Cooking is a great retirement hobby. Cooking healthy is a life style choice. One of the challenges is cooking fried food and not impacting your health. We have several foods of choice that are fried, including: potato chips, tortilla chips, sweet potato fries, french fried potatoes. As an alternative to the mess of frying and…
Month: May 2014
What do Old Bay Seasoning, Judaism, and Italians have in common?
Cooking is a fun part of retirement. I am a native Marylander, always looking for recipes that use Old Bay Seasoning. Here is a recipe I found in one of my readings this morning (source is at the end). It is for the observance of Jewish holiday Shavuot on June 3 to 5. This recipe…
Community Events
When I was working I would receive notices from historical societies, environmental groups, libraries….alerting me to speakers on a wide range of potentially interesting subjects. I could never find any time to allocate to any of these, even those that might be of personal interest. One of the ways I found I can spend some…
The cost of war
While we honor those who have fought for this country, let’s remember the words of President Eisenhower: “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms…
Target Shooting as a hobby
Part of the aging process includes shifting some of your hobbies away from a high level of physicality to hobbies that are compatible with your physical stamina, dexterity, shifting interests, and strength. When I was younger I preferred running, racket ball, sailing, vigorous hiking, dancing, bridge, needlepoint, and golf. Through the years I had several…
Where you retire…counts.
One of the more unexpected issues, when moving away from city life and relocating to a remote area in retirement, is trying to get anywhere. We moved to Ocean City, Maryland. The full-time resident population according to the 2010 census, indicates Ocean City has 7,102 citizens (http://ococean.com/media/) . The weekend population varies but at the…
What If You or a Loved One Needs Care?
Many individuals in their ’40s and ’50s think planning for long-term living options will be necessary only in the far, far future. In any case, just about everyone I talked with when I was younger assumed they would live in their own home with minimal care at whatever point the issue of independence became a problem. …
Medical Appointments
One of the increasing and time consuming responsibilities as the aging process continues is the need for medical care, both preventive and intervention for acute care issues. This morning, we are off for the annual eye check up. Now, I have had extreme dry eye my adult life which was exacerbated by cataract surgery. I…
Volunteering in the Community
While Retirement presents many opportunities, none is more varied or demanding on your “free” time perhaps than community service. It can take the form of volunteering in soup kitchens, local animal shelters, schools, or whatever else that requires well-intentioned people and an inexpensive pair of hands (usually many of them). Another option, especially for retirees…
After the Storm
One of the advantages of retiring to a location where you have a view, is…the view. Yesterday Ocean City had heavy rain and fog. Late in the evening just before dark, this beautiful sunset appeared.
Life Gets Better 