Category: Life
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Shelf Decorating
Holiday time in a CCRC is full of activities. Tree trimming, floor parties, shelf decorating, Christmas sweater contests, special drinks, and Feasts on Thanksgiving and Christmas. We don’t have to give up decorating the outside of our home because of our shelves. Every apartment has a waist high shelf next to the door. It was…
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Give Me A Break
October was too hectic for me with mostly NaCCRA business. I had two board meetings, a member meeting, and three days of staffing the NaCCRA booth at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and Expo. I did lots of prep work to prepare for the meetings which required long hours of computer work. I don’t want to…
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Slow Summer – NOT at Charlestown
How hard can it be to write a blog post every month? It’s hard. The days fly by with things to do and events to attend. You would think that summer in a life plan community would be laid back and easy going. Not so much. There are so many activities going on that I…
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Alexa, Start My Day
“Alexa, tell a joke!” I couldn’t resist the Amazon Prime Day Echo Dot special for $30. I broke down and bought one! My only hiccup to the installation was adding the Echo Dot to the WiFi network we use at Charlestown. A separate portal network is used to add printers and devices like the Echo.…
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Where Have I Been and Mediation
I have had my personal blog on my mind for months. I have neglected it because of other website commitments. It’s not an excuse. If I really wanted to do it, I would make the time. Should I admit I am up to level 995 on Panda Pop. That represents a real time sink as…
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Locked Out of WordPress
What a Mess was the last post. I could add “another fine mess you’ve gotten yourself into.” My intent is to post at least once a month. What happened to my fine intentions? Life is what happened. My password no longer worked and I send password requests but never received an email from WordPress. Duh, I…
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Volunteer vs. Retired
“You have committed to so many projects, you don’t have time to be retired.” Dan Boyle I found this quote in a post I never published from 6 years ago. It holds true today. I am not content with the word retired. We need a better word for those of us not working for pay.…
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Senior Hall of Fame
It was a surprise and delight for me to be nominated and then selected for the Maryland Senior Hall of Fame. Fifty others were inducted into the Hall of Fame on October 27, 2016. Bert Clegern, another Charlestown resident, was also inducted. A bus load of friends attended. The Baltimore Sun did a nice story…