Last week, I went to get my hair cut. I get my hair cut (trimmed -- my style hasn't changed a lot in recent years) every 6-7 weeks or so...

Having passed along my vinyl music collection to Oldest Nephew, I've started tackling my next (and possibly most difficult) retirement ...

I was trying to think of something I could write about for this week's post, when I read Mali's post at A Separate Life , about he...

Did you ever see the movie " Almost Famous "?  It's based on the real-life adventures of writer and movie director Cameron ...

It's the Victoria Day long weekend here in Canada.  Apparently we are the only country in the world which still celebrates Queen Vict...

As an avid genealogist, I am a sucker for TV shows like Henry Louis Gates's " Finding Your Roots " on PBS and " Who Do ...

When I first started reading blogs some 7-8 (!!) years ago (and eventually screwed up the courage to start my own), the childless/free cor...