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"A Parable of Immortality" by Henry Van Dyke. I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze and starts for the blue ocean. She is an object of beauty and strength, and I stand and watch until at last she hangs like a speck of white cloud just...

This is a very good article https://www.moneytalksnews.com/slideshows/commonly-inherited-items-worth-almost-nothing/ I think you should just toss all the stuff. I remember your comments about finding curtains your mother bought that would not fit any window.

The biggest thing I personally worked on was a 1941 23 tom switch engine. It was donated to our railroad society and was not operational. I spent many hours and many $$ getting it to a point where it would run. It was a great learning experience for me.

I am way over 80, and would like your thoughts. At this point in my life, I am enjoying the fruits of my labors in a low key way.

At 87, I sometimes look back at my life. I have filled my bucket list, and unfortunately cannot do some things I used to do. I accept that, and am glad I did what I did when I was able. I did it my way.

The first photo is from our balcony in the apartment near the beach in CA, The lower one is a shot from our balcony in Tahiti on the first trip my wife and I went on. She had wanted to go to Tahiti since she was 17.

My first goal was to travel with my new wife. We were both widowed, and she has always wanted to travel. so for a number of years we did that. In fact, we were married on the Island of Santorini during one of our cruises. Since I was caregiver for 12 years for my late wife, I put my flying on...

India Pale Ale- a strong beer

A good IPA

I have a binder labeled Estate Plan. There is a section I added with all the account numbers, passwords, and addresses of all the financial institutions.

I watch the Amtrak California Zephyr stop at Truckee on a railcam. I have been fascinated with the yellow stepbox they use to help passengers get on and off the train. When I was working on a tourist RR I had to use them also. I finally found one on line and ordered it. Then I bought a can of...

After i retired, I did a number of volunteer activities: Flew 110 missions for Angel Flight West, taking patients to and from distant appointments Flew many dogs to new forever homes with Pilots n Paws Volunteered at a hospice repairing medical equipment such as wheelchairs and rollators...

Phonak Audeo M-I can still hear without them, but not too well. My hearing loss is not profound.

I just got a new set of Phonak hearing aids. I got the one with batteries rather than the rechargeable ones. I get a box of 60 batteries from eBay for less that $20

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