Some Thoughts about Baby Boomer Retirement

Hi Folks,

Meet Owen Jones, author of today’s article. It’s been a while since we have had a general commentary about retirement so we welcome his comments on the Baby Boomer generation.

Woody

Baby Boomer Retirement

Read more…

Popularity: 39% [?]

Staying Out of the Grandparent Doghouse

Hi Folks,

Do you experience conflict with your children over your grandchildren? Many, if not almost all, grandparents find themselves in the grandparent doghouse from time to time.

Janie and I were pretty successful at staying on good terms with our daughter and son-in-law over grandparent meddling but my poor mom (the great grandparent) lived in the proverbial dog house. . .  And she never learned to stay out of it

Read more…

Popularity: 22% [?]

Facebook For Seniors – Terms and Abbreviations

Hi Folks,

Welcome to a new Catagory on Woody’s Retirement Blog, Facebook.

I don’t know why I have been so slow to pick this up as an important subject. Well, I apologize for being so lax and I promise to publish more articles about Facebook and Tweeter.

I have retired friends that don’t want a thing to do with social networking (shoot, they don’t even know what it is) but I have lots of retired friends that have a wonderful time staying connected with friends and family of all ages and making new friends around the world.

Read more…

Popularity: 23% [?]

Retirement Living: Staying Connected

Hi Folks,

I have a question for those who are retired: have you noticed how quickly you lose contact with your old workmates and friends that are still in the work force? All of a sudden you don’t have the same thing in common – work.

If you played golf with the folks you worked with the chances are good that you didn’t discuss work that much when you played with them, so what makes the difference that you are now retired?  Same with family and friends – all of a sudden you are a “different person”. It doesn’t make sense, but it’s a fact of retirement life.

Read more…

Popularity: 18% [?]

Retire Mental Clutter

Hi Folks,

Well, leave it to our British friend Susan Kersley to head us in the right direction for making our retirement life better – - by getting rid of “mental clutter”.

We have so many wonderful things to think about, to remember and to reflect upon but many times we let our “mental clutter” ruin it all!

Anyone know where I can get a good mental clutter broom?

Woody

Read more…

Popularity: 17% [?]