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Month: January 2025

Retirement Update:  30 Days In – So Far, So Good

Retirement Update:  30 Days In – So Far, So Good

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I finally snipped my tether to the working world this past January 1st and entered the wonderful world of retirement, so for those of you who may be thinking about doing the same (or just want to read about how the other half lives), here’s an update from one month in. Finances While I’m already living on my day-to-day retirement budget, the final payments from various agencies are still trickling in (state retirement payback, final work checks, etc.), so I’m…

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Food Trends 2025: What to Expect

Food Trends 2025: What to Expect

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Well, it’s a new year and the pundits and prognosticators of the food world are weighing in, telling the eating public what to expect regarding food trends for the new year.  Here are just a few things they say we’ll be seeing more of in restaurants, food trucks, and other eateries. Freeze-Dried Treats You’ve probably already seen these at a few specialty food stores or even in some big-box department stores that have food items.  Freeze dried candies (think Skittles…

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Poker: Quietly Making a Comeback

Poker: Quietly Making a Comeback

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Now that I’m retired, one of the “hobbies” that I can concentrate more on is my love for card games, and in this case – poker. Sure, there are lots of variations of the game: 5-card stud, 5-card draw, 7-card, Hi-Lo, and many others.  I like them all, but the one that I concentrate on the style that seems to fascinate spectators the most (and garners the most money and prestige) is Texas Hold-Em. For those of you who need…

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January is Here – With a Vengeance

January is Here – With a Vengeance

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Happy 2025, fellow readers!  I hope you all had a great holiday season.  I know I did.  The flurry and busy schedules of the holidays are now over, and we’ve been slowly taking down the Christmas decorations (the worst job in the world) and returning the house to its “normal” state (which always looks so empty for the first few days). Anyway, this post is about January.  Now, I don’t want to know about your soon-to-be-failed resolutions.  I can lie…

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