Category Archives: Ruminations

Reflections and contemplations on issues of all sorts

Celebrating the Women in Our Lives

Posted on March 8, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Apparently, I’m only the third woman to ever receive this award, and I’m so honored to…be numbered with Lily Tomlin and Whoopi Goldberg. But I do hope that women are achieving at a rate these days that we can stop … Continue reading →

Posted in Retirement itself, Ruminations | Tagged International Womens Day, lifestyle, Mother, Mother's Day, Parents, photos, Weekly Travel Theme, Women's Rights | 25 Comments

Faith of Our Fathers – or Mothers – Why Lent?

Posted on March 7, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

It’s Lent – in fact we’re almost halfway through it. Both my parents and all four of my grandparents were Protestants, most of them actively practicing their faith and attending church services as long as they were physically able. But when … Continue reading →

Posted in Giving Back, Ruminations | Tagged Easter, Gratitude, Lent, lifestyle | 9 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

Just a Kiss…

Posted on February 17, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Remember when you were little and fell down? Usually more startled or scared than hurt, you would run to the nearest grown-up – often Mom, for comfort. And she would kiss it and make it better. The placebo effect of … Continue reading →

Posted in Photo Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged Affection, family, Kiss, photography, photos, postaday, postaweek | 20 Comments

Future Challenge – Making New Friends

Posted on February 14, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

Challenge #10 As we get older, our friendships evolve and change. Our children grow up, our parents grow older and eventually pass away. Some friends move away. We retire from our jobs and lose track of many work contacts. Although … Continue reading →

Posted in Future Challenges, Ruminations | Tagged choices, companionship, friendship, lifestyle | 12 Comments

Companionship on Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2013 by The Retiring Sort

OK, so it’s Valentine’s Day. My beloved and I shared a lovely dinner at home together, exchanged cards and small tokens, and took a moment to appreciate the fact that we have one another. We know so many people who … Continue reading →