope that all of us have many new adventures.
January is a busy month at city hall, there’s year end, W-2’s and budget. Coming up with a household budget is tough enough but trying to budget for a whole city has always been a challenge for me....
In my recent digging around our local thrift store I found a mystery cookbook. “Favorite Recipes from Around the Corner Gourmet Lunch Restaurant.” There is no date of publication nor source; it looks very much like a pamphlet created with an old-fashioned typewriter and stapled together with a...
The cooks’ famous mythical friend, Betty Crocker, “wrote” a little booklet titled “Foods Men Like!” (1970, Western Publishing Company, Inc, Racine, Wisconsin). WOW, that would certainly be politically incorrect in 2023 but when this book hit the grocery stores in1970 attitudes were vastly...
Echoes from the Loafers’ Club Meeting
Here’s your gift. Forgive the brown paper bag. I don’t like to spend money on wrapping paper.
It’s the gift I gave you last year.
I don’t like to spend money on gifts either.
Driving by Bruce’s drive
I have a wonderful neighbor named Bruce. Whenever I pass...
Dear Savvy Senior,
My siblings and I don’t know much about our elderly parent’s financial situation or their wishes if and when something happens to them. They are both in their mid-eighties. What’s the best way to handle this and what all should we know?
Apprehensive Daughter
Dear Apprehensive...
Dear Editor,
I grew up in Richfield Springs, New York, a community about the size of Northwood. West Winfield was the next little village to the west of us. The West Winfield Star is their weekly paper and because I write for them I have a subscription. An article jumped out at me this week that...