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The Desserted Island of Retirement

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(Editor’s note: Chill out, grammar police. The word is spelled that way on purpose.) Retirement. That word conjures different images depending on one’s circumstances. Shawn joined me in this classification of American citizenship last May, and for the uninitiated, that means that we are now together 24x7x365. For real. My life and hers, entwined the […]

Marriage – The Spice of Life

Marriage – The Spice of Life

Marriage is the spice of life. Here’s my testimony. Five months seemed an eon for a young man contemplating his wedding. In those primitive times—before email, chatting, and texting—lovers conveyed their sentiments via telephone calls (charged by the minute) and handwritten letters. Any day became a great day when the opened mailbox revealed a letter […]