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The New Year is always an opportunity to start anew, to begin a project or to make strides in whatever you are working on!
Hopefully, 2015 will be your best year yet!
Our best to you all, Gail and Ed
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AND THEN IT IS WINTER.....
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AND THEN IT IS WINTER: You know, time has a way of moving quickly and catching you unaware of the passing years. It seems just yesterday that I was young, just married and embarking on my new life with my mate. Yet in a way, it seems like eons ago, and I wonder where all the years went. I know that I lived them all. I have glimpses of how it was back then and of all my hopes and dreams. But, here it is, the winter of my life and it catches me by surprise. How did I get here so fast? Where did the years go and where did my youth go?
I remember well seeing older people through the years and thinking that those older people were years away from me and that winter was so far off that I could not fathom it or imagine fully what it would be like. But, here it is. My friends are retired and getting grey. They move slower, and I see each of them as an older person now. Some are in better and some are in worse shape than I am, but, I see the great change--not like the ones that I remember who were young and vibrant; but, like me, their age is beginning to show, and we are now those older folks that we used to see and never thought we'd be.
Each day now, I find that just getting a shower can be a real target for the day! And taking a nap is not a treat anymore; it's almost mandatory! If I don't of my own free will, I may just fall asleep where I sit!
And so now, I enter into this new season of my life unprepared for all the aches and pains and the loss of strength and ability to go and do things that I wish I had done but never did!
I do know that, although winter has come, a new adventure will begin!
Yes, I have regrets. There are things I wish I hadn't done, things I should have done, but indeed, there are many things I'm happy to have done. It's all in a lifetime.
So, if you're not in your winter yet, let me remind you that it will be here faster than you think. So, whatever you would like to accomplish in your life, please do it quickly! Don't put things off too long!
Life goes by quickly. So, do what you can today, as you can never be sure whether this is your winter or not! You have no promise that you will see all the seasons of your life; so, live for today and say all the things that you want your loved ones to remember and hope that they appreciate and love you for all the things that you have done for them in all the years past!
"Life" is a gift to you. The way you live your life is your gift to those who come after. Make it a fantastic one.
LIVE IT WELL! ENJOY TODAY! DO SOMETHING FUN!
BE HAPPY! HAVE A GREAT DAY!
REMEMBER:....
"It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver."
"LIVE HAPPY IN THIS YEAR AND EVERY YEAR!"
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Driving Test for Retirees
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I know all of you think you are very good drivers, so here is a fun test to see how good your reflexes are!
The automobile driving manual says the average driver's reaction time is one car length for every 10 mph.
Test your average reaction time. Be careful for this can be addictive!
You likely will be surprised at how slow you actually are.
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ENJOY 2015!! REMEMBER,
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TODAY IS THE OLDEST YOU'VE EVER BEEN, YET THE YOUNGEST YOU'LL EVER BE SO - ENJOY THIS DAY WHILE IT LASTS.
KEEP IN MIND:
* Your kids are becoming you.......
* Going out is good... Coming home is better!
* You forget names.... But it's OK because other people forgot they even knew you!!!
* You realize you're never going to be really good at anything....
* The things you used to care to do, you no longer care to do, but you really do care that you don't care to do them anymore.
* You sleep better on a lounge chair with the TV blaring than in bed. It's called "pre-sleep".
* You miss the days when everything worked with just an "ON" and "OFF" switch..
* You tend to use more 4 letter words ... "what?"..."when?"... "what?" .
* Now that you can afford expensive jewelry, it's not safe to wear it anywhere.
* You notice everything they sell in stores is "sleeveless"?!!!
* What used to be freckles are now liver spots.
* Everybody whispers.
* You have 3 sizes of clothes in your closet.... 2 of which you will never wear.
* But "Old" is good in some things: Old Songs, Old Movies, and best of all, OLD FRIENDS!!
Stay well, "RETIRED FRIEND!"
It's Not What You Gather, But What You Scatter
That Tells What Kind Of Life You Have Lived.
LIVE 2015 TO ITS FULLEST!!
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"The cheerful live longest in years, and afterwards in our regards. Cheerfulness is the offshoot of goodness."
Christian Nestell Bovee
1820-1904, Author
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CAN YOU NAME THE YEAR?
- Elvis Presley finishes his 2-year enlistment in the U.S. Army- Charlton Heston wins Academy Award as Best Actor for his role in Ben Hur- Census determines the U.S. population tops 179,245,000- 1st. Playboy Club introduces Bunnies in Chicago- U.S. is the first country to legalize the birth control pill- Iconic horror movie "Psycho" opens in N.Y.- New U.S. Flag with 50 stars introduced (Hawaii)- Beatles make their first public appearance- Cassius Clay wins Olympic Light Heavyweight Gold Medal- The last "Howdy Doody" TV show airs on 9/30
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A BIT OF HUMOR
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Here's one way of saying it.....
- Where there's a will....I want to be in it.
- The last thing I want to do is hurt you....but it's still on my list.
- Light travels faster than sound....that is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
- If I agreed with you....we'd both be wrong.
- We never really grow up....we only learn how to act in public.
- A clear conscience.... is a sign of a fuzzy memory.
- I used to be indecisive....now I am not sure.
- To be sure of hitting the target....shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.
- Hospitality is making your guests feel at home...when you wish they were.
- When tempted to fight fire with fire...remember that the fire department usually uses water.
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The answer to "Can You Name the Year" is 1960
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