Tag: Pete Whalon
Letting Off Steam – Serious Articles?
Help, I’m being held hostage
To all readers—I am being held hostage by four highly-motivated, spirited, committed women. They’re armed with flowery-decorated spray cans of...
Surprising perks of your Medicare plan
(NAPS)—With more than 10,000 baby boomers turning 65 each day, the number of people eligible for Medicare is growing rapidly. Medicare Open Enrollment starts...
Nostalgic thoughts from days gone by
I'll admit, with age I find myself more and more fondly drifting back to days gone by. I believe it's a natural progression that...
Can we have an elephant at my birthday mommy?
Since when did it become mandatory when throwing a kid’s birthday party to provide a bounce house, rock climbing wall, trackless train, live pony,...
A homerun for 3-Dog
A few weeks ago I discovered a binder containing many of my college creative writing class assignments. One in particular caught my attention, bringing...
Would you like some soggy fries with your greasy burger?
From my freshman year in high school in 1963 until I joined the Army in 1968, I worked at five different restaurants or snack...
Ebay is for everyone
The first time I listed something for sale using Ebay dates back to the late ‘90s. I sold two Morgan silver dollars and I...
Better to forgive and forget
I have always been extremely quick to forgive and forget inconsequential, irrelevant disagreements or perceived wrongs. Even if the “wounds” prove more severe, I...
Happy birthday to you
I’m a little confused. I “celebrated” another birthday last week and for some reason it didn’t make me happy. After all, it wasn’t the...
Types of people I try avoid…if possible
I would estimate that about 95 percent of the people I’ve met over my lifetime I’ve truly liked, or at least had no problem...
