Poverty: A Major Worry among the Elderly

Elderly poverty – shocking but true!Do you know how it is to be broke? A few years after retirement, I was down on my luck. I mean really down. All my business ventures failed, my retirement pension was almost depleted and I still had two kids in college. It was horrible, to say the least,…

How to Get the Most Out of Retirement

Retirement these days is drastically different from a few years ago when it simply means to stop working, laze around the house entire day while living off a retirement pension. Now, everybody wants to retire in style. They want to get the most out of it, i.e., spend their days the way they want to,…

If Your Life is in a Rut, Do Something before You Rot

Two weeks ago, I passed by a pick-up truck with this sticker on the back. I did not mind it until I was a few steps away. So I hurried back and took this picture. The message, at face value, is satirically funny. Yet it is laden with a deeper meaning for a lot of…

Why Gays Are to be Treated like Any Other

I am not gay, but there is always one in every generation of my family. When I was young, I was effeminate that my Mom wanted me to be a priest. LOL! Maybe my consciousness revolted against the idea that I shed off that trait as I grew up. But my younger brother got that…

5 Cool Ideas to Keep You Busy and Happy

Have you ever mowed your lawn using not a mechanized or motorized mower, but the old mechanical, push and pull type? A week ago, I did. It is one of those “do-it-yourself” things I love to do. This time, however, there was nothing lovable about it  It was pure hard labor I almost quit several times…

Twenty Adorable Quotes for Seniors

Can the life of a senior be described? No! Objects can be described, but seniors are people and people cannot be described – especially seniors. You have to live and experience it to know how it is to be one. So if you are not, be patient. You will soon find out. Suffice it is…

To Use or Not to Use Online Dating Sites

Online RomanceDo you use online dating sites? I do. So do a lot of men and women worldwide. In fact, about 40 million Americans use dating sites. Among them, the adult sector, 55 to 64 years old, is registering the fastest growth: from 6% in 2013 to 12% in 2015. Dating sites have come a long…