Category Archives: Ruminations

Reflections and contemplations on issues of all sorts

C’mon Guys, This is Boston!

Posted on January 29, 2015 by The Retiring Sort

I went to college in Boston, arguably one of the most resilient cities in the USA. I still go back whenever I can. I love taking the T or just walking the Freedom Trail. I lived in the Back Bay area, … Continue reading →

Posted in Giving Back, Recreation, Ruminations, Travelogues | Tagged Boston, Fair Play, lifestyle, New Egland Patriots, Super Bowl | 7 Comments

The Slow Evolution of a New Home

Posted on December 5, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

When my beloved and I purchased our “fixer-upper” retirement home last year, we weren’t thinking The Money Pit – we were seeing possibilities. We had a home inspector and a contractor go through the house with us to help us make a realistic … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Retirement itself, Ruminations | Tagged change, lifestyle, moving on, postaday, postaweek, retirement, retirement planning, Slow, Weekly Travel Theme | 29 Comments

Temptation and Sacrifice

Posted on March 10, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

For years, our friends bought calendars, boy scout light bulbs and popcorn, school music program candy bars, and any number of other tempting and whimsical things from our children and grandchildren when they were fundraising. Girl Scout cookies are my … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Giving Back, Ruminations | Tagged Diet, Girl Scout cookies, God's Will, lifestyle, Sacrifice, Temptation, Weekly Travel Theme | 7 Comments

Ancient, Abandoned, and Repurposed

Posted on March 2, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

I’m not always a fan of the way we design new words in English. It’s sometimes a little grating, for example, when we make nouns into verbs. But one of those expressions has caught my eye quite a bit in … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Retirement itself, Ruminations | Tagged Abandoned, aging, Ancient, lifestyle, Re-Purposed, Sense of purpose, Usefulness | 37 Comments

Courtesy 101 – Trying to Recapture a Social Grace

Posted on January 15, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

Normally I stay away from touchy subjects on this blog. But a confluence of events has brought an issue that bothers me to the front of my mind. This has annoyed me for some time, and now I feel compelled … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Ruminations, Technology, Writing Challenges | Tagged choices, Courtesy, lifestyle, Online Etiquette, Polite Company, postaday, Social Graces, WordPress Daily Promprts, WordPress Writing Prompts | 17 Comments

Let There Be Light

Posted on January 11, 2014 by The Retiring Sort

We’ve recently passed the Winter Solstice, and here in the Northern Hemisphere that means our days (or, rather, hours of daylight) are finally getting longer. After months of shrinking daylight, the sun will be with us a little longer each … Continue reading →