Snakes in the Grass
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Know from financial issues (i.e. pension, social security, 401(k), divorce, alimony) to discussions of politics, current events, music, and mostly life's comical ironies. Snakes in the Grass is a Blog of Retirement and Related Thoughts.
Snakes in the Grass
2M ago
Headlines continue to bombard us with all kinds of calamitous events lately. It is becoming hard to read, with way too much at one time for me to fully process: the Middle East is a growing powder keg, earthquakes and planes crashing in Japan, new COVID-19 and flu outbreaks spreading, and Trump being prosecuted in ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
4M ago
I know exactly what you’re thinking. It’s that guy and his list again. Some people just don’t ever give up, do they? Yet, like the swallows at Capistrano, the Beefeaters at the Tower of London, and all those hoagies at Carmichael’s, what would this particular day be without a regaling of all the aspects of ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
5M ago
The preeminent philosophical question goes something like this: “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” Today I present to you a corollary: “If a family reunion takes place but there are no pictures to document it, did it actually happen?” Such is ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
7M ago
Blogger’s Note #1: This post is partly about female hormone health and includes brief mentions of female anatomy. Reader discretion is advised. Blogger’s Note #2: I am once again joined by the adult in the room, a/k/a Gorgeous, and we are writing this post together. Her comments are preceded by a “(G)” while your humble ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
8M ago
“Why am I short of attention?Got a short little span of attentionAnd, whoa, my nights are so long“ Paul Simon, “You Can Call Me Al” A sibling of mine once complained about another sibling’s “inability” to behave in a certain or specific way. The accused sibling’s crime was probably that her behavior didn’t comport to ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
9M ago
Put on your party hats, kiddies. It’s time to stuff our faces and be patriotic. We’re in the middle of an extended Fourth of July holiday weekend right now in the U.S. The actual holiday isn’t until Tuesday, but that isn’t stopping my email box from filling up with messages about closures and operating hours ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
10M ago
A recent article in the New York Times on the economy introduced me to a new term: revenge spending. It is characterized by “spike[s] in recreational spending and vacation splurging that followed coronavirus lockdowns.” In addition to all of the other economic maladies, this particular aspect of consumer behavior in part helps to explain why ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
1y ago
HQ staff have noticed an ever-growing pile of unread books, and have thus ordered a temporary cessation to blogging operations. I’ll be back in a few months after I’ve taken care of that. Happy New Year ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
1y ago
A detailed check of Bride’s Magazine, as one does, tells me that aluminum is the appropriate gift choice for a tenth anniversary. I’m not saying that Gorgeous was disappointed with my choice of the above, but it’s fair to admit that I didn’t win any brownie points for authenticity this time around. The 16th is ..read more
Snakes in the Grass
1y ago
When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. St. Paul, 1 Corinthians 13:11 A recent podcast of “View From My Sofa” nearly had me falling off the elliptical while listening to it ..read more