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Some Moms may resist change One of the more popular expressions knocked around by people in my age group (OLD!!) is "used to be." That is certainly true of our mothers, past and present.

Note how seemingly “innocent” entries can be turned against us! 1. LONG- TERM PARKINGSome people left their car in the longterm parking at the airport while away, and someone broke into the car.

Collected wisdom to enrich your life By the time you're 80 years old, you've learned everything. I know. In a couple of weeks, I will celebrate the 80-plus-8 milestone. Now all I have to do is remember it!

Dear Santa, Sorry this got tied up in the mail (actually, my husband has had it in the glove compartment of his truck and sheepishly brought it in to me this morning.

More tips for holiday shopping Lefovers from last week’s suggestions for holiday gift giving: MISCELLANEOUS GUIDELINES: 1 .Husband concedes that writing thank you notes for the entire household and buying gifts for Husband’s business associates are not the Wife’s job. 2.Husband acknowledges that...

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer (johnbillmartin44@gmail. com) Thanks (again) to Al Wilburn for uncovering this little jewel. Not for a single moment do I believe that ANY of these clever observations apply to Al. Nor to me.

This  is  a  mental  fit ness evaluation for people who are considering retirement or for those already retired and might  be experiencing second thoughts. If you get one  right, you are doing OK.  If you get none right, you  might better go for coun- seling.  (I'll  meet  you  there). 1.

Thanksgiving has become the stepchild of second half of the year holidays.

A quick tour of some of our Southern neighbors reveals some interesting ideas.ALABAMA. A group of Alabama friends went deer hunting and paired off in twos for the day.That night, one of the hunters returned alone, staggering under the weight of an eight-point buck.“Where’s Henry?” the others...

By John Bill Martin Staff Writer With some inspiration from Solomon, who used Scripture to caution young people to not get too proud of their youth because old age is just around the corner, we have composed an alphabet for senior citizens, a group to which many of us belong.Feel free to add or pad...