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Elderhostel Lifelong Learning Institutes
Charlestown turned 35 this year and our Elderhostel Lifelong Learning Institute (ELLIC) at Charlestown turned 10 years old. When the younger generation goes back to school so do we. The catalog comes out on September 6 and by the end of day many classroom programs are fill with waiting lists. The Steering Committee wrote its…
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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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Working Again But No Pay
My volunteer work is like a flashback to my paid work days. As the newly elected President of the National Continuing Care Residents Association (NaCCRA), I am doing some association management tasks again. The Board of Directors are all residents of CCRCs from east, west, north, and south. Two members are in their 90s. Each community…
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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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Another TransAtlantic Cruise
We enjoyed a 29-day cruise on the small Pacific Princess from November 23 to December 22. We had two days in Venice Italy before getting on the ship. The back-to-back cruise started in Venice with stops in Croatia, Greek islands, Italy, and ending in the port near Rome. We stayed on the ship to continue…
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Let the Good Times Roll!
[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22.3″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.22.3″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.0.47″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.0.74″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] While I attended the National Continuing Care Residents Association (NaCCRA) meeting, Dan was able to play tourist and spend the day at the new World War II Museum, walk to St. Louis Cathedral, and tour the Ursuline Convent Museum. It was full…
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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…
Adventures in Travel and Life
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