(February 16, 2023) Getting Ready for Retirement – Ray shares a collection of inspiring and harrowing stories from the AARP magazine.

(February 9, 2023) Learning to Dress Myself, Part 3 – The Hippy Years.

(February 2, 2023) Learning to Dress Myself, Part 2 – The primitive years.

(January 26, 2023) Learning to Dress Myself, Part 1 – The primordial years.

(January 19, 2023) The Boy Who Ate Dirt – With ruminations on the nature and composition of topsoil.

(January 5, 2023) Driving into the Sunset with Mommy and Daddy – Driving with the family was both a weird journey and a strange trip.

(December 29, 2022) Bowling for Dollars – It’s time for a real bowl game…with a real bowl!!

(December 8, 2022) Mortality and Beans – Life is good, except when it’s bad, so cover yourself with beans for the ultimate experience in self-realization.

(December 1, 2022) Autumn is a Big Mess – Ray’s obsessive need for control falls by the wayside when Autumn arrives.

(November 24, 2022) Elephant in the Room – A pesky pachyderm is in the parlor and no one wants to talk about it.