How to Work Through Retirement Laziness
A lot of people asked what I planned to do after retirement. Work, of course. I’m taking early social security, and I also have a nice retirement benefit after 35 years, but between the two […]
Tag: Social Security
Holidays meet Humor – A view of ‘Gift of the Magi’ through cataracts
Opal and Henry Wiseman are typical retirees living on a fixed income but they are optimistic about their financial outlook. Did they win the lottery? Come into an inheritance? Find a forgotten $20 bill in the […]
Good Luck with that Appeal…..
This is a Medicare Card. Everyone’s Medicare Number is their Social Security Number. Conversation with Medicare Appeal Board: “Do you have the Social Security Number of the person who is appealing?” “Sorry, I don’t.” “That’s […]
The Deadly Assault on American Manners
Much has been made lately about how illegal aliens are the root cause of our country’s woes. Fine debate indeed, often reaching the lofty level of thinking. But unfortunately, all this animated discourse obscures the […]
Do Your Part For America
When I lived in Oregon I’d occasionally drop into my neighborhood tavern. It was a glorious little hell-hole. Windowless and made from concrete blocks, it was the kind of place where a tetanus shot was […]