Adventure came in a box last week, accompanied by the enthusiastic bark of Bandit, the retriever, and the flash of a retreating white FedEx panel truck against a backdrop of green grass and overhanging branches.  Inside, was my very own motorcycle...

The “Free” Way of Your Life: By Tatjana and Cliff Eggink. As we get older, it is strange that snippets of songs and poems return to our minds with new meaning: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and Frank...

Cokie, you're so cool. You made a lasting impact on my life, and taught me that strong women can succeed in journalism and still have a family. I read your books "We Are Our Mother's Daughters" and "Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation"...

How's this for a super power -- the ability to re-generate!  Captain America is back from the dead, almost a year after Marvel Comics killed him off.Here’s the way it plays out, according to the Associated Press.  Captain America's...

Today I became the parent of a high school graduate.  Of course I knew this day would always come but now that it's actually here, it's almost surreal. Just like most parents, I always want the best for my daughter.  I want her to be...

I know it's not often that we celebrate a thunderstorm, but after weeks of desperately dry weather in Central Florida, every little drop counts!And we got more than a few drops this morning, outside of Orlando.  As soon as we all heard the first...

“Own your own business, son. That’s the only way to control your own future. Own it, work hard at it, set high goals for yourself and never give up, no matter what obstacles come your way.” Simon DeVos repeatedly reinforced that message to his...

Father's Day is on a lot of people's minds, and I just wanted to point out something that not a lot of people think about. See, to someone my age, and I'm 81, the best thing about Father's Day is that it led the way for me to become a grandfather. It...

I have decided today to make a new blog…a new way to introduce you all to the some of the most amazing people I have met along my way.  I started with Harry in “When Leigh met Harry”…and Harry was and is the driving force of...

When Veronica and I came up with the idea to write about life after raising kids, and actually looking forward to it, one of the first things I did was Google "empty nesters." I wanted to see if anyone was looking at this the same way we are. You know,...

Without giving out too many details, I've been doing some long overdue, work, on myself. I have been a pretty unemotional person, for way too long. Survival technique. I am no longer in need of this kind of technique. I need to revamp my way of thinking,...

Strength training programs in active adult communities like Lake Ashton is one of the best features about being a resident. The activity director at Lake Ashton always has something fun for us to do, but we all need to keep fit so...

 It is a lovely, sunny and warm Florida summer day. My youngest is complaining loudly that he is bored.  The constant whining of “Mom, there’s NOTHING to do!” echoes throughout the house.  I try to ignore his cries and...

I love signing in to GB!  Each trip here opens a new window to something I'd never thought about before, or it inspires me in some way.  Today I read some great stories here about motivated people - what drives them, why they reached and how...

Sharing somebody's success brings us back to a feeling of community, and celebrating as a community is one of life's finest pleasures. Take a moment to call and say 'congratulations', or a 'I'm so happy for you', and really mean it when someone you know...

Internet popularity is not just affecting the larger conglomerates of Corporate America. It is also changing the individual career lives of retired adults. Now, you may think that “Career Lives of Retirees” is an oxymoron, but the idea is...

of all the capabilities on the Internet, one of those I am most in awe of is MapQuest... you simply type in the from and to points, click enter and in a matter of seconds get a map along with detailed driving directions... this is in comparison to years...

Shortly after I moved to New Hampshire, my son Jon, who is a free-lance writer with six published books to his credit and more on the way, began talking about my writing a book.  He felt that lifelong learning for older adults was an important topic,...

Think about the ways that hearing loss has impacted those around you.  As State Chapter Coordinator for the Hearing Loss Association of Florida, I'd like to give you a personal example: "My hearing loss was detected when I was...

I know the college basketball season has started. And I didn't have to check a schedule, or ask a friend. All I had to do was stand outside my house and listen for the yelling. My husband and I are both graduates of Syracuse University. We are...