Category Archives: Information

Employing the Little Grey Cells

Posted on April 4, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

“It is a small problem merely. But a problem that will agitate the little grey cells most adequately.” – Agatha Christie’s Poirot in The Incredible Theft Lately I’ve noticed a lot of television commercials for the Luminosity website. Like brainHQ, BrainCurls.com, … Continue reading →

Posted in Health Issues, Health-Diet | Tagged aging, lifestyle, Memories, Memory, Senior Health | 9 Comments

Why Everybody Needs a Plan – Part 2, or Where’s Mom’s Checkbook?

Posted on March 21, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Caregiving for an older person has so many aspects. There are physical and health issues. There are housing and recreational needs. And then there are the bills. I’ve been through this with three parents now – my own two and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Caregiving, Family, Finances, Information, Retirement itself | Tagged Financial Power of Attorney, Senior finances | 4 Comments

Murphy’s Law and Why Everybody Needs a Plan – Part 1

Posted on March 12, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

If anything can go wrong, it will – Murphy’s Law My Scottish grandparents had lots of favorite sayings. Two that often come to mind are, “Hope for the best, but plan for the worst,” and “Murphy may have been an Irishman, … Continue reading →

Posted in Caregiving, Health Issues, Health-Diet, Information | Tagged Advance Medical Directive, choices, family, Health Care Proxy, lifestyle, Living Will, Power of attorney, Senior Health | 8 Comments

Future Challenge – How Will You Plug in and Connect?

Posted on February 28, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Challenge #12 If you’re reading this, you connect to the internet somehow. Technology offers us a wonderful variety of entertainment, communication, and educational outlets. Over time, my beloved and I have accumulated two PC’s, two laptops, an e-reader/tablet and two … Continue reading →

Posted in Future Challenges, Technology | Tagged choices, cloud computing, computers, lifestyle, smartphones, tablets, Tech | 4 Comments

Is the Cloud Friendly? or Can We Ever Find Cyber Security?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

I like doing the USA Today puzzles. Because they aren’t on the Kindle edition, I sometimes pick up the paper version. Although I don’t rely on this for all my hard news, I do enjoy reading the news snippets from various states, baseball … Continue reading →

Posted in Ruminations, Technology | Tagged change, choices, cloud computing, Data storage, lifestyle, online security, Protecting Data, Technology, The Cloud | 11 Comments

That’s the Way the Money Goes!

Posted on February 21, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

All around the mulberry bush, the monkey chased the weasel. The monkey stopped to scratch his nose. Pop! goes the weasel. A penny for a spool of thread, a penny for a needle – That’s the way the money goes, … Continue reading →