Category: Lifestyle
Retirement Bliss is Doing One Planned Activity a Day
Mr. Groovy and I are almost done with week two of retirement and I’m excited to share a theory with you we’ve been testing out. We’re hoping it can sustain us into our golden years. And since you’re already reading this post you know what it is—my idea of retirement bliss is doing one planned…
How Not To Be A Lazy Slob
My biggest fear in retirement is morphing into a teat-sucking layabout—that is, a lazy slob. Work, for all its faults, adds structure to your life. It gets you up early and out of the freakin’ house (or in my case, down the freakin’ stairs). But I no longer have the spur of work. Sleeping late…
I Don’t Know Diddly Squat
I endeavor to provide factual information and advice on this blog. But I’m human. My memory isn’t perfect. And I have biases too. I want certain ideas and lifestyle choices to win, so to speak. And though I don’t knowingly withhold information that might tarnish the appeal of my ideas and lifestyle choices, it doesn’t…
If No One from the Fab Five Steps Up, the Groovy Two are Screwed
Many of you are no doubt familiar with the old saw about friendship: If you want a friend in this life, get a dog. Well, I came up with a take-off on this old saw for wealth-building: If you want to be rich in this life, don’t have friends and children. My new saw is…
My Cousin Joe was Delivered to My Doorstep
He wasn’t drunk. He was dead. In a box. In ashes. It was 11:30 am. I was working. It was a little early for my mail carrier Patty’s arrival. But from my upstairs window next to my desk I saw her pull up. She got out of her car and walked towards the…